Have they run out of valves?

On 5/13/12 6:25 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
I'm sure someone can do it, after all we all used to get regunned tv tubes.
Seems odd to me. I bet its some young uns who have never seen these glowing
thingies before in their lives.

I recently showed my 13-year-old nephew a 3.5 inch floppy disc. It was
his first.

gr, hwh

In message , Ian Jackson
writes
I recall hearing one of the AFN shortwave relay stations on some
distant island in the Pacific or the S Atlantic. It was signing off
with either Yankee Doodle or The Star-Spangled Banner (can recall
which), and it had deep QSB and phase distortion. It was very poignant
sound, and almost made me wish I was an American!

NOTHING could be that poignant, maybe you were drunk, or just dreamed
it?

--
Bill
( A different one )

Martin wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2012 17:53:10 +0100, "Ian Field"
wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...
No signal on 198kHz.
Bill

There's rumours they plan to let it wither & die:
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1550908

That will upset a lot of people.

"Some years ago the continental listener lobby killed off demands to
close down Long wave. Will they rise again?"

Not now R4 is available on internet radio, it can be heard
around the world, and without atmospherics or fading

Steve Terry
--
Get a free GiffGaff PAYG Sim and £5 bonus after activation at:
http://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/gfourwwk

Steve Terry wrote:
down Long wave. Will they rise again?"

Not now R4 is available on internet radio, it can be heard
around the world, and without atmospherics or fading

Try that abroad in a car, and assuming perfect and continuous 3G coverage
(which there isn't of course) see how many thousands of pounds worth of data
roaming charges you can notch up over a week ?

--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

www.paras.org.uk

On Sun, 13 May 2012 17:52:28 +0100, Bill
wrote:

In message , Ian Jackson
writes
I recall hearing one of the AFN shortwave relay stations on some
distant island in the Pacific or the S Atlantic. It was signing off
with either Yankee Doodle or The Star-Spangled Banner (can recall
which), and it had deep QSB and phase distortion. It was very poignant
sound, and almost made me wish I was an American!

NOTHING could be that poignant, maybe you were drunk, or just dreamed
it?

The bit I find poignant is that moment of silence between the fourth
quarter chime, and the first bong of Big Ben on New Year's Eve.

It evokes the anticipation of the year ahead, and a farewell to the
one receding into the past...
....Well it would do that if the bloody Radio 4 announcer would keep
his trap shut and for just this one occasion let the bells (and the
revelers below) speak for themselves.

--
Graham.
%Profound_observation%

On Sunday, May 13th, 2012, at 17:20:19h +0100, Graham. explained:

This is the Voice of America transmitter, Greenville, North Carolina
signing off. [Yankee Doodle]

VOA is actually still broadcasting in English to Europe.

English to Europe, Middle East and North Africa

0100-0130 UTC Daily 1593 kHz MF from Langenberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen

1500-1600 UTC Daily 13,570 MHz (22 m band) + 15,530 MHz (19 m band)

2000-2100 UTC Monday-Friday 7,485 MHz (41 m band) + 9,480 MHz (31 m band)

In message , Brian Gaff
writes:
I'm sure someone can do it, after all we all used to get regunned tv tubes.
Seems odd to me. I bet its some young uns who have never seen these glowing
thingies before in their lives.
I still remember the wonder at age 11 of being taken on a tour of Brookmans
Park with its cooling ponds and huge valves glowing pretty colours in the
halls.
Seemed that something was actually going on, not just a big heap of humming
cabinets as nowadays.

I envy you!

Maybe if this is pretty vintage they could run tours to pay for bits.

Brian

Trouble is (a) they're probably not in tourist areas (b) younger folk
(even, say, 30somethings) would mostly probably not be that interested
anyway.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)[email protected]+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Don't hit the keys so hard, it hurts.

On 12/05/2012 17:53, Ian Field wrote:

There's rumours thay plan to let it wither & die:

Hence the title of the thread.

--
mb

On Sun, 13 May 2012 17:42:43 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:

On Sunday, May 13th, 2012, at 17:20:19h +0100, Graham. explained:

This is the Voice of America transmitter, Greenville, North Carolina
signing off. [Yankee Doodle]

VOA is actually still broadcasting in English to Europe.

English to Europe, Middle East and North Africa

0100-0130 UTC Daily 1593 kHz MF from Langenberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen

1500-1600 UTC Daily 13,570 MHz (22 m band) + 15,530 MHz (19 m band)

2000-2100 UTC Monday-Friday 7,485 MHz (41 m band) + 9,480 MHz (31 m band)

Ah, but do they still broadcast in "Special English"?

--
Graham.
%Profound_observation%

On Sun, 13 May 2012 19:20:54 +0100, Graham. wrote:

On Sun, 13 May 2012 17:42:43 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:

On Sunday, May 13th, 2012, at 17:20:19h +0100, Graham. explained:

This is the Voice of America transmitter, Greenville, North Carolina
signing off. [Yankee Doodle]

VOA is actually still broadcasting in English to Europe.

English to Europe, Middle East and North Africa

0100-0130 UTC Daily 1593 kHz MF from Langenberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen

1500-1600 UTC Daily 13,570 MHz (22 m band) + 15,530 MHz (19 m band)

2000-2100 UTC Monday-Friday 7,485 MHz (41 m band) + 9,480 MHz (31 m band)

Ah, but do they still broadcast in "Special English"?

Oh, it seems they do
http://voa.52en.com/

--
Graham.
%Profound_observation%