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=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD 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 sBKElscd000880 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:47:56 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Y2LDe-0000GG-AX for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:41:22 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Y2LDd-0000G7-Sz for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:41:21 +0000 Received: from omr-m5.mx.aol.com ([64.12.232.237]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2LDc-0006NH-15 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:41:20 +0000 Received: from mtaout-mbd01.mx.aol.com (mtaout-mbd01.mx.aol.com [172.26.252.13]) by omr-m5.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id 95C51380000AC for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 09:41:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.1.65] (host-92-29-82-102.as13285.net [92.29.82.102]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-mbd01.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id 28A4838000092 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 09:41:16 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <54958A8A.8030106@aol.com> Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:41:14 +0000 From: g4gvw User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.3.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <1419069067.432.YahooMailBasic@web173003.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <54954E03.5060403@lineone.net> In-Reply-To: <54954E03.5060403@lineone.net> x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20140625; t=1419086476; bh=nmcrnaiVXq12wSPORo+/8a/DmYhMfATJ6icTlSE7x28=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=kiR2081HbJVpA8LBXVLmjYZn/Er1UEvGnPnuXTXPUkY0DFjKc8b2Xxl2VupUtm/A0 e5RI895jVTBby4H3/U77pFFT5RVhXcC4y4eKfoKRehmTwARJ8IKTVVLZu7LCZ0DObZ 8GNQtKyVxJrv7HwuTlXx7WE2PEAwLX5KmuNPRWnQ= x-aol-sid: 3039ac1afc0d54958a8c2c4c X-AOL-IP: 92.29.82.102 X-Scan-Signature: ce0e5a4ae990e5a63db3ab7aea21191b Subject: Re: LF: Closure of MF/LF Broadcasters Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed 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: 1534 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. >> >> > >