peter e Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 A friend is going to S. Ireland in a couple of weeks, touring in a caravan. He would like to be able to receive terrestrial fm radio signals from British radio stations. Is that possible using some sort of signal booster?Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 PC Eejit seems to have deserted us.....but I have a friend who lives in S Ireland I will email her and ask!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted March 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 Thanks, Nellie. I'll be grateful for any info you can get. ;) Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 It is pretyy doubtful, unless he is going to be in the South East. The farther West he goes th more improbable it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Pete......noticed you are in.........I haven't forgotten. I am still waiting for my friend to get back to me, hopefully I will hear from her tomorrow. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted March 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Thanks, Nellie. :D Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 I'm in the South East of Ireland.Not sure about FM radio reception because AM reception (Radio 5live, Talksport etc) get pretty lousy in the evenings and start to echo badly. The signal "bounces" around the mountains I'm led to believe. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted March 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Hi PC Eejit :D We wondered where you had got to. Nice to hear from you.Thanks for the information. It seems that it may not be possible to get a strong FM signal from England when in your lovely country. My friend would like to receive Radio 2 and Classic FM. He's going to buy a booster antenna (spelling?) but I fear it still will be a problem. Anyway, he should find better things to do than listen to the radio when on holiday. Is there a classical music radio station in Eire?Thanks again.Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Yes there's a classical music station here. It's around 99 Mhz on FM called "Lyric FM" :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Eejit.........come back to us :unsure: We miss your wit and reparteeWhat happened to your avatar and signature thingies?? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Hi all, as far as I am aware, the reception of fm is more down to atmospheric conditions than any use of signal boosters. I myself have listened to Capital FM in the south of France, but it was very hit and miss, and I used to listen to LBC (a London talk radio show) when people would call in from America, South Africa and other far away places, claiming to be able to receive the FM broadcast occasionally.I am no expert, but apparently if the cloud cover and stratosphere are doing "the right thing at the right time" the radio signal will bounce between them and the earth and travel much further than normal. The big problem is if you are a long distance away, and happen to be under where the signal bounces off an "upper layer" you will not here it. You need to be in an area where it bounces off the earth. A bit like convergence zones, when hunting for submerged submarines.The best bet for reception would be to try and receive the signal on mw, or if available to use an internet connection to the website.Hope you find this info useful. Regards, Mr. Mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 My friend got back to me today but she wasn't much help I'm afraid......said you can recieve Atlantic 2.2 which is a UK station!!!!She lives in Bray so I asked her what classical stations they have around there and will post again when she replies!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted March 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Thanks to everyone for replies. Your help is much appreciated. :D I guess it's only possible to receive FM at that distance if there are freak conditions.Thanks again.Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Got another email from my friend today........she tells me there are lots of good classical stations in S Ireland. Her hubby has a fav that he listens to all the time............and that was it!!!! Duh!!I was hoping she would give me a clue as to where you would find these stations on the dial but she must be as dim as me :rolleyes: Your friend shouldn't have any trouble finding music that he likes.....he could always take a few CD's along just in case though!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Nellie, AND a CD player :rolleyes: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 oh.............that would help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted March 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 :D Thanks anyway, Nellie. PC Eej gave me the frequency of a classical station. And I'll remind my friend that he needs CDs AND a CD player.Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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