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SOUTH DUBLIN RADIO used to have a very powerful signal on 6243 around 1981, but did cause some considerable splatter to other stations. The usual sign on song was "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now". The initial broadcasts seemed not to be made using a mixer to fade the music, but a switch to cut it off and switch to the mic!! The station announced an address in North Street, Swords, County Dublin. Operator Phil Dixon built the transmitter, which was apparently the transmitter that was later used by Community Radio Fingal on 1575kHz. Phil was
also the engineer at TTTR in the latter days of the Irish pirates, better
known by then as Tony Mulligan. |
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An early QSL received from when the the station was on 6210kHz.
Below is the front and back of another QSL Card after the station had moved to 6243kHz. Also note the increase in power from 250 watts to 750 watts.
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| 1981_07_12_sun_southdublin_6243sw_1112-1300signoff_phildixon-gh334.mp3 New Jul 2022 | A partly airchecked two hour Sunday morning broadcast from South Dublin Radio with Phil Dixon live in the studio. Phil was announcing that they were now using a new 1000 watt transmitter, but it was currently running on 750 watts, and would be increased in future weeks. Reception reports were read out and there was a 'free radio spot' with a part of the Radio Gemini story. He also mentioned that KELO (located in North Street, Swords) had moved frequency in the week from 1233kHz to 1584kHz. The extremely strong signal was recorded in Leeds from 6243kHz. There are one or two place with crackles, but otherwise just the regular shortwave fading. There was some hum when the microphone was switched on. | 69MB |
| 1982_01_31_sun_southdublin_6240sw_1110-1156_phildixon-gh1055.mp3 New May 2022 | Phil Dixon on a Sunday morning transmission on an announced 6240kHz, and believed to be using a power of 750 watts. There is some interference from a teleprinter. Towards mid-day there is the start of a documentary of a history of free radio in London. Recorded in Leeds. The date labelled on this recording is not certain, but could have been one of the later broadcasts from South Dublin Radio, as Community Radio Fingal in Skerries, began operations a few weeks later on 1584kHz apparently with the same transmitter. | 43MB |
| 1982_01_31_sun_southdublin_6240sw_1202-1243_phildixon-gh1055.mp3 New May 2022 | A continuation of the above recording with Phil Dixon, and then a short tune away to Radio Caroline Shortwave with Freddy Archer. There is quite a lot of teleprinter interference on this section. Recorded in Leeds from 6240kHz shortwave. | 38MB |
This was the Community Radio Fingal transmitter on 1575kHz as seen in 1986.
It is believed to have been the same transmitter
built for South Dublin Radio back in 1981.
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