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Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:12:53 +0000
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Hi All,

If a valve (tube) is capable of lasting 10 years in service it doesn't
seem to this simple mind beyond the wit of man to manufacture a few
extra spares to keep the station going for many years yet using the
other major components - which is where the major part of the capital is
invested !

I suspect that Alan may be right in that another agenda is being
followed.

In any case there is surely a conservation case here that is at least as
valid as the crazy schemes that get public funds for the preservation of
(largely redundant) places of worship and many (so-called) "ancient
monuments"!

Where's the Lottery Heritage Funding.

This warrants a National Outcry. It's a disgrace!

73




On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 22:35 +0000, Alan Melia wrote:
> Hi Warren and Laurence I wonder how they will deal with the contract they
> have with NPL to transmit a dirtibution of a standard frequency and time and
> utility data! This has 5 years to run I think. The transmitter no longer
> belongs to  the BBC anyway! It is run by Crown-Castle Comms (last time I had
> contact) and probbly owned by them now. Unlike Orfordness it is probably a
> desirable development site for domestic housing....if there was any market !
> 
> I might email my contact at NPL and see what he says.
> Alan
> G3NYK
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Warren Ziegler" <wd2xgj@gmail.com>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Cc: <hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: LF: Radio 4 Long Wave to close.... (soon?)
> 
> 
> Laurence,
>      Its a pity that Droitwich is closing down.
> 
> The accompanying article is filled with factual misstatements, I don't
> know whether that is due to ignorance or a desire to mislead:
> " 500 kilowatts of power, far more - according to the BBC - than other
> long wave transmitters, which makes the kit both unique and expensive.
> "
>    Actually this is less than other longwave transmitters such as
> Europe 1!  And it is not unique!
> 
> "Whenever the valves fail a dangerous "arc of power" surges through
> the 700ft Droitwich transmission masts."
> ???? What does that mean?
> 
> "Building a new long-wave transmitter for Radio 4 would cost "many
> millions of pounds"
> Many millions ? I doubt that they sought a quote!
> 
> Even the Director of Radio 4 seems to have been appointed with the
> intention of shutting it down as opposed to running it as an ongoing
> operation.
> 
> 73 Warren K2ORS
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Laurence KL7UK
> <hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/09/bbc-radio4-long-wave-goodbye
> >
> > Apologies if this is old news - but it takes time for the messenger
> pidgeons
> > to reach Okie
> >
> >
> > Laurence KL7UK remote 5
> >
> 
> 
> 

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(east coast, county of suffolk)