Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-de03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id B60F338000085; Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:45:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RNsWo-0006hz-TY for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:44:18 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RNsWo-0006hq-HE for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:44:18 +0000 Received: from mail-qy0-f171.google.com ([209.85.216.171]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RNsWm-00029p-Af for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:44:18 +0000 Received: by qyg36 with SMTP id 36so5199948qyg.16 for ; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:44:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=vu3LcUyVENrOM5BPiJsJxTDxTYygq1kOOC9BhaALpsg=; b=L4i/G6StoA/QlPF2m5P+Bce8oUqTVEQKgS9JDVA8UNKwTsY1eIa9zKEXQVWFO32NNj t8zC662MecW67rcy6LQcN3/Dhx1ntimqChy6ZduhBPJfbHGkxb4ETZUHN8BNDldTKPTB uJu3eWfyHBMtzhed5QnUHkwB6fz3GkTCUmb9g= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.24.74 with SMTP id s10mr3481051pbf.124.1320785049237; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:44:09 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.68.49.230 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Nov 2011 12:44:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:44:09 -0500 Message-ID: From: Warren Ziegler To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Cc: hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Radio 4 Long Wave to close.... (soon?) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 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-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:319925056:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-m001.1 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40cb4eb994e75931 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none 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 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 pidge= ons > to reach Okie > > > Laurence KL7UK remote 5 > --=20 73 Warren K2ORS =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WD2XGJ =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WD2XSH/23 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WE2XEB/2 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WE2XGR/1