Talk:Rugby transmitting station

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I've removed this from the article. It's not really readable, so if someone could improve it that could be great (I'm not really sure what the original author is trying to say) --Laser2k 22:02, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

A curiosity in the history of the transmitter is that the records tubular bells of Mike Oldfield show the callsign of GBR on 16 kHz. The callsign came onto the record, because it was produced in Middle England. It is not audible and only detectable by methods of sound frequency spectral analysis.

1 LORAN-C use
2 1st April 2007?
3 BT contract expiration
4 RIN reference web link no longer valid

[edit] LORAN-C use

The transmitter is used also for LORAN-C. Who knows more?

[edit] 1st April 2007?

Near the top of this article, it quotes 1st April 2007? Its only January at the moment!

Sure, but it clearly refers to a future event. The contract *will* pass to VT from BT on this date. Chillysnow 18:57, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BT contract expiration

"the Royal Navy decided not to renew its contract with BT in favour of a new contract with VT Communications": Was it that the RN chose VT over BT or that BT decided to abandon traditional radio communication activities? One or more citations are certainly required. Sv1xv (talk) 06:36, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RIN reference web link no longer valid

The link to the "Royal Institute of Navigation press release dated May 18, 2005" web page (Referenc no 1) is no longer working. If someone knows the new location, please update it. The site of the Royal Institute of Navigation is active but their search engine gives no relevant results. Sv1xv (talk) 10:37, 9 January 2008 (UTC)