I often listen to the news bulletins on shortwave from Radio Romania International because it is good to hear alternative views or breaking
news from that region. Since the return from BST to GMT, I have had
great difficulty finding their English transmissions at the times and frequencies listed on their webpages.
At first I thought I must have made a mistake with the times or the
schedule but then I discovered that the transmissions were audible at
the correct time and frequency on some days but not others. Their transmission a few nights ago finished with an announcement that
listeners should search for their programmes on an alternative set of frequencies if there was nothing on the usual ones.
Now their webpage is carrying two sets of schedules, one with the
'official' frequencies and the other with alternative frequencies.
Their explanation is that the 'Radiocom' transmitters are frequently
breaking down and the emergency transmitters have to be used instead.
Breakdowns weren't exactly unknown in the past, but not as often as
this. Does anyone know what transmitters they are using (ex-Russian?)
or whether the breakdown is actually occurring in the aerials or the ancilliary equipment. I get the impression the whole thing is being run
an a shoestring and badly underfunded.
Liz Tuddenham <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> wrote:
Liz Tuddenham <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
I often listen to the news bulletins on shortwave from Radio Romania
International because it is good to hear alternative views or breaking >>>> news from that region. Since the return from BST to GMT, I have had
great difficulty finding their English transmissions at the times and
frequencies listed on their webpages.
At first I thought I must have made a mistake with the times or the
schedule but then I discovered that the transmissions were audible at
the correct time and frequency on some days but not others. Their
transmission a few nights ago finished with an announcement that
listeners should search for their programmes on an alternative set of
frequencies if there was nothing on the usual ones.
Now their webpage is carrying two sets of schedules, one with the
'official' frequencies and the other with alternative frequencies.
Their explanation is that the 'Radiocom' transmitters are frequently
breaking down and the emergency transmitters have to be used instead.
Breakdowns weren't exactly unknown in the past, but not as often as
this. Does anyone know what transmitters they are using (ex-Russian?) >>>> or whether the breakdown is actually occurring in the aerials or the
ancilliary equipment. I get the impression the whole thing is being run >>>> an a shoestring and badly underfunded.
Why not listen via their Internet stream?
I like to listen on the bedside radio last thing at night.
Bit late to this thread, I really miss those days when SW and sometimes at night MW would let you listen to the world and hear the voices of the rCLother siderCY identified by their signature music or tones.
Made me dig out my copy of rCLAtmospherics rCy Listen to RadiorCY by Tom Robinson, one of the best summaries of what we could once experience in my opinion .
Tom Robinson himself has put it on you tube. Worth a listen
<https://youtu.be/r9qz_bnJVlw?si=OmQcRGlAsEDF9GX4>
Bit late to this thread, I really miss those days when SW and sometimes at night MW would let you listen to the world and hear the voices of the rCLother siderCY identified by their signature music or tones.I quite like the message, though the style of music's not my taste -
Made me dig out my copy of rCLAtmospherics rCy Listen to RadiorCY by Tom Robinson, one of the best summaries of what we could once experience in my opinion .
Tom Robinson himself has put it on you tube. Worth a listen
<https://youtu.be/r9qz_bnJVlw?si=OmQcRGlAsEDF9GX4>
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