A bit different than our sloping style Harris, Gates, Wheatstone, McMartin, etc. audio consoles we have here in the states, but, I'm sure just as well engineered.
@TestGearJunkie.5 ай бұрын
Oh wow, I remember something very similar to this at BBC Radio Birmingham in the 1970's, not certain if it was exactly the same or the slightly later model, but it certainly takes me back..! We used the lower (fader) section of one of these at BHBN Hospital Radio in the early 80's, but it was replaced with another lovely old desk, the Pye SM8. If anyone has a video of one of those, I'd appreciate knowing about it..! I've always loved the PO 1000 lever keys, used them in a lot of amateur radio kit I built back then as well, but they seem to be rather hard to get hold of these days, sadly.
@richardwebb53176 ай бұрын
You used to get VOA on household appliances, it took years to find a workaround allowing UHF television reception (2km from site). Was good to see the sister station on Sao Tome - better beaches there than Teme's Green.
@richardwebb53176 ай бұрын
Remember the mast in Greete back in the 1980s. I had heard the station, playing around with a transistor radio and hearing somebody I knew broadcasting. A little later on a walk put two and two together. The silence through my earphones now is pretty powerful.
@SylieTube7 ай бұрын
I want to know where in the Woofferton transmitter they turn off BBC Hereford and Worcester
@SylieTube7 ай бұрын
I would wanna know where they turn off BBC Hereford and Worcester at the Woofferton transmitter and Sunshine Radio from the Villa Farm transmitter.
@kellymarieangeljohnson1147 ай бұрын
Very sad and short sighted to take them down with things as they are in the world I can see a need for HF broadcasting but alas the UK has now destroyed all its capabiluty
@adriancressy83638 ай бұрын
going off the air with a tiny 500 w signal. I could understand a high power Shortwave 200kw station but not a 500W station
@adriancressy83638 ай бұрын
why would a simple AM broadcast station sign off???I can understand a high power shortwave station going off from high electricity costs but not a simple what 5KW...10KW AM sign off??
@prabhakarv41933 ай бұрын
Very sad . Thank you for sharing
@TheOptimod2 ай бұрын
Read the description Einstein, it says it was a 500w service.
Interesting that they’re going onto DAB when other stations are coming off multiplexes. The quality is shall we say variable
@video99couk8 ай бұрын
Usually sounds like an MP3 downloaded from a dodgy Russian web site.
@markpunt96388 ай бұрын
So it’s 2024? As the engineer said and not as per the presenters intro?
@davidporter23708 ай бұрын
Yes it was 2024, Nick is Welsh and they can't drive fast enough there now to keep up with the date, that's why he said 2023!
@mikestamford97348 ай бұрын
Just heard David mention Graham (Symonds).........Mr. Whiskey galore! Was a good friend of mine many years ago.
@bluca64 Жыл бұрын
Wow beautiful , I have the BD228A
@j7ndominica051 Жыл бұрын
"Encompass Digital Media" sounds like a big evil corporation from sci-fi.
@istnugoed Жыл бұрын
Nice vid. Quite a different kettle of fish compared to the small 1500W PEP transmitters I used to work with on tankers.
@paul.alarner6410 Жыл бұрын
sorry for asking but what is a pen stage?.
@optimisticpessimist4844 ай бұрын
"Pen" is a short name for penultimate. It is nothing more than a driver stage for the last stage. Here in the states we will call that stage the Intermediate Power Amplifier or IPA.
@RWBHere2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Thanks. And thanks to KiwiSDR. 🙂👍
@RWBHere2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I saw couple of those in use at two local radio stations in England. Thanks.
@RWBHere2 жыл бұрын
Something died on that day.
@RWBHere2 жыл бұрын
😕
@RWBHere2 жыл бұрын
Thanks David. As expected, a very interesting series of videos. It's always interesting to see what Aunty uses - or used - for their RF.
@justicelut2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting thank you for uploading. Cheers.
@highflyermw0lkx3112 жыл бұрын
KiwiSDR, so handy. Great coverage from Wooferton
@markarca63602 жыл бұрын
DRM - Digital Radio Mondiale, which is the digital radio standard for Europe. Its U.S. counterpart is the HD Radio.
@mikemallen93782 жыл бұрын
Huge mistake by broadcasters in my opinion.
@Joe-sn6ir3 жыл бұрын
i've watched a few UK videos lately and it seems you can't do anything without a damn hard hat and hi vis jacket. even in some stupid situations. do they wear those in the bedroom too?????
@hamzah62513 жыл бұрын
Very sad
@HB3YIW3 жыл бұрын
Sad to see how an era ends (Medium Wave) it gets every year more quiet.
@antoineroquentin22973 жыл бұрын
I'll take the PA! ;)
@philkarn56613 жыл бұрын
I ran an analog UHF TV transmitter during college, so I've always loved high power transmitters. Water and high voltage in close proximity - what could go wrong?
@rmccombs663 жыл бұрын
know this is a old video, but Ronald Reagan was not President of the US until 1981.
@alistair1978utube4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff... funny to see the 22 mm copper pipe exactly as used in domestic plumbing!
@chrisbaker79823 жыл бұрын
Used the copper pipe as the coax inner and aluminium pipe for the outer viax for high power tranxmitters. When ever the inner and outer touched on full power it melted or gave off a Corona burst
@ewanodoherty25454 жыл бұрын
Memories of my days as a trainee engineer at WOF (later moved on to other things), c1986/7. Back then the B6124s kept breaking down 😅, many mod's later they became more reliable. WOF is the only HF site left in Britain, sign of the times.
@krg19654 жыл бұрын
Lovely clip. At the end, I presume Anne Davies was about to say that was where she started her BBC career :-) I remember her starting as a TA around 1982.
@o00scorpion00o4 жыл бұрын
What a wasteful generation we are. All these decisions probably made by people who only listen to Spotify and have no appreciation for Radio.
@mikemallen93785 жыл бұрын
Absolute classic desk in very good condition, thanks for posting this and all your other videos, mutch appreciated by an old ,but still working BBC audio engineer.
@NickB5 жыл бұрын
A really intresting set of videos. I'm located 100 miles NE of the TX site and it's a big signal here particularly on 75 meters!
@rsim225 жыл бұрын
I did 2 weeks work experience at woofferton in 2004. Would love to visit again. You mention 10w out of the leak tl12+ into 2 100R resistors? Am i correct in saying that is 5w per resistor giving by ohms law 63V pk to pk, and this goes into the TT21. You mention 1000v pk to pk comes out of the 813. What is the voltage level out of the TT21 / going into the 813?
@m18tankdestroyer436 жыл бұрын
What happened to John Flourence?
@andymorris66366 жыл бұрын
Shame it's gone down hill the breakfast show is worst !! Come back Ben Jackson great breakfast Dj his voice his super jokes
@philipallen69216 жыл бұрын
what about the power supply to wooferton . i am thinking when all transmitters are on full output it must need a power station of its own .i thought the video very interesting a friend told me he came to wooferton some while ago are open days still held thanks
@fnordist5 жыл бұрын
Rubbish, it's just about 2MW or even less
@richardwebb53176 ай бұрын
A dedicated power line was built in the 1960s from Ludlow over Tinker's Hill via Ashford Crossroads.
@VickyGeagan6 жыл бұрын
Ted Randall owner of wtww and the Grand ole opry hotel in Nashville used to be the senior engineer at the bbc transmitter in south africa and had to make his own parts a lot of times and Radio Caroline has the bbc world service london transmitter in Orfordness and is slowly working towards getting it back on the air. they already have radio one formerly on 648 medium wave starting Friday 22/12/17
@railtonhowes79747 жыл бұрын
Great to see the PPMs at the correct level as well, not forgetting the Uher tape recorder. The BBC local radio Mk 1 desk looks to be in pristine condition !
@michaelzehrfeld77667 жыл бұрын
...destroying a milestone of radio history. Fucking idiots.
@harbselectronicslab35517 жыл бұрын
The best video on Broadcast transmitters I have seen buy far..........those older units take on a real personality don't they. Its great to see some of the old stuff still in there, and you would think a lot of this stuff should almost be heritage listed.......so much of it ends up as scrap.....such a shame. Anyway, I have really enjoyed your tour and totally professional presentation,
@g0fvt7 жыл бұрын
Sad to see these site redeveloped, radio has had it's day.
@jtownshend7 жыл бұрын
Great! I listen to the BBC on 13660KHz Woofferton here in southern Brazil. The signal is strong with some fading and audio is a bit distorted, but very good in general.