<div dir="ltr"><div>Sound advice as ever from Ian and Alex!<br><br></div>Glyn<br><br>-- <br>Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant
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<div><a href="http://www.a-bc.co.uk/" target="_blank">Associated Broadcast Consultants</a><br><br><br></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 November 2015 at 12:22, Two Lochs Radio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk" target="_blank">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div><p>A good reminder Ian - it's amazing what you can sometimes get just for asking!</p><p><br></p><p>Another thing to bear in mind, especially if using higher powers, is that it can in the long run save you a lot of money to use a multiple antenna array for greater gain and lower power consumption. With the ever-rising cost of electricity, extra money spent on 2 or more dipoles can soon paid back by lower transmitter power (if you don't have to pay extra for the mast space of course).<br></p><p><br></p><p>Often it's also the case that capital money for setting up a project is less difficult to find than the day-in day-out running costs, so again spending more up front on a higher antenna gain can be a much more sustainable business case than finding the extra electricity cost forever more.<br></p><p><br>Alex<br></p><div><div class="h5"><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On 02 November 2015 at 11:43 Ian Hickling <<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><div dir="ltr">Re-sent - without the message train - sorry about that<br><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:medium" size="3"><b>Ian Hickling</b><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium" size="3"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Partner</span></span><br><br><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png" alt=""></a><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><span style="font-size:medium" size="3">Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)</span></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><span style="font-size:medium" size="3">Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)</span></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><span style="font-size:medium" size="3">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</span></i></div></div><br><br><div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:cma@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma@commedia.org.uk</a><br>Subject: Transmitter hosting for Community Radio Station<br>Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 11:34:28 +0000<br><br><div dir="ltr">I've just had to do a rough estimate for a CR Licensee of electricity costs for his remote transmission site on a Local Authority.<div>For a nominal 50W aggregate FM transmitter, processor, RDS encoder and link receiver we estimated a consumption of 100W at 240V single phase - 876kWh per annum - which at 15p/kWh gives £131,40 nett of VAT as a real cost per annum.</div><div>In contrast - another Client has been told he is welcomed to locate his transmitter on roof of the the local Hospital - no fee - and no charge for power consumed.<br>So - if you ask the right people - it can be done!<br><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:medium" size="3"><b>Ian Hickling</b><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium" size="3"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Partner</span></span><br><br><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png" alt=""></a><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><span style="font-size:medium" size="3">Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)</span></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><span style="font-size:medium" size="3">Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)</span></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><i><span style="font-size:medium" size="3">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</span></i></div></div><br><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><p><br> </p></div></div><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br><br>Reply - 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