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Re: LF: Radio 4 Long Wave to close.... (soon?)

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Subject: Re: LF: Radio 4 Long Wave to close.... (soon?)
From: Warren Ziegler <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:44:09 -0500
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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
<[email protected]> 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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73 Warren K2ORS
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