[cma-l] Tallest ever Community Radio Mast?

[Tony Bailey]

Yes, Ian,

Why Richborough? it appears to have a mixed history, with a Roman site 
and a coal fired power station, now proposed as a green energy site and 
Grid interconnector to Belgium.  I recall the problems with planning 
permission when the IBA wanted to install the East Kent AM mast and this 
proposal looks high enough for Long Wave!

Presumably the height is due to a need to do it in one hop, since 
repeaters would slow it down and would probably not be faster than fibre 
cable (the report indicates that data speed is the requirement). It 
would need to be a guyed mast to avoid wind shifting the beam, are they 
sure that no-one is installing wind turbines anywhere on the route?  It 
will also need aircraft warning lights so will be very visible at night.

Tony Bailey

On 22/03/16 09:17, Ian Hickling wrote:
> I think a seasonal pinch of salt might be wise.
> I wonder if they have any idea how much these things cost - and how 
> they can be used in a real-life situation?
> I would have thought we have adequate ways of sending material across 
> the Channel very cheaply already.
>
> Ian Hickling
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> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 18:55:31 +0000
> From: info at a-bc.co.uk
> To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
> Subject: [cma-l] Tallest ever Community Radio Mast?
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> Interesting story from Alwyn on the MB21 discussion forum - don't 
> think it's first of April yet...:
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> http//planning.dover.gov.uk <http://planning.dover.gov.uk/>
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> Application reference 16/00044
>
> An application for a 320m high 3m face width mast at Richborough, 
> which it is proposed will host free of charge a community radio 
> station for East Kent.
>
> The reason for such largesse? The mast will form part of a shortened 
> microwave path to mainland Europe for high frequency trading.
>
> Believe it or not, a second application is on the way from a 
> competitor in this business for a 305m high mast, also at Richborough, 
> also offering free hosting of community radio:
>
> http://www.kefmast.co.uk <http://www.kefmast.co.uk/>
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/01/high-frequency-traders-turn-rural-kent-into-telecoms-battleground
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> What a shame there's "no frequencies available".
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