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From Caroline's official homepage, some new info that should please some:
"APPLICATION FOR POWER INCREASE
We have applied to Ofcom for increased power on 648AM. Discussions are ongoing. Our main argument is the increase in electronic radiated interference that simply did not exist when the degree of signal strength needed to suppress interference was arrived at decades ago.
The Harris DX 25 is just ticking over at 4KW, we would like 10KW. The transmitter shut down recently and would not restart and we feared catastrophic damage due to a lighting strike. But Alan Beech discovered that various minor components had ceased to work efficiently and the cumulatively the Harris had decided to shut down for safety."
Also the Solar panels, are being expanded, to give a Maximum of 40kw on a bright day.
As for expansion, offers are being made with an FM/DAB relay to the Channel Islands and, unusually, AM coverage of Prague on favourable terms. We are at an early stage of researching a redundant AM site in Southern Ireland.