New Barrow community station Cando FM is due to start testing on 106.3MHz in October. Although there is a 2dB restriction required towards Chester (only over a 10 degree segment), a simple vertical end fed dipole was chosen (with a 2dB reduction in power, so it will be running at 16w ERP
The link from the studio is using 5GHz WiFi, with a small dish looking out through a hole in the parapet (out of view)
We understand the station will be based at Furness College and should become fully operational in November 2015 |