baggypipes
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apart from the internet, how best to receive bbc radio programmes whilst cruising around the med
world radio?
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LadyInBed
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R4 LW packs up about half way down. The alternative is SW World Service.
Dyflin
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BBC World Service is terrific , if you want to find out about what's going on in Africa... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
LadyInBed
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Ah! but it is in English. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
baggypipes
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sorry may not have explained properly
what radio sets do people use to pick up the transmissions?
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what radio sets do people use to pick up the transmissions?
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iangrant
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scarlett
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You can get all the BBC etc Radio and TV in the south of France with a one metre dish and a Maplin 12v 28E satellite receiver.
Assuming reasonable wave free water and the boat is tied hard against a wall or pontoon once it locks on it will give a good picture and audio service 99% of the time. Serious livaboards mount it on the pontoon.
There is also WorldSpace in Greece and Turkey to get BBC world service eastern beam which is more European oriented.
Assuming reasonable wave free water and the boat is tied hard against a wall or pontoon once it locks on it will give a good picture and audio service 99% of the time. Serious livaboards mount it on the pontoon.
There is also WorldSpace in Greece and Turkey to get BBC world service eastern beam which is more European oriented.
ronsurf
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This one:
http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/pages/R9962.html
Don't get the others, the batteries don't last as long. This one is plenty loud enough, small enough and good enough. Awesome little radio!
http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/pages/R9962.html
Don't get the others, the batteries don't last as long. This one is plenty loud enough, small enough and good enough. Awesome little radio!
hubert
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For serious listening the nasa hf3 is hard to beat. It covers all long, medium and short wave frequecies. If you have a laptop you can also get weatherfax and the radiotelex weather service.
Go onto BBC world service to see some of the excellent services they broadcast on short wave.
Go onto BBC world service to see some of the excellent services they broadcast on short wave.
vyv_cox
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BBC World service will not be broadcast on SW to Europe after the end of February. Unfortunately, although the Roberts radio is excellent it will do you little good.
ytd
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but surely you could still get it on freqs destined for other parts of the world - just not as well
whipper_snapper
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BBC World Service is terrific , if you want to find out about what's going on in Africa... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
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Do you think the world service directed to Africa should NOT be about Africa ??? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
In fact it also has excellent world news/current affairs programmes. Some lifted from radio 4. Radio 4 seems very parochial by comparison, I just wish there wasn't so much damned UK soccer.
BBC World Service is terrific , if you want to find out about what's going on in Africa... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
[/ QUOTE ]
Do you think the world service directed to Africa should NOT be about Africa ??? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
In fact it also has excellent world news/current affairs programmes. Some lifted from radio 4. Radio 4 seems very parochial by comparison, I just wish there wasn't so much damned UK soccer.
vyv_cox
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Not according to the BBC world service.
