[cma-l] Tallest ever Community Radio Mast?

Alex Gray, Two Lochs Radio tlr at gairloch.co.uk
Tue Mar 22 13:54:23 GMT 2016 

I think if I were climbing that I could do without the distraction of a
drone camera buzzing about my head!

 

Another tower climbing video I've watched several times over the years still
never fails to bring a knot to my stomach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU

 

I'm not sure I could trust to some 6-inch bolts welded onto a galvanized
tube at the top as he does!

 

Alex 

 

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[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Richard Hilton
Sent: 22 March 2016 13:28
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As an aside; it's not the tallest radio tower that there is a video of
someone climbing on YouTube but it is rather beautiful:-

 

climbing <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1BgzIZRfT8> 

 

If I remember correctly James Cridland posted this on his 'weekly newsletter
for media people, with links and opinion'.  If so, credit to him for finding
it.

 

 

Richard

 

 

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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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 <http://www.transplanuk.com/> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 18:55:31 +0000
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Subject: [cma-l] Tallest ever Community Radio Mast?

 <http://www.transplanuk.com/> Interesting story from Alwyn on the MB21
discussion forum - don't think it's first of April yet...: 

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 <http://www.transplanuk.com/> http//planning.dover.gov.uk

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.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/01/high-frequency-traders-turn-
rural-kent-into-telecoms-battleground

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 <http://www.transplanuk.com/> What a shame there's "no frequencies
available". 

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