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Band Scans ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: December 16 2003

Renamed the 'Station List' section to 'Band Scan section'. I've also merged the BBC National Radio Stations into the list so now there is one big list.

 
Spanish Tropo ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: December 11 2003

Atmospherics today bringing in Spanish stations, see the DX logs for my results!

 
Tropo ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: December 05 2003

Some good tropo today and yesterday, including Radio City (!) booming in, and at one point disrupting tfm on 96.6. Theres no doubt in my mind that if I had narrow filters i would be able to RDS it no problem! Added results to the logs page.

 
Lincs FM ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: November 13 2003

Added the remaining Transmitter/Power info to the lincs fm page thanks to an email from Dale.

 
TFM Link ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: November 04 2003

Added a link to the TFM page containg On-Air images from Richard Moore's homepage

 
Tropo ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: October 17 2003

Updated the Logs with my results from this weeks tropo, including stations from Norway and Scotland.

 
File Upload ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: October 07 2003

Added a handy File Uploader to the 'Other' Section.

CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONAL

 
Image Galleries ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: October 07 2003

I've changed the RDS section into a general image section. Click here to see it.

 
Dearne FM Now Testing ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: September 12 2003

Dearne FM, the new radio station for Barnsly, is now testing on 102.0 FM (From Ardsley) and 97.1 FM (from Penistone). The station, owned by the Lincs FM PLC, launches on october the 5th and is being received in North Yorkshire at 23dB - Below RDS level.
RDS Details:
PS: DearneFM
RT: HITS AND MEMORIES ACROSS THE BARNSLEY BOROUGH ON 102 AND 97,1 FM
PI: C597

 
RDS ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: September 05 2003

I've added some RDS pictures to the RDS section including some stored forign ones!

 
RDS ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: August 28 2003

I've decided to add a RDS section - where you can see pictures of my tuner displaying forign/uk RDS PS names.

 
Triax 5 ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: August 28 2003

I got my Triax 5 Element antenna with antenna rotator yesterday. Playing around with it I can pick up scottish stations and mersyside stations. I'll update the equipment section when I get some pictures of it.
I've also changed the List section which will soon have results with Triax aswell as the Circular Antenna.

 
Bilsdale ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: August 20 2003

I went back to Bilsdale today, this time I found the right path and got close up! (3rd time lucky, eh!) Pics added to the transmitter gallery.

 
Atmospherics ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: August 05 2003

A great day today for Atmospherics!! Many stations coming in very strong and found on the auto scan! check the logs page for the full list!

 
Acklam Wold ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: July 30 2003

I went to the mast at Acklam Wold today and took some pictures, I've added them to the transmitter section - Enjoy!

 
Atmospherics ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: July 22 2003

More atmospherics today, added results to the logs page.

 
Updates ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: June 29 2003

I've added Lincs FM and Real Radio to the Individual Stations list (Including Jingles!) and I've updated info and all the others.
I've also added a 'goto bar' (beneath the banner) on sub pages which is quite handy if you get lost!

 
Atmospherics ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: June 22 2003

My best run of atmospherics yet!! updated the DX-Logs page with my results.

 
Atmospherics ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: June 16 2003

A great run of atmospherics today, updated the DX-Logs page with my results.

 
Atmospherics ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: June 06 2003

Had another good run of atmospherics again, updated the DX-Logs page with my results.

 
Atmospherics ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: June 04 2003

Had some quite good conditions tonight, updated the DX-Logs page with my results.

 
Bilsdale ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: May 30 2003

I went back to Bilsdale today - Got a few closer up pictures taken which have been added to the Transmitter Section! I didn't manage to get to the mast today - despite my confidence in finding way! 3rd time lucky though eh :) - I plan revisiting in the summer holidays - and I'm pretty confident I know where im going now - thanks to a nice couple who took the time to explain to me how to get there!

 
Bilsdale ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: May 28 2003

I went to see the Bilsdale mast today, got a few pictures from a distance added to the Transmitter section now, I plan on going back this friday to get some up-close pictures (now I know where to go!). I managed to pick up Sun FM, Metro, Century (101.8) and Galaxy (105.3) while I was there.

 
Sad News ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: May 26 2003

Ok, are you sitting down? Radio 10 FM has lost its license to broadcast on AM and FM (even though its the most popular station in Holland). 675khz is to be replaced by a station called 'Classic Country'. More info here (dutch - see popup).

 
Fixed List ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: May 26 2003

I've fixed the errors on the List page.
[Prepare for Bilsdale to be added to the transmitter section!]

 
Site Updates ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: May 02 2003

New car, old radio. Check out the equipment section for more info. Also added some pics to the 5000 series page.

 
Site Updates ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 29 2003

3 New YCR Jingles have been added and a Minster FM Section has been created. Thanks to David Hemsley, webmaster at jingle ark, for providing the jingles

 
Palace FM Final Broadcast ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 27 2003

Palace FM stopped transmitting today (Sunday 27th April) at approx. 5:10pm. The final broadcast consisted of two parts, both of which I recorded and are now available in the Palace FM page. The first was a goodbye message from the crew which included the revelation of the DJ Stars competition and the Ryedale Idol competition, the second part was a 2hour long pub quiz devided into 3 rounds. For more click here.

 
Media UK Forums Closed ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 23 2003

Yes, you read right, media uk have closed their forums. For more info on this sudden shock goto their homepage http://www.mediauk.com

I've spent quite a few years on that forum, and I'll miss it dearly as I'm sure many people will.
Thanks to James Cridland and the rest of the media uk crew for creating the forums in the first place and giving me a chance to mingle with my own kind.

Click here to see a tribute I made (use a download manager, or save target as if you have ADSL or better, 8mb WMV file!)

 
Updates ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 22 2003
I've added a TV advert for galaxy, goto the stations section to see it. Expect jingles to join the list of files soon!
 
Palace Page ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 17 2003
Thinking about things last night I thought it would be easier to make a page dedicated to the new RSL palace fm than clutter up the news page with links. Click here to view it.
 
:( ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 17 2003
The recent URL change has seen a massive drop in visiters from 20 a day to 0 - thanks a lot v21.
Anyway, untill google update I wont be updating much....
 
Palace FM RDS ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 17 2003
I've just been notified that Palace FM does have RDS, although I cannot get it on my household equipment, even though the signal is at 40dB! So i went into malton and stored the RDS on my portable Sony radio. You can see the scan here.
The RDS name is PALACEFM and the PTY is Easy M.
 
Palace FM Testing ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 16 2003
Palace FM is now testing on 102.1FM. Audible in Settrington at 40dB, with slight interference on Stereo possibly from lincs fm next door on 102.2 (which, in mono, is wiped out by Palace FM). Click here to hear a sample in Mono.
 
URL Change ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 07 2003
Its official! The new URL is http://radio.cyber-net.com ! vivo.v21net.co.uk will be closed down in a few days!
 
Site Changes ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: April 01 2003
I'm going to turn the 'Jingles' Section into an all-round station information page, with links, jingles and other downloads.
 
URL Change ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: March 30 2003
According to V21 my website URL will shortly be changing, to what I'm not too sure, infact I'm annoyed with the whole thing, i spent a lot of time advertising this URL now they just decide *out of the blue* my url will be changing. Anyway, I've been in discussions with my friend Dan and he's letting me host it at the following address: http://radio.cyber-net.com. Update your bookmarks!
 
Bye Bye Radio 10 FM ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: March 27 2003

Make the most of Radio10FM on 675khz MW because 13 new stations are launching on the MW band from france, one on 675khz at 1000kW! See here for the full list of the upcoming stations.

Radio 10 FM can be heard almost anywhere in North Yorkshire, and in fact the entire Bitish Isles.

 
Site Updates ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: March 27 2003

I've added a nice text-ticker and a interactive Poll. Be sure to take part!

 
Palace FM granted 102.1FM ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: March 26 2003

Palace FM has been granted the frequency 102.1FM by the radio authority. They also have a website.

 
Lift Conditions ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: March 19 2003

Lift conditions/Atmospherics are pretty good today, check out the DX Logs page for a list of what ive recived so far....

 
Palace FM Coming To Malton! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: March 17 2003

Palace FM, a short-term rsl, is coming to malton. The station will be on air from April 17th to April 27th broadcasting 'just above 102FM' more info here.
Stay tuned for more info...

 
SITE UPDATES ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: March 10 2003
I've changed the PHP to HTML so if you had any problems accessing the website they should be resolved now.
 
SITE UPDATES ! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: Feb 28 2003
I've added a few more sections including 'My Equipment' as well as some Mrs Mad conversations on the tfm jingle page.
 

Chat! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: Feb 02 2003
Come and chat with us between 3:00pm and 11:00pm (GMT)
 

Jingles! Posted by: vivo
Posted On: Dec 29 2002
TFM/Yorkshire Coast Radio Jingles Added!
 


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