From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.
--
Davey.

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune
--
rCLThe ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools.rCY

Herbert Spencer

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 12:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/
bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/
sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

I still have my 58/59 Buddy Holly LP!>

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

Interesting to look at in a museum, but to own it? No thanks, I've got
too much old junk littering up my garage already!
--
Cheers,
Roger
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:07:50 +0100, Timatmarford wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the
13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/
bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/
sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

I still have my 58/59 Buddy Holly LP!>

Growing up I was excited by the couple of original Beatles singles my
parents had, thinking they were "old" and worth millions.

When it was pointed out that *Millions* were out there, whide made them
almost worthless was a critical teachable moment :)

Fortuntely (or not, depending on your POV) I've never been bitten by that completist bug. Even when I was really into certain bands, as long as I *heard* the rarer stuff, it made no difference if it was a taped copy.

It often staggers me how few of some things that were churned out by the millions survive.
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

I still have the Pye portable shown centrally in lot 7428! In the early sixties I drilled a hole in the chrome to the right of the (missing) right-hand knob so I could put a 3.5mm jack socket in. That way I could
listen via headphones without disturbing anyone else. Last time I
checked (about 10 years ago) the radio still worked.
--
Jeff
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 12:30 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

The price of s/h vinyl (and for that matter, new vinyl) has become
ridiculous.

I have, in my collection, at least one LP, bought new in 1970 and only
ever played a half-dozen times, for which some sellers are asking re43,000.


--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

It often staggers me how few of some things that were churned out by the millions survive.

in some case, like the hideous Austin Montego, I am not sure thats such
a bad thing
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:32:30 +0100, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

It often staggers me how few of some things that were churned out by
the millions survive.

in some case, like the hideous Austin Montego, I am not sure thats such
a bad thing

A few years ago, on a trip to RAF Cosford, I encountered a Ford Capri
owners group rally.

I found myself contemplating the pointlessness of existence.

Not just in the West Midlands, but the UK generally :)
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

in some case, like the hideous Austin Montego, I am not sure thats such
a bad thing

A few years ago, on a trip to RAF Cosford, I encountered a Ford Capri
owners group rally.

I found myself contemplating the pointlessness of existence.

Not just in the West Midlands, but the UK generally :)

I think its only fair to tell you that I own a 60 year old Mark 2 Jaguar
- but I dont hang around with other owners :-\
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:41:49 +0100, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

in some case, like the hideous Austin Montego, I am not sure thats
such a bad thing

A few years ago, on a trip to RAF Cosford, I encountered a Ford Capri
owners group rally.

I found myself contemplating the pointlessness of existence.

Not just in the West Midlands, but the UK generally :)

I think its only fair to tell you that I own a 60 year old Mark 2 Jaguar
- but I dont hang around with other owners :-\

For some reason the old Jaguar styling is pretty much the only UK made
car I have ever felt "made it".
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 18:56, Jethro wrote:

On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:41:49 +0100, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

in some case, like the hideous Austin Montego, I am not sure thats
such a bad thing

A few years ago, on a trip to RAF Cosford, I encountered a Ford Capri
owners group rally.

I found myself contemplating the pointlessness of existence.

Not just in the West Midlands, but the UK generally :)

I think its only fair to tell you that I own a 60 year old Mark 2 Jaguar
- but I dont hang around with other owners :-\

For some reason the old Jaguar styling is pretty much the only UK made
car I have ever felt "made it".

I agree - definitely (to me) much better looking than a half timbered
Morris Minor
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:04:18 +0100, JNugent <JNugent73@mail.com>
wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:30 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

The price of s/h vinyl (and for that matter, new vinyl) has become >ridiculous.

I have, in my collection, at least one LP, bought new in 1970 and only
ever played a half-dozen times, for which some sellers are asking C3,000.

When Sgt Pepper came out, I knew it was going to be important (like
those folk without computers who bought Windows 95, perhaps?) and I
bought two copies. One to play and the other which I sealed,
untouched, into a polythene sleeve to give to some unyet imagined grandchildren. (or should that be yet unimagined?)

Since then, fashions changed and nobody had vinyl records anymore.
Since then, fashions changed and everybody is playing vinyl records
again.

I wonder how it will be when I finally snuff it and my grandchildren
are presented with that plastic bag?

Nick
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick
up Radio 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..
--
Tony Sayer


Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.

Give him a keyboard, and he will reveal himself.


--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick
up Radio 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...?

They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on
Medium Wave.)
--
Sam Plusnet
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

Sam Plusnet wrote:

tony sayer wrote:

a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick
up Radio 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...?

They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around
anymore?

After 198 stopped broadcasting R4, but while it was still powered on
with the end of life announcement, I dug out my LW receiver (to
direction find which transmitter was broadcasting the announcement).

The whole of LW band was dead ... I thought I heard some data broadcast
at one point, but that turned out to be my wireless mouse!

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

Nick Odell wrote:

When Sgt Pepper came out, I knew it was going to be important (like
those folk without computers who bought Windows 95, perhaps?) and I
bought two copies. One to play and the other which I sealed,
untouched, into a polythene sleeve to give to some unyet imagined grandchildren. (or should that be yet unimagined?)

Since then, fashions changed and nobody had vinyl records anymore.
Since then, fashions changed and everybody is playing vinyl records
again.

I wonder how it will be when I finally snuff it and my grandchildren
are presented with that plastic bag?

I hope you've made a few people aware of it being stashed away?

If not, there's a real chance of it ending-up in a skip with the rest of Grandad's junk :-(

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th. >>>>
https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3 >>>>

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick
up Radio-a 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...?

They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around
anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on
Medium Wave.)

They have all gone. Radio4 was the last, kept to keep the Economy 7 time switches working...

Dave
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:13:30 +0100
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

Nick Odell wrote:

When Sgt Pepper came out, I knew it was going to be important (like
those folk without computers who bought Windows 95, perhaps?) and I
bought two copies. One to play and the other which I sealed,
untouched, into a polythene sleeve to give to some unyet imagined grandchildren. (or should that be yet unimagined?)

Since then, fashions changed and nobody had vinyl records anymore.
Since then, fashions changed and everybody is playing vinyl records
again.

I wonder how it will be when I finally snuff it and my grandchildren
are presented with that plastic bag?

I hope you've made a few people aware of it being stashed away?

If not, there's a real chance of it ending-up in a skip with the rest
of Grandad's junk :-(

I had the same thoughts. Without a clear warning, it will be just
chucked aside and that will be all that preparation thrown away.
--
Davey.

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 12:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:
Snip<

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

You are off your meds again.
Any benefit you give to this group is outweighed by your swearing.
Plonk.
--
Regards
wasbit
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick
up Radio 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

I've gotta cuppel of valve radios if you want tony..rescued from widows
skip so to spik

Not worth anything but fun to tinker with.

Got a very nice valve portable too. Switched off around 1958 when the aforesaid's mum bought a tranny...
--
"It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's that it is being 70 in the 20's" Joe Walsh

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th. >>>>
https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3 >>>>

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick
up Radio-a 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...?

They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around
anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on
Medium Wave.)

Long Wave is chock full of ADSL
--
"It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's that it is being 70 in the 20's" Joew Walsh

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 09:20, wasbit wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:
Snip<

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

You are off your meds again.
Any benefit you give to this group is outweighed by your swearing.
Plonk.

Who the fuck are you? Jesus incarnate?
Fuck off.
--
"It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's that it is being 70 in the 20's" Joew Walsh

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 09:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th. >>>>
https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/
bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3 >>>>

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick
up Radio-a 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

I've gotta cuppel of valve radios if you want tony..rescued from widows
skip so to spik

Not worth anything but fun to tinker with.

Got a very nice valve portable too. Switched off around 1958 when the aforesaid's mum bought a tranny...

I have a couple of R1155 WW2 receivers and an Eddystone 940.
All are destined for eBay when I get round to it (and after
testing).
John

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:44:16 +0100, Davey <davey@example.invalid>
wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:13:30 +0100
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

Nick Odell wrote:

When Sgt Pepper came out, I knew it was going to be important (like
those folk without computers who bought Windows 95, perhaps?) and I
bought two copies. One to play and the other which I sealed,
untouched, into a polythene sleeve to give to some unyet imagined
grandchildren. (or should that be yet unimagined?)

Since then, fashions changed and nobody had vinyl records anymore.
Since then, fashions changed and everybody is playing vinyl records
again.

I wonder how it will be when I finally snuff it and my grandchildren
are presented with that plastic bag?

I hope you've made a few people aware of it being stashed away?

If not, there's a real chance of it ending-up in a skip with the rest
of Grandad's junk :-(

I had the same thoughts. Without a clear warning, it will be just
chucked aside and that will be all that preparation thrown away.

Good points, both of you. It's on the same shelf as a couple of LPs
and CDs where I'm listed in the credits (and one, bizarrely, where I'm
not) but I suppose I can't expect the kids to have psychic skills and
weed them out before all the rest go to the skip.

Nick
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:32:01 +0100, David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid>
wrote:

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th. >>>>>
https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3 >>>>>

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick
up Radioa 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...? >>
They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around
anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on
Medium Wave.)

They have all gone. Radio4 was the last, kept to keep the Economy 7 time >switches working...

In a sort of homage to that chapter in Nevil Shute's novel, On The
Beach where the submarine chases half way around the world in search
of a random Morse Code transmission, I dragged out my multi-band
portable to see if I could find anything, anything at all on Long
Wave.

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English! Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

Fortunately, I have at least one working DAB and/or FM radio in every
room here so I'll be okay until the balloon really does go up. And
I've learned one very important lesson today about portable,
multi-band radios: one should check the batteries once in a while.


Nick
[1]It's an analogue dial and not very accurate
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:32:01 +0100, David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid>
wrote:

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th. >>>>>>
https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3 >>>>>>

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick >>>> up Radio-a 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...? >>>
They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around
anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on
Medium Wave.)

They have all gone. Radio4 was the last, kept to keep the Economy 7 time
switches working...

In a sort of homage to that chapter in Nevil Shute's novel, On The
Beach where the submarine chases half way around the world in search
of a random Morse Code transmission, I dragged out my multi-band
portable to see if I could find anything, anything at all on Long
Wave.

That was perhaps the most depressing book I ever read.

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English! Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

Fortunately, I have at least one working DAB and/or FM radio in every
room here so I'll be okay until the balloon really does go up. And
I've learned one very important lesson today about portable,
multi-band radios: one should check the batteries once in a while.

Nick
[1]It's an analogue dial and not very accurate

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English! Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

How can it be a harmonic when its below the MW frequency?
--
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over
the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that
authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.

Fr|-d|-ric Bastiat

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 18:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English!
Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little
battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

How can it be a harmonic when its below the MW frequency?

It can't but it can't be an image on a cheap superhet. Talk sport is frequencies between 1053 to 1107kHz so a typical cheap superhet with an
IF between 450 and 470kHz there will be image reception in the long wave bands.

Dave
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 18:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English!
Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little
battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

How can it be a harmonic when its below the MW frequency?

a Harmonic of the local oscillator,
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 2026-08-11 18:54, David Wade wrote:

On 11/08/2026 18:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English!
Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little
battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

How can it be a harmonic when its below the MW frequency?

It can't but it can't be an image on a cheap superhet. Talk sport is frequencies between-a 1053 to 1107kHz so a typical cheap superhet with an
IF between 450 and 470kHz there will be image reception in the long wave bands.

Dave

Indeed, with an IF of 465 kHz and LO above there will be an image at
2*465 above, so 1053 kHz could break through on LW apparently at ~123
kHz, a bit off the usual bottom end of LW, and 1107 kHz at ~283 kHz,
right at the top end.

nib
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:32:01 +0100, David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid>
wrote:

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th. >>>>>>
https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3 >>>>>>

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick >>>> up Radio-a 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...? >>>
They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around
anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on
Medium Wave.)

They have all gone. Radio4 was the last, kept to keep the Economy 7 time
switches working...

In a sort of homage to that chapter in Nevil Shute's novel, On The
Beach where the submarine chases half way around the world in search
of a random Morse Code transmission, I dragged out my multi-band
portable to see if I could find anything, anything at all on Long
Wave.

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English! Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

Fortunately, I have at least one working DAB and/or FM radio in every
room here so I'll be okay until the balloon really does go up. And
I've learned one very important lesson today about portable,
multi-band radios: one should check the batteries once in a while.

Nick
[1]It's an analogue dial and not very accurate

Are your DAB radios capable of handling DAB+?
--
Sam Plusnet
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:31:23 +0100, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:32:01 +0100, David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid>
wrote:

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher
<tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th. >>>>>>>
https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3 >>>>>>>

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick >>>>> up Radioa 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...? >>>>
They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around
anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on
Medium Wave.)

They have all gone. Radio4 was the last, kept to keep the Economy 7 time >>> switches working...

In a sort of homage to that chapter in Nevil Shute's novel, On The
Beach where the submarine chases half way around the world in search
of a random Morse Code transmission, I dragged out my multi-band
portable to see if I could find anything, anything at all on Long
Wave.

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English!
Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little
battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

Fortunately, I have at least one working DAB and/or FM radio in every
room here so I'll be okay until the balloon really does go up. And
I've learned one very important lesson today about portable,
multi-band radios: one should check the batteries once in a while.


Nick
[1]It's an analogue dial and not very accurate

Are your DAB radios capable of handling DAB+?

I think I've got four of 'em and no, they are all just bog-standard
DAB.

Why? Are they all about to become obsolete?

Nick
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 2026-08-11 23:32, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:31:23 +0100, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:32:01 +0100, David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid>
wrote:

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher >>>>>> <tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick >>>>>> up Radio-a 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...?

They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around
anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on
Medium Wave.)

They have all gone. Radio4 was the last, kept to keep the Economy 7 time >>>> switches working...

In a sort of homage to that chapter in Nevil Shute's novel, On The
Beach where the submarine chases half way around the world in search
of a random Morse Code transmission, I dragged out my multi-band
portable to see if I could find anything, anything at all on Long
Wave.

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English!
Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine
voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells
you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little
battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

Fortunately, I have at least one working DAB and/or FM radio in every
room here so I'll be okay until the balloon really does go up. And
I've learned one very important lesson today about portable,
multi-band radios: one should check the batteries once in a while.


Nick
[1]It's an analogue dial and not very accurate

Are your DAB radios capable of handling DAB+?

I think I've got four of 'em and no, they are all just bog-standard
DAB.

Why? Are they all about to become obsolete?

Nick

Not much apart from the main BBC channels are still on plain old DAB
(MP2 codec). Pretty much everything else is now DAB+. Classic FM changed
a couple of years ago. Some of the newer BBC channels such as Radio 3
Unwind are DAB+ too. A DAB radio will appear to tune to these channels
but no sound will come out.

To my mind, the biggest error with DAB. No backwards compatibility. No
ability to upgrade.

nib
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

Not much apart from the main BBC channels are still on plain old DAB
(MP2 codec). Pretty much everything else is now DAB+. Classic FM changed
a couple of years ago. Some of the newer BBC channels such as Radio 3
Unwind are DAB+ too. A DAB radio will appear to tune to these channels
but no sound will come out.

much like the mythical Radio 5 SX Formula1 ?

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 12/08/2026 08:25, nib wrote:

On 2026-08-11 23:32, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:31:23 +0100, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:32:01 +0100, David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid>
wrote:

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher >>>>>>> <tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick >>>>>>> up Radio-a 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...?

They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around >>>>>> anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on >>>>>> Medium Wave.)

They have all gone. Radio4 was the last, kept to keep the Economy 7 time >>>>> switches working...

In a sort of homage to that chapter in Nevil Shute's novel, On The
Beach where the submarine chases half way around the world in search
of a random Morse Code transmission, I dragged out my multi-band
portable to see if I could find anything, anything at all on Long
Wave.

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English!
Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine >>>> voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells >>>> you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little
battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

Fortunately, I have at least one working DAB and/or FM radio in every
room here so I'll be okay until the balloon really does go up. And
I've learned one very important lesson today about portable,
multi-band radios: one should check the batteries once in a while.


Nick
[1]It's an analogue dial and not very accurate

Are your DAB radios capable of handling DAB+?

I think I've got four of 'em and no, they are all just bog-standard
DAB.

Why? Are they all about to become obsolete?

Nick

Not much apart from the main BBC channels are still on plain old DAB
(MP2 codec). Pretty much everything else is now DAB+. Classic FM changed
a couple of years ago. Some of the newer BBC channels such as Radio 3
Unwind are DAB+ too. A DAB radio will appear to tune to these channels
but no sound will come out.

To my mind, the biggest error with DAB. No backwards compatibility. No ability to upgrade.

Agreed. I've got a 25-years old Roberts radio which is only DAB, and is gradually losing stations. I also have another one which is only 13
years old and has the same problem.
--
Jeff
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 2026-08-12 09:15, Andy Burns wrote:

Abandoned Trolley wrote:

Not much apart from the main BBC channels are still on plain old DAB
(MP2 codec). Pretty much everything else is now DAB+. Classic FM
changed a couple of years ago. Some of the newer BBC channels such as
Radio 3 Unwind are DAB+ too. A DAB radio will appear to tune to these
channels but no sound will come out.

much like the mythical Radio 5 SX Formula1 ?

5LSX used to work on my Pure Evoke3, which was not DAB+, maybe it's changed?-a I no longer use the Pure radios as most newer stations are
DAB+, my last couple of cars have been DAB+, the one before was DAB only.

BBC R5 SX is still DAB according to my little portable. SX2, SX3 and so
on are streaming only.

It was one of the big cricket series going to TalkSport 2 that made me
first buy a DAB+ portable. The cars have been DAB+ since at least 2013.

Back in the earlier days of DAB I had a Videologic DAB tuner that didn't
see 5 Sports Extra in the main station selection, you had to tune to
Radio 5 and then select some sub-channel. I've not seen that anywhere
else. The same applied to some part-time Parliament channel and Radio 4.

nib
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:25:55 +0100, nib <news@ingram-bromley.co.uk>
wrote:

On 2026-08-11 23:32, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:31:23 +0100, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:32:01 +0100, David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid>
wrote:

On 11/08/2026 00:30, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 10/08/2026 22:28, tony sayer wrote:

In article <115ccp5$323nr$5@dont-email.me>, The Natural Philosopher >>>>>>> <tnp@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus

On 10/08/2026 12:09, Davey wrote:

M local auction house has a load of old equipment for sale on the 13th.

https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/bf7b58200c39a55a4a089c7d3628fa92/8a390

ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/sound-vision/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=3

Later pages have more stuff, earlier pages have media.

fuck me. Looks like my old vinyl shit is worth a fortune

Indeed, but a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick >>>>>>> up Radioa 5 now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo, Leningrad...?

They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around >>>>>> anymore?

(I was going to include Strasbourg, but when I checked, that was on >>>>>> Medium Wave.)

They have all gone. Radio4 was the last, kept to keep the Economy 7 time >>>>> switches working...

In a sort of homage to that chapter in Nevil Shute's novel, On The
Beach where the submarine chases half way around the world in search
of a random Morse Code transmission, I dragged out my multi-band
portable to see if I could find anything, anything at all on Long
Wave.

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English!
Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine >>>> voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells >>>> you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little
battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

Fortunately, I have at least one working DAB and/or FM radio in every
room here so I'll be okay until the balloon really does go up. And
I've learned one very important lesson today about portable,
multi-band radios: one should check the batteries once in a while.


Nick
[1]It's an analogue dial and not very accurate

Are your DAB radios capable of handling DAB+?

I think I've got four of 'em and no, they are all just bog-standard
DAB.

Why? Are they all about to become obsolete?

Nick

Not much apart from the main BBC channels are still on plain old DAB
(MP2 codec). Pretty much everything else is now DAB+. Classic FM changed
a couple of years ago. Some of the newer BBC channels such as Radio 3
Unwind are DAB+ too. A DAB radio will appear to tune to these channels
but no sound will come out.

To my mind, the biggest error with DAB. No backwards compatibility. No >ability to upgrade.

If you hadn't told me, I probably wouldn't have noticed until
everything disappeared. I only tend to listen to two stations and they
are both BBC and both are still there.

Nick

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> wrote:

On 11/08/2026 18:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 11/08/2026 15:51, Nick Odell wrote:

And yes! Somewhere around 170kHz[1] someone was talking in English! Unfortunately, and in keeping with that ultimately pointless submarine voyage in the book, I soon worked out that this was actually a
harmonic of TalkSport's medium wave transmission. Which probably tells you more than you ever wanted to know about quality of the little battery-powered radio I keep in case the balloon goes up.

How can it be a harmonic when its below the MW frequency?

It can't but it can't be an image on a cheap superhet. Talk sport is frequencies between 1053 to 1107kHz so a typical cheap superhet with an
IF between 450 and 470kHz there will be image reception in the long wave bands.

Oscillator is usually high, or has that changed in the last 50 years?
--
braind
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

Sam Plusnet wrote:

tony sayer wrote:

a pity some of their vintage radio receivers can only pick up Radio 5
now what the demise ofd 198 Longwave!..

How about Hilversum, R. Paris, Luxembourg, Kalundborg, Oslo,
Leningrad...?

They all used to be on Long Wave - don't tell me they aren't around anymore?

After 198 stopped broadcasting R4, but while it was still powered on with
the end of life announcement, I dug out my LW receiver (to direction find which transmitter was broadcasting the announcement).

The whole of LW band was dead ... I thought I heard some data broadcast at one point, but that turned out to be my wireless mouse!

There's a couple of weak ones, Poland and Algeria I think. Allouis is still transmitting data (time) on 162, but at about 6dB down on when it had programme.
--
braind
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

me9 <me9@privacy.net> wrote:

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

[rCa]

The whole of LW band was dead ... I thought I heard some data broadcast at >> one point, but that turned out to be my wireless mouse!

There's a couple of weak ones, Poland and Algeria I think. Allouis is still transmitting data (time) on 162, but at about 6dB down on when it had programme.

At circa 2300h last night I had a listen on the LW band. Stations heard
were:

171kHzrCafaint station, voice just audible but unreadable, probably Morocco.

225kHzrCamoderate strength, Polskie Radio, Polish rapper

252kHzrCastrong station, voices using French language, probably Algeria.
--
Spike
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 13 Aug 2026 10:09:49 GMT
Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

225kHzrCamoderate strength, Polskie Radio, Polish rapper

Polish rapper. It reminds me of a time in our rental car in Buenos
Aires when the best radio station we could find was Spanish Rap. None of
us had ever expected that.
--
Davey.
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 13/08/2026 11:27, Davey wrote:

On 13 Aug 2026 10:09:49 GMT
Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

225kHzrCamoderate strength, Polskie Radio, Polish rapper

Polish rapper. It reminds me of a time in our rental car in Buenos
Aires when the best radio station we could find was Spanish Rap. None of
us had ever expected that.

The other 49 stations would, of course, have been playing tango music
24/7! At least, they seemed to when I was there 30+ years ago.
--
Jeff
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:

On 13 Aug 2026 10:09:49 GMT
Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

225kHzrCamoderate strength, Polskie Radio, Polish rapper

Polish rapper. It reminds me of a time in our rental car in Buenos
Aires when the best radio station we could find was Spanish Rap. None of
us had ever expected that.

LOL

IrCOve heard Polish rap before, I even once heard an expression in one rap
that I could translate (rCOwielki domrCO (big house)) although the rest remained a mystery.
--
Spike
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On 13/08/2026 12:50, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 13/08/2026 11:27, Davey wrote:

On 13 Aug 2026 10:09:49 GMT
Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

225kHzrCamoderate strength, Polskie Radio, Polish rapper

Polish rapper. It reminds me of a time in our rental car in Buenos
Aires when the best radio station we could find was Spanish Rap. None of
us had ever expected that.

The other 49 stations would, of course, have been playing tango music
24/7! At least, they seemed to when I was there 30+ years ago.

Even 5 years ago or more trying to find any decent music on continental
FM/AM was a disaster

Thank Clapton the current cars supports a USB drive full of MP3s...
--
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.
-- Yogi Berra

--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:50:22 +0100
Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 13/08/2026 11:27, Davey wrote:

On 13 Aug 2026 10:09:49 GMT
Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

225kHzrCamoderate strength, Polskie Radio, Polish rapper

Polish rapper. It reminds me of a time in our rental car in Buenos
Aires when the best radio station we could find was Spanish Rap.
None of us had ever expected that.

The other 49 stations would, of course, have been playing tango music
24/7! At least, they seemed to when I was there 30+ years ago.

I had a variation on this theme. In Mexico City, I once got into a cab
in which the driver had to shut off the AM/FM radio, then the two-way
radio, so that his battery could actually turn the engine over. He
repeated this when I got back into the cab after stopping at Office
Depot.
--
Davey.
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:50:22 +0100, Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

On 13/08/2026 11:27, Davey wrote:

On 13 Aug 2026 10:09:49 GMT
Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

225kHzamoderate strength, Polskie Radio, Polish rapper

Polish rapper. It reminds me of a time in our rental car in Buenos
Aires when the best radio station we could find was Spanish Rap. None of
us had ever expected that.

The other 49 stations would, of course, have been playing tango music
24/7! At least, they seemed to when I was there 30+ years ago.

Davey and Jeff will be reassured to hear that not a lot has changed in
that respect and AM radio - especially localised AM radio - is still a
big thing in the capital and beyond. They don't have the benefit of a
UK-style regulatory authority so the name of the game is to crank up
your own output so that your station will cut through against the
neighbouring stations who have also cranked up their output. If you
want to listen to something specific then it's often easier to find
their internet stream.

...which is what we did when a friend of ours was doing a live session
from a radio studio just a couple of miles away in the district of
Chacarita. Unfortunately, I don't remember much of the performance.
Being live radio but without the precision of the BBC, the live
session was being delayed and delayed and I'd just opened this bottle
of Limoncello - which for the record is bottled at a higher strength
and in a bigger bottle over there - and before I knew it, the bottle
was empty and so was my head.

Nick
--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2