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THE TRANSMISSION GALLERY
Photos by Mike Smith and Lee Mansfield
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Burnaston Lane is the MF site used by BBC Radio Derby - a rather unusual three wooden pole arrangement, similar to Lacock. The original Radio Derby 'Burnaston' site at SK298307 was moved a very short distance by the BBC in 1990. If I remember correctly they initially had trouble with the aerials regularly going out of adjustment and giving an unacceptable standing wave ratio measurement. The fault initially could not be traced, but eventually it was realised that it was numerous birds resting on the wires that was causing the problem. I believe a bird scarer of some kind was initially used to remedy this. Stewart Kelly wrote to say he thought that the aerial had been changed to a mast radiator and new photos from Lee Mansfield - the last two on this page - confirms this... |
Stanton Moor | Sutton Coldfield
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mb21 by Mike Brown |
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