FRS History 1980-1989
1980
Article Index
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10:00 |
English Service |
Barry Stephens |
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10:30 |
German Service |
Chris |
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11:00 |
Musical Express |
Fred van Es |
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11:45 |
FRS goes DX |
Peter Verbruggen |
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12:15 |
Album Show |
Frankie Fanatic |
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12:45 |
FRS Golden Show |
Joop ter Zee |
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13:15 |
Int. Listeners’Letter Show |
Joop & Peter |
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14:00 |
Close Down |
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All times mentioned in CET. |
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Move to third Sunday; 41 MB test
In October 1980 FRS improved the service to its listeners with the introduction of a written info package containing no less tha
n 6 pages, supplying them with all kind of valuable info about the station. As a direct result of E.M.R. 's raid, the programme schedule was slightly adjusted as from November onwards: FRS started with E.M.R. relays between 09.30- 10.30 CET. At the same time a move was made to the 3rd Sunday. That same month FRS headed the cover of the German Köln-Dusseldorfer Kurzwelle Club (KDKC). In those days a very popular magazine among German (free radio) DXers. A good promotion! The month of December brought an important change. Peter V. was visited by Barry Stephens and together with Bobby Speed, the FRS transmitter engineer, they tested two new 10W rigs which were sent from the UK the previous month. December 14th 1980 it was the first time that two transmitters were running in parallel from the secret FRS location. Frequencies which were used were 6250 & 7325 kHz in the 41 metre band. The FRS crew felt it would be much more efficient to add a second frequency in the 41 mb. If one frequency would suffer from interference, there was always the possibility for the listeners to switch to the second one. Besides: the 41 mb provided better possibilities for medium and long distance reception, for example in Scandinavia, France and the northern part of the UK and Scotland. The decision to use a second frequency proved to be a bull’s eye: satisfactory reception reports were received for the 14th December test broadcast, much to the satisfaction of the FRS team.