Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1170; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id sBKFXnfN000946 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:33:49 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Y2Lwl-0000bw-Hb for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:27:59 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Y2Lwl-0000bn-2F for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:27:59 +0000 Received: from smtpout5.wanadoo.co.uk ([80.12.242.80] helo=smtpout.wanadoo.co.uk) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2Lwj-0006aA-CU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:27:57 +0000 Received: from AGB ([95.145.230.212]) by mwinf5d66 with ME id VrTt1p00H4bcUy703rTuKK; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:27:56 +0100 X-ME-Helo: AGB X-ME-Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:27:56 +0100 X-ME-IP: 95.145.230.212 Message-ID: From: "Graham" To: References: <1419069067.432.YahooMailBasic@web173003.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <54954E03.5060403@lineone.net> <54958A8A.8030106@aol.com> In-Reply-To: <54958A8A.8030106@aol.com> Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:27:53 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 X-Scan-Signature: 1e15d6d6179985f133b43d42d658878a Subject: Re: LF: Closure of MF/LF Broadcasters Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1537 Pity BBC Radio Mersey-wide didn't adopt the same policy , after a few weeks of zero wide band noise and cross modulated AM clusters up and down the bands , from the 2 or 3 simultaneous broadcast from the same Ae , It was switched back on again The mast is round 45 years old and rusty , originally the station was 1Kw single qrg , up in the 10's now with 3 :( 73-G, -------------------------------------------------- From: "g4gvw" Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 2:41 PM To: Subject: Re: LF: Closure of MF/LF Broadcasters > Not to mention the consequences to those folk who harvest power for small > devices! > > 73 > > de Pat G4GVW > QTH Nr Felixstowe, Suffolk > East coast of UK > > On 20/12/14 10:22, LineOne wrote: >> I am horrified at the prospect of broadcast radio becoming entirely >> digital not the least because the system(s) chosen are likely to be years >> out of date and totally inferior. >> >> Here's hoping Droitwich (198kHz) can keep going, it's quite good >> reception round the mediterranean countries and it would be handy to move >> it back to 200khz if there's not much else on the band. >> >> Hugh, M0DSZ >> >> (PS 136k TX keeps blowing transistors so quiet for a while). >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I dare not say on this forum what I think of this news. Closure of AM >>> broadcast stations and eventually as a consequence the loss to the >>> general public of a relatively simple (go anywhere) reception medium is >>> IMHO a bad thing. I am not sure the consequences are fully understood. >>> >>> I have managed to blow away most of this Blacksheep thread before >>> reading it so apologies if I am just repeating some one else s >>> contribution. >>> >>> >>> 73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent via my own personal Too-Way (two way) Earth Station to and from the >>> Eutelsat Ka-band satellite http://www.tooway.co.uk/ at approximately >>> 172 degrees Azimuth in the Clarke belt owing to BTs 19th century cable >>> technology inability to provide a good enough 21st century broadband >>> service. I agree for this message to be passed on to BT Plc at 81 >>> Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ via the snoops at GCHQ Cheltenham, >>> thanks for your cooperation it is appreciated. >>> >>> >> >> > >