Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1170; Body=3 Fuz1=3 Fuz2=3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,NO_REAL_NAME autolearn=no 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 sBKGUKmq001020 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:30:20 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Y2MpN-0000mH-Tn for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:24:25 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Y2MpN-0000m8-Lq for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:24:25 +0000 Received: from nina.ucs.mun.ca ([134.153.232.76]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2MpL-0006lp-Hm for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:24:24 +0000 Received: from plato.ucs.mun.ca (plato.ucs.mun.ca [134.153.232.153]) by nina.ucs.mun.ca (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id sBKGOJfH030706 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:54:19 -0330 Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:54:19 -0330 (NST) From: jcraig@mun.ca X-X-Sender: jcraig@plato.ucs.mun.ca To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <54954E03.5060403@lineone.net> Message-ID: References: <1419069067.432.YahooMailBasic@web173003.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <54954E03.5060403@lineone.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scan-Signature: 3f8d74a8c70dd416d0a3a1dbcb9bb89f Subject: Re: LF: Closure of MF/LF Broadcasters Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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: 1538 I listen to Droitwich regularly over here, and intently during the referendum. The results were received over the air several minutes before the internet. Lets hope 198 kHz does not go QRT soon! 73 Joe VO1NA On Sat, 20 Dec 2014, 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 not the least because the system(s) chosen are likely to be years out of date 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. >> >> > > >