Well personally I think it should be on the internet only.. paying for a license to output something so poor is not worth it! And the transmittor has such a weak signal too.
It lacks the professionalism of previously.
RDFC vs Posh - radio coverage
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Re: RDFC vs Posh - radio coverage
Given the response here, you're in the minority on this. You don't have to use the service, but others have found it extremely useful to have.diamondblade85 wrote:Well personally I think it should be on the internet only.. paying for a license to output something so poor is not worth it! And the transmittor has such a weak signal too.
It lacks the professionalism of previously.
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Re: RDFC vs Posh - radio coverage
How far does Radio Diamonds reach? I don't get it in Corby or K*ttering, and only get it coming out of Finedon towards the ground (on the final 3 minutes of my journey)
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Re: RDFC vs Posh - radio coverage
I haven't listened to it at home (Sharnbrook) for a while, but I used to be able to receive it (just!) through the main aerial. My car stereo doesn't pick it up at home, but I usually get it quite clearly as I exit Sharnbrook onto the A6.DiamondsFan wrote:How far does Radio Diamonds reach? I don't get it in Corby or K*ttering, and only get it coming out of Finedon towards the ground (on the final 3 minutes of my journey)
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Re: RDFC vs Posh - radio coverage
Thanks for your general defence on this issue, guys.
I feel I need to say a few things on this. Firstly, whoever this person is, they’ve been registered for less than a day, and have made four posts, all of which have been negative.
The second thing I noticed is that they didn’t suggest they’d listened to on any other occasions apart from the Posh game. Pre-season games are hard to commentate on. In a regular game, you know all the players, and where they’ll play. You only have to get used to the eleven to fourteen names of the opposition and their positions, and we do that pretty quickly. With pre-season, your own side has people you’ve never seen before, players are chopping and changing positions being tried out, there aren’t names on the backs of shirts to help at all, and that’s all before we even start on the opposition side! Again, new players (Posh used twenty players through the ninety minutes), only numbers on shirts to learn their names from, and again they were used in plenty of positions.
Once the proper season gets going, it becomes a hell of a lot easier.
To say the service is poor, then that’s fair comment, but poor relative to what? To Radio 5Live? To BBC Radio Northampton? If the latter, then you can’t have it both ways, because I co-commentated on the Mansfield away game last year for them (internet commentary) and I didn’t have any messages flying my way saying it was poor.
Finally, lacking the professionalism of ‘previously’? When? In the good old days when they were getting paid, or the last few seasons?
The amount of good reports that we had last season, especially during our run-in, far outweigh the bad ones. If anyone saying that the service is poor would like to record their own commentary on their phone for five minutes during tomorrow’s game, especially when tonnes of subs come on, then I’d love to hear how you do.
I’m not too bothered about the boo-boys. The majority understand what our general aim is and can see that the overall quality is pretty good (IMO) for a volunteer radio service. If anyone’s arguments are as poorly put forward as the main complaint protagonist on this thread, then in all honesty, I don’t care what you think
I feel I need to say a few things on this. Firstly, whoever this person is, they’ve been registered for less than a day, and have made four posts, all of which have been negative.
The second thing I noticed is that they didn’t suggest they’d listened to on any other occasions apart from the Posh game. Pre-season games are hard to commentate on. In a regular game, you know all the players, and where they’ll play. You only have to get used to the eleven to fourteen names of the opposition and their positions, and we do that pretty quickly. With pre-season, your own side has people you’ve never seen before, players are chopping and changing positions being tried out, there aren’t names on the backs of shirts to help at all, and that’s all before we even start on the opposition side! Again, new players (Posh used twenty players through the ninety minutes), only numbers on shirts to learn their names from, and again they were used in plenty of positions.
Once the proper season gets going, it becomes a hell of a lot easier.
To say the service is poor, then that’s fair comment, but poor relative to what? To Radio 5Live? To BBC Radio Northampton? If the latter, then you can’t have it both ways, because I co-commentated on the Mansfield away game last year for them (internet commentary) and I didn’t have any messages flying my way saying it was poor.
Finally, lacking the professionalism of ‘previously’? When? In the good old days when they were getting paid, or the last few seasons?
The amount of good reports that we had last season, especially during our run-in, far outweigh the bad ones. If anyone saying that the service is poor would like to record their own commentary on their phone for five minutes during tomorrow’s game, especially when tonnes of subs come on, then I’d love to hear how you do.
I’m not too bothered about the boo-boys. The majority understand what our general aim is and can see that the overall quality is pretty good (IMO) for a volunteer radio service. If anyone’s arguments are as poorly put forward as the main complaint protagonist on this thread, then in all honesty, I don’t care what you think
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Re: RDFC vs Posh - radio coverage
Give yourself a peanut.
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Re: RDFC vs Posh - radio coverage
Ok, first of all let me apologise as I agree I have come across as a bit of an arse and fair play the guys at Radio Diamonds are doing what they do voluntarily, so that does need to be commended.
I am not making any opinion purely on the Posh game. I have listened several times over recent seasons on the way to the ground and had to turn off as I just get bored with the conversations which have very little thought behind hem.
Commentary wise I never listen to Radio Diamonds as I will always listen to BBC Northampton with the full commentary they give on each game online. I agree that is not great at all times but it is generally consistent.
I have worked in Radio before on a voluntary basis, so do feel I have some knowledge and know your jobs are not easy. What I am trying to say is if the content came across a little more structured and professional then we would have a station which people would consider supporting more. But likewise I agree that there are many people that do like what you guys are doing!
I am clearly just a miserable old man!
anyway, i am sorry and keep up the good work.
I am not making any opinion purely on the Posh game. I have listened several times over recent seasons on the way to the ground and had to turn off as I just get bored with the conversations which have very little thought behind hem.
Commentary wise I never listen to Radio Diamonds as I will always listen to BBC Northampton with the full commentary they give on each game online. I agree that is not great at all times but it is generally consistent.
I have worked in Radio before on a voluntary basis, so do feel I have some knowledge and know your jobs are not easy. What I am trying to say is if the content came across a little more structured and professional then we would have a station which people would consider supporting more. But likewise I agree that there are many people that do like what you guys are doing!
I am clearly just a miserable old man!
anyway, i am sorry and keep up the good work.