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john
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Victoria
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 Posted - 17 Mar 2004 : 9:24:56 PM
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Radio 87.9 SIDECAR FM is the circuit wireless to tune the wireless on your BMW , Honda or Harley Road crizin tanker to hear the commentary from the road race circuit.
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John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 18 Mar 2004 : 4:52:01 PM
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| I suggest we need to do something to get wide radio coverage from Mac Park, phillip island, winton AND broadford on the same frequency. A while back I investigated the possibility of getting access to the tourist radio on 88.8 FM. I notice it has come alive again in the Benalla area, and I believe it is in the hands of Sun FM. Anyone got any ideas? |
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acotrel
Advanced Member
Victoria
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Posted - 18 Mar 2004 : 4:53:42 PM
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| Good move, John!! |
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Patrick
Level 3 Member
Victoria
314 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2004 : 7:50:41 PM
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Listen in during Saturday morning to an interveiw with Richard Workman an Englishman who arrived at the circuit this afternoon during testing and said "can I be a flaggie for the weekend"
Richard's home circuit is Brands Hatch and has worked SBK's in Europe and stateside. Will be well worth tuning to 87.9 Sidecar FM
throughout the weekend. You will have to be very close to the circuit to receive but thems the breaks.
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Patrick
Level 3 Member
Victoria
314 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2004 : 8:34:45 PM
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Alan - I had to take a lend on John and call our station 87.9 Sidecar FM but it is also:
87.9 Mhz FM Classic,Post Classic, P5 
87.9 Speedway FM
87.9 Dirt Track FM
87.9 Motocross FM
87.9 SuperMoto FM
87.9 SuperCross FM
87.9 Track Day FM
We have a few ideas for the future to expand the service with a station with more horsepower. If rose city [I remember the F5000 series] was interested maybe we should talk.
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Edited by - Patrick on 20 Mar 2004 6:09:59 PM |
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Allan
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National
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Posted - 20 Mar 2004 : 08:47:57 AM
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 and again it happens. Should read  87.9 Mhz FM classic ,post classic ,P5 .see even our circuit Mgr  does not support Historic racing lolo Also is the radio station licenced with ACA and what is the power output I may be able to up the power but need to know the detail of licence agreement with ACA if any |
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Patrick
Level 3 Member
Victoria
314 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2004 : 6:25:23 PM
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Alan - have made the change - will let you know the data you require
soon as I can. First day of the Vic Historic Titles has gone very well. Local cop arrived to see where all the noise was coming from!
Town is busy - shopkeepers happy - shire personal have been on site,
Sunday's racing will be great - come on up from Melbourne, you can record the Clipsel.
Patrick
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acotrel
Advanced Member
Victoria
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Posted - 20 Mar 2004 : 7:16:28 PM
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Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the titles - car trouble.
I believe some time ago Mick Ronke at Winton had a bit of a confab with the ACA. The Winton FM station is not allowed to be heard in the City of Benalla. Seems a bit of a pity that we cannot get the FM stations 'linked' to cover Melbourne and the areas for about 100Km around each race circuit, at least. The Tourist Radio 88.8 FM is heard all around Australia, however I don't know if the stations are 'linked'.
I suggest it would be a reasonable request to ask the Federal Government to help our sport (and motor sport generally) by providing a licence for FM radio coverage. We'd only need ONE frequency to cover ALL motorcycle road race meetings. It could be used locally for small meetings, and 'linked' when the MotoGP and Championships are on. If we can get our own frequency then perhaps we can broadcast the race news. I know several people (Mick Ronke included) make appearances on both TV and radio - we could broadcast the sound track, and advertise future meetings.
Incidentally, if you've ever heard the Tourist Radio 88.8 FM, you'll agree with me it's a complete waste of time, the material is years old, and of little interest to anyone. We'd make much better use of it! |
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