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</head><body><p>They're often even simpler and more robust than discussed in the Wiki - typical 6-16dB flat antennas nowadays just use patches on a printed circuit style board:<br></p><p><img src="cid:7ce873bd22bd4299b3a8fa121fea79db@Open-Xchange" style="max-width: 100%;" alt=""><br></p><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite"><div id="ox-8b3227f306" style="word-wrap: break-word; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On 03 June 2016 at 19:47 Alan Coote <alan.coote@5digital.co.uk> wrote:<br><br><div><div><div>Here you go <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_antenna">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_antenna</a><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: black; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: #b5c4df 1pt solid; border-right: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From: </span> "<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: </span> Friday, 3 June 2016 at 16:50<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>>, "<a href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk">alan.coote@5digital.co.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk">alan.coote@5digital.co.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span> Radio Link Transmission systems<br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="ox-8b3227f306-hmmessage"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #000000;">Alan</span><div><span style="color: #000000;">Could you explain what you mean by "</span>20cm patch antennas" please?</div><div><span style="color: #000000;">Many thanks.</span><br><br><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #222222;">Ian Hickling</span></span></span></p></div><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Partner</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 22.72px;"><br style="line-height: 22.72px;"><br style="line-height: 22.72px;"><a style="line-height: 22.72px; color: blue; cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;"><img id="ox-8b3227f306-ecx_x0000_i1025" style="line-height: 22.72px; border: none;" src="" alt="" border="0"></span></a></span><br></p><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222;">Office: 016 3557 8435  (07h to 22h GTS)</span></em></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222;">Car: 075 3098 0115 (only responds when driving)</span></em></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</span></span></em></p></div><br><br><div><hr id="ox-8b3227f306-stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 15:22:21 +0100<br>From: <a href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk">alan.coote@5digital.co.uk</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Radio Link Transmission systems<br><br><div><div>Hi Alex,</div><div><br></div><div>The units we used are 20cm patch antennas and good for point to point over many km. We registered the nodes with Ofcom and paid a few quid - that’s all, no special licence or expensive equipment. They are relatively easy to set up assuming a bit of basic IP knowledge. I can’t recall the power consumption but as it was powered over Cat5 it could not have been that much.   </div><div> </div><div>This incarnation of the STL cost us around £800 including the codecs and installation of the fail-over ADSLs.</div><div><br></div><div>The whole set up eventually had several nodes which came together with another community station at the university as it is geographically central. Both stations used the other's for STL and backhaul for OB’s.</div><div> </div><div><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kind Regards</span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alan</span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alan Coote</span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Email - </span><a style="color: purple;" href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk">alan.coote@MonogramMedia.co.uk</a><br></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Phone - 0800 949 6655</span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mobile - 07801 518858</span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Twitter - <span style="color: #6b006d;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheAlanCoote" target="_blank">@TheAlanCoote</a></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheAlanCoote" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6b006d;">@LTBShow</span></a></span><br></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Web - <span style="color: #6b006d;"><a href="http://www.5digital.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.LetsTalkBusinessOnline.com</a></span></span><br></p></div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: black; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: #b5c4df 1pt solid; border-right: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From: </span> <<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>> on behalf of "<a href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reply-To: </span> "<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: </span> Friday, 3 June 2016 at 13:29<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span> Re: [cma-l] Radio Link Transmission systems<br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Why do you think they would be ideal for STL IP links? The airfibres are huge and expensive, power hungry, with little functional advantage over the 5.8GHz systems for ordinary STL purposes. You're also much more likely to need planning permission for them than for the unobtrusive 5GHz units (though in many areas technically even they officially need planning consent!).<br>I have looked at 24GHz in the past not for radio use but for potential wireless internet backhaul, but it seemed to have very little advantage over 5GHz for most purposes. I also heard mixed reports of whether the airfibre units (at 5GHz or 24GHz) really reach the practical ranges they claim, whereas I know the nanobeam 5GHz AC gear works as advertised! Ubiquiti says "Users are free to locate, deploy, and operate airFiber practically anywhere they choose (<em>subject to local country regulations</em>)" - my italics.<br>Using an airfibre at the sort of power levels they are intended to use to achieve their throughput/range means powers way in excess of what appears to be permitted licence free by Ofcom. But maybe I have misinterpeted it along the way or there may be a point-to-point licensing provision I never found!<br>But as I said, why would you bother? The airfibre units are enormous (typically almost a metre high and half a metre wide - like mounting a large flatscreen TV on your mast!), need very good alignment, and don't offer dramatically better throughput or range than suitably specced 5GHz systems. The 5GHz systems can give throughputs that are well in excess of what would normally be needed for an STL and remote IP access, and at more range to the transmitter than most community stations would need.<br>Just my take - your mileage may vary of course!<br>Alex<br><blockquote>On 03 June 2016 at 11:35 Peter Symonds <<a href="mailto:peter@engineeringradio.co.uk">peter@engineeringradio.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br><div dir="ltr">Does anyone know the Ofcom policy for using 24GHz? Ubiquiti have a range that operate at that frequency. They would be ideal for IP Radio links if you can actually see the transmitter with no obstruction.<div><br></div><div>Pete</div></div><div class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-gmail_extra"><br><div class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-gmail_quote">On 3 June 2016 at 10:13, Alan Coote <<a href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk" target="_blank">alan.coote@5digital.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote><div style="word-wrap: break-word; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><div><div>Here's how The Bay (now Hot Radio) in Bournemouth was set up.</div><div><br></div><div>We started with expensive business grade ADSL links at the studio and TX using professional low latency codecs( the same equipment the BBC uses on it’s Network Radio). </div><div><br></div><div>We then added a couple of Draytec routers and utilised backup consumer grade ADSLs. Seeing an opportunity to save money, we then removed the expensive codecs and replaced them with Barix, but to increase the fidelity we dumped the business grade ADSL with a two hop 5.8Gb wireless LAN as there was not a direct line of site to the TX site. </div><div><br></div><div>We used Draytek routers which allows a wireless dongle as a backup which got us out of trouble a couple of times.</div><div><br></div><div>After the first year we ended up with double link redundancy at the TX, and triple from the studio. </div><div> </div><div>To be honest we initially we made a mistake by putting too much strain on our operational costs by leasing the business ADSLs and the professional codecs. Dumping them and buying Barix, Draytek, and the 5.8GHz WLAN saved us a stack of cash and meant we could afford to make the whole system significantly more reliable. </div><div><br></div><div><div><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kind Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alan<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alan Coote</span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Email - <u></u><u></u></span><a style="color: purple;" href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk" target="_blank">alan.coote@MonogramMedia.co.uk</a><br></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Phone - 0800 949 6655<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mobile - 07801 518858<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Twitter - <span style="color: #6b006d;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheAlanCoote" target="_blank">@TheAlanCoote</a></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheAlanCoote" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6b006d;">@LTBShow</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Web - <span style="color: #6b006d;"><a href="http://www.5digital.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.LetsTalkBusinessOnline.com</a></span></span><br></p></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: black; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-top: #b5c4df 1pt solid; border-right: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From: </span> <<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>> on behalf of "<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:transplanfm@hotmail.com" target="_blank">transplanfm@hotmail.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reply-To: </span> "<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: </span> Thursday, 2 June 2016 at 20:04<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span> [cma-l] Radio Link Transmission systems<br></div><div><div class="ox-8b3227f306-ecxox-91d2405a65-h5"><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #000000;">That's fine - except it's using public networks are domestic-quality equipment with the many risk elements that entails.</span><div><span style="color: #000000;">H</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ardly a professional broadcast solution.</span></div><div><div><span style="color: #000000;">We would only install professional rack-mounted codecs using the latest minimum-latency software operating via fixed IP addresses linked to a known reliable ISP - if the wholly-owned option of if a radio link path using any of the 5 available platforms was physically impossible.<br></span><br><br><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #222222;">Ian Hickling</span></span></span></p></div><p style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Partner</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; line-height: 22.72px;"><br style="line-height: 22.72px;"><br style="line-height: 22.72px;"><a style="line-height: 22.72px; color: blue;" href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;"><img style="line-height: 22.72px; border: none;" src="" alt="" border="0"></span></a></span><br></p><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222;">Office: 016 3557 8435  (07h to 22h GTS)</span></em></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222;">Car: 075 3098 0115 (only responds when driving)</span></em></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</span></span></em></p></div><br><br><div><hr><br><div><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; color: #1f497d;"> </span><br><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a> [<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Alan Coote<br><strong>Sent:</strong> 02 June 2016 09:45<br><strong>To:</strong> <a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [cma-l] Radio Link Transmission systems</span><br></div></div> <br><div><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Using IP, you can easily stick in a router at the TX with automatic network fail-over. It will pick up your internet stream via a secondary ADSL and /or plug a 4G modem .</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;">Alan   </span><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span><br></div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #b5c4df 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Subject: </span></strong><span style="color: black;">Re: [cma-l] Radio Link Transmission systems</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><div><div><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: black;">not only that but sometimes the studio location can be in a really non suitable position for a transmitter site, and so you have to be situated somewhere else.</span><br><div><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><br><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'ArialMT',serif; color: black;"><img style="width: 182px; height: 75px;" src="" alt="NKPA Broadcast Ltd" height="75" width="182"></span><br><strong><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT',serif; color: black;">Nathan Silveston</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT',serif; color: black;"><br><strong><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT',serif;">Director</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT',serif;">NKPA Broadcast Ltd (9817955)</span></strong><br></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'ArialMT',serif; color: black;">M: 07900 494 398</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;" align="center"><hr align="center" size="3" width="100%"></div><div><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: black;"> <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a> [<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>] on behalf of Neil Munday [<a href="mailto:neilm@susyradio.com" target="_blank">neilm@susyradio.com</a>]<br><strong>Sent:</strong> 01 June 2016 15:51<br><strong>To:</strong> The Community Media Association Discussion List<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [cma-l] Radio Link Transmission systems</span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;">Nick </span><br><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;">Stop hyping on about 5 km it's a radio wave! Besides some stations have special constructions which affect pattern from a perfect circle! </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;">Neil<br><br>On Wednesday, 1 June 2016, Canalside's The Thread <<a href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk" target="_blank">office@thethread.org.uk</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote><div><div><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;">What’s fascinating on this one is that the distance I believe between the Transmitter site and the actual base signal is about two and half miles ….. crikey !   that’s nearly as big as the actual broadcast area !</span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;"> </span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;">May I remind everyone ….. 5km !     don’t exceed that or else Ofcom will reach for the panic button the Commercials will chuck all their Toys out of the Pram and you’ll be in danger of broadcasting to more than one man and his Dog and we can’t have that now can we ?? as it just wouldn’t be Cricket. Everyone else pleases themselves but we have to stick to the rules of the fair play award.</span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;"> </span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;">Remember, our aka name is   <>   Restricted FM                    LOL       </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Wingdings; color: navy;">J</span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;"> </span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;">A couple of yogurt cartons and a piece of string normally does the trick and keeps the signal strength to a whimper, and the cost is negligible as well       a fiver (£5) tops</span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;">With reference to what Glynn has suggested, if the signal does stray by a few yards then you can always lob a few twigs in the way of it, that also usually does the trick.</span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;">Listening to the state of ours in certain parts of Macc, I think someone has chucked a Tree in front of it.</span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;"> </span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;">Nick H Dumpty</span><br><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: navy;"> </span><br><div><div style="text-align: center;" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="https://UrlBlockedError.aspx" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a> [mailto:<a href="https://UrlBlockedError.aspx" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Associated Broadcast Consultants<br><strong>Sent:</strong> 01 June 2016 13:33<br><strong>To:</strong> The Community Media Association Discussion List<br><strong>Cc:</strong> cma-l<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [cma-l] Radio Link Transmission systems</span><br></div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br><div><span style="color: black;">I agree with Bill - if you have perfect line of sight (not even a twig in the way) then a digital 5.8GHz link is the way to go.   It gives you ample bandwidth to deliver perfect uncompressed PCM (ie CD quality) audio - no need for mp3, aac etc compression. </span><br><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;">Rather than the free spectrum though, I'd go for licenced spectrum - for £50 a year fee it should be cleaner spectrum less susceptible to interference. </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;">A few more details available on our website <a href="http://a-bc.co.uk/studio-transmitter-links-stl/" target="_blank">'ere</a>.</span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;">-- </span><br><div><span style="color: black;">Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant</span><br><div><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.a-bc.co.uk/" target="_blank">Associated Broadcast Consultants</a></span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div></div></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br><div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br><div><span style="color: black;">On 1 June 2016 at 12:06, Jonathan Pinfield <<a href="https://UrlBlockedError.aspx" target="_blank">jonathan.pinfield@bcbradio.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><br><div><div><span style="color: black;">Hi all</span><br><span style="color: black;"> </span><br><span style="color: black;">We’re looking for cheap and reliable solutions to get our “on-air” output from our studios in Bradford city centre to our transmitter site a couple of miles away. 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