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On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:50:41 -0700, a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com>
wrote:

BBC to cut up to 2000 jobs in biggest downsize in 15 years

Yes, They have seen a drop in broadcast license fees over the last few
years. Parliament doesn't base the fee on the annual inflation rate.

Fun fact. If you live in the UK and you watch BBC online you still most
pay the fee. The fee pays for broadcasting on TV, Radio & Internet by the
BBC.






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On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:41:06 -0700, Labor Day <Labor_day@test.invalid>
wrote:

On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:50:41 -0700, a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> >wrote:

BBC to cut up to 2000 jobs in biggest downsize in 15 years

Yes, They have seen a drop in broadcast license fees over the last few
years. Parliament doesn't base the fee on the annual inflation rate.

It's because streaming services are taking over.

Fun fact. If you live in the UK and you watch BBC online you still most
pay the fee. The fee pays for broadcasting on TV, Radio & Internet by the >BBC.

And if you're not in the UK and you try to stream their content from,
say, the US, you will probably have to pay a subscription fee anyway.
Can't get away from the fees, because they're wise to the tactic of
VPN-ing from the UK to somewhere else and then streaming from there.
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"Steve Silverwood [KB6OJS]" wrote in message news:4g55uk17rrss4brgvdk3q7ahdothcrqpt2@4ax.com...

On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:41:06 -0700, Labor Day <Labor_day@test.invalid>
wrote:

On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:50:41 -0700, a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> >wrote:

BBC to cut up to 2000 jobs in biggest downsize in 15 years

Yes, They have seen a drop in broadcast license fees over the last few
years. Parliament doesn't base the fee on the annual inflation rate.

It's because streaming services are taking over.

Fun fact. If you live in the UK and you watch BBC online you still most
pay the fee. The fee pays for broadcasting on TV, Radio & Internet by the >BBC.

And if you're not in the UK and you try to stream their content from,
say, the US, you will probably have to pay a subscription fee anyway.
Can't get away from the fees, because they're wise to the tactic of
VPN-ing from the UK to somewhere else and then streaming from there.
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After a visit there my sister told me every BBC show worth watching appears
on PBS. In Boston MA Deutsche Welle, BBC World News, France 24 and NHK Newsline from Japan are on at suppertime. I used to stay up late for Vremya from Moscow.

My nonstandard posting results from running Win7 to watch and record antenna HDTV with its Media Center, unavailable on 10 or 11. 7's WLM can access
Usenet but treats it as plain text. Another consequence of not paying $$$
for cable is a 10GB monthly data limit for cheap cellular Net access.

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On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:36:55 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
<muratlanne@gmail.com> wrote:

After a visit there my sister told me every BBC show worth watching appears >on PBS. In Boston MA Deutsche Welle, BBC World News, France 24 and NHK >Newsline from Japan are on at suppertime. I used to stay up late for Vremya >from Moscow.

That's definitely true. We were watching PBS during a fundraiser
weekend and discovered Fawlty Towers. I don't think I've ever laughed
so hard in my entire life! We also discovered "As Time Goes By" in a
similar fashion, and managed to get the series on DVD at Costco
shortly thereafter. We HAD Fawlty Towers on VHS (tells you how long
ago THAT was!) but one tape has gone AWOL. Need to find them on DVD.

My nonstandard posting results from running Win7 to watch and record antenna >HDTV with its Media Center, unavailable on 10 or 11. 7's WLM can access >Usenet but treats it as plain text. Another consequence of not paying $$$ >for cable is a 10GB monthly data limit for cheap cellular Net access.

We're moving to Crestline, CA this weekend. I'll be setting up an
antenna there for TV, along with my ham radio stuff, and hopefully I
can find a cheap TV to put in the office-slash-ham-shack to see what I
can pick up.
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"Steve Silverwood [KB6OJS]" wrote in message news:osrkuk54dg5ad0milvven6cbs10nmnnr35@4ax.com...

We're moving to Crestline, CA this weekend. I'll be setting up an
antenna there for TV, along with my ham radio stuff, and hopefully I
can find a cheap TV to put in the office-slash-ham-shack to see what I
can pick up.
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Win7 laptops with Hauppauge or Avermedia USB tuners work fine for me as AC/DC/battery powered HDTVs and recorders. This one is on solar power. I haven't tried their newer programs, 7 Media Center was better than the older versions and usable with a trackball mouse on a chair arm. My laptops are
old and thick enough to accept a second 1TB CMR hard drive caddy in the DVD slot for recordings while booting from an SSD. SMR drives slow down drastically as they fill. The VLC Player is more capable than 7MC for
playback if you customize the menu with variable speed and single frame step and capture etc. It can save and play DVD movies though the time indexing is wrong.

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On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:11:15 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
<muratlanne@gmail.com> wrote:

We're moving to Crestline, CA this weekend. I'll be setting up an
antenna there for TV, along with my ham radio stuff, and hopefully I
can find a cheap TV to put in the office-slash-ham-shack to see what I
can pick up.

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Win7 laptops with Hauppauge or Avermedia USB tuners work fine for me as >AC/DC/battery powered HDTVs and recorders. This one is on solar power.

Glad you mentioned that. I'll be considering adding solar to the
house once we get settled. Not sure how well that will work because
of the trees giving so much shade all around the house. Can't hurt to
ask, though.

I haven't tried their newer programs, 7 Media Center was better than the older
versions and usable with a trackball mouse on a chair arm.

I do the trackball bit in my easy chair with my Chromebook, works nice
except for when my hands shake more than usual, because it makes my
thumb jitter the cursor all over the place. I have to two-hand it to
get the cursor where I want it before I can click. (They call it a
"cursor" because it's where you point at what you want to swear at....
:D )

My laptops are
old and thick enough to accept a second 1TB CMR hard drive caddy in the DVD >slot for recordings while booting from an SSD. SMR drives slow down >drastically as they fill. The VLC Player is more capable than 7MC for >playback if you customize the menu with variable speed and single frame step >and capture etc. It can save and play DVD movies though the time indexing is >wrong.

Glad you mentioned VLC. I've been a big fan of that program and use
it exclusively for video and audio playback. Adjusting the playback
speed is nice because, for example, I can use it to fast-forward
through the credits of a movie while searching for something. A
friend of mine told me he was a consultant on "Black Hawk Down"
because he was there. I don't disbelieve him, he was a Ranger and WAS
there, I just wanted to see if they gave him credit for the help.
(Apparently they didn't; I want to tell him about their omitting him
from the credits.)
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"Steve Silverwood [KB6OJS]" wrote in message news:3b8luktb96vjgk5tvsker2bitg8oqnpth1@4ax.com...

Glad you mentioned that. I'll be considering adding solar to the
house once we get settled. Not sure how well that will work because
of the trees giving so much shade all around the house. Can't hurt to
ask, though.

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When I bought this house I liked the mature oaks surrounding it, until
falling branches began damaging the roof. Now they've mostly been removed
for safety and fed to my sawmill. One right in front of the house blew down
in a squall, fortunately away from the house. After removing the branches
for firewood the trunk still weighed over two tons.

Solar is good for self-reliance but I don't think it's very cost-effective, even if DIY. Depreciation per cycle of a lead acid battery is close to the value of the stored electricity. I hope LiFePO4 lives up to its promise,
AGMs didn't.

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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news:10sefku$3et6a$1@dont-email.me...

Depreciation per cycle of a lead acid battery is close to the value of the stored electricity. I hope LiFePO4 lives up to its promise, AGMs didn't.

This would belong on alt.energy.homepower if it was still active.

Specifically a 12V 100Ah marine deep cycle lead acid that cost $100 and was claimed to last 500 cycles at 1 KWH each would depreciate $0.20 per cycle.
In NH we pay $0.20 to $0.30 per KWH for grid power. They also die from age even if kept charged, like car batteries. Reviews suggest the deep cycle
life may be half that or less. I have charge/discharge Amp-hour meters on
mine but few others appear to know how hard they've used their batteries.

I worked warranty repair on Li-ion batteries that recorded their use but
that info is company proprietary. I can say that heat damages them. NOS batteries for older laptops may have reduced capacity, as long as they keep
it running until a UPS or Jackery takes over they are fine for TV recording.

AGMs are reported to typically last 5 years despite manufacturers' longer claims. I have some high quality ones swapped out of a hospital backup UPS after 3 years, and one has failed not long afterwards. In my experience only
a few might reach 10. In a UPS I believe they may fail from one weak cell
with enough leakage to increase the float voltage on the other cells until they swell. I got a nice APC1400 UPS for free because the dealer couldn't figure out how to remove its swollen batteries.

If LiFePO4 claims prove true at ~1000 daily cycles per three years they
should last for 15-20.


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On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:06:10 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
<muratlanne@gmail.com> wrote:

When I bought this house I liked the mature oaks surrounding it, until >falling branches began damaging the roof. Now they've mostly been removed >for safety and fed to my sawmill. One right in front of the house blew down >in a squall, fortunately away from the house. After removing the branches >for firewood the trunk still weighed over two tons.

I don't think that's going to be an issue. The branches of the
evergreens, mostly pine, are short & skinny so would not be likely to
do much damage. But it's something to check when we get settled.

Solar is good for self-reliance but I don't think it's very cost-effective, >even if DIY. Depreciation per cycle of a lead acid battery is close to the >value of the stored electricity. I hope LiFePO4 lives up to its promise, >AGMs didn't.

California has some deals on solar, especially tax credits. I
wouldn't go with lead-acid batteries, it'd have to be much newer
technology than that.
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On Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:19:19 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
<muratlanne@gmail.com> wrote:

This would belong on alt.energy.homepower if it was still active.

Are you saying it's gone dark? <g> I'll check it and see, and bring
further discussions there if needed.
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"Steve Silverwood [KB6OJS]" wrote in message news:mccnukhabmj27klaqghm264h1k9qhksuoj@4ax.com...

California has some deals on solar, especially tax credits. I
wouldn't go with lead-acid batteries, it'd have to be much newer
technology than that.
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Will Prowse is well regarded for advice on LiFePO4.

There is a conflict between the advice to charge them to BMS cutoff at 14.4V which allows cell balancing, and not keeping them at full charge which may cause degradation. They are supposed to be stored around half charged. For daily cycling I usually charge then to 13.6V in parallel with AGMs, which is within spec for both, but controversial. At 13.6V the LiFePO4 may not charge above 80~90% as fast as at 14.4V. https://wildcamping.co.uk/threads/lithium-lead-acid-hybrid-battery-setup.98526/

The pluses are that the AGM will absorb and prevent a possibly damaging >20V solar charger voltage spike when the BMS abruptly cuts off charging current
at 100% SOC, from the occasional 14.4V recovery from extended overcast. On discharge the LiFePO4 will provide all the current until it discharges
80~90% to the AGM rest voltage, then the AGM which tolerates fewer and shallower cycles takes over the load. I can buy swapped-on-schedule AGMs for this cheaply.

AGMs may have a higher current capacity to provide for starting current
surges that shut off an LiFePO4's BMS. Mine are rated for 800A, the Li for 100A continuously.

A downside is the drain from the LiFePO4 at 13.3V into the AGM whose rest voltage is lower. I shut off the AGM breaker in the evening to stop it. Healthy AGMs don't draw much, around 1% or less of their 1C capacity, sick ones show higher on the ammeter.

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