Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
19-01-2015, 10:18
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
LW is brilliant. Signal carries for hundreds of miles, and although prone to interference, is reliable. I can get loads of French radio on LW, and listen to the Test Match when in France. However I struggle to get a FM/DAB signal from my local station 15 miles away....
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19-01-2015, 10:21
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
It also carries the shipping forecasts to areas that FM etc don't reach.
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19-01-2015, 10:27
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
It also carries the shipping forecasts to areas that FM etc don't reach.
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Do fisherman still use it for the Shipping Forecast? I'd have thought that these days they'd be using satellites or something similar.
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19-01-2015, 11:24
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
I'm sure larger boats do have all the aides but when it comes down to it and all the fancy stuff goes down, good old LW AM will still be there and accessable with the simplest of receivers.
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19-01-2015, 12:08
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
It's one of the criteria that our tactical submarine force uses to assess whether or not the UK has been victim to a nuclear attack, and hence when to open the envelope containing the letter each PM writes when they take up office telling them what to do in the event of the destruction of the UK.
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It`s never been a criteria. Not true.
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19-01-2015, 14:51
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
During a discussion about the Emergency Broadcasting Network, it came out that BBC1 and Radio 4 are given special treatment with regards to making them more resilient in the event of something like a nuclear attack.
The reason being, apparently, is that these frequencies would be taken over by the Emergency Broadcasting Network. This was in relation to terrestrial television and radio services.
Does anybody know how if VM gives these channels any more of a priority over other channels? Maybe it's one of the reasons that they aren't encrypted??
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In the event of a nuclear attack... just put your head between your legs and kiss your bottom goodbye - I doubt if anyone will be left to listen to the Archers next exploits.
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19-01-2015, 15:19
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
We never even got the footy results from Saturdays until Monday or Tuesdays never mind listening to Radio4 every morning.
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20-01-2015, 03:08
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
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Originally Posted by blackthorn
It`s never been a criteria. Not true.
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As I understand it, this criterion was one of various criteria used by the submarines to determine if all intelligent human life had been anhiliated in the UK.
Have you got any evidence to show that this is incorrect?
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20-01-2015, 07:26
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
As I understand it, this criterion was one of various criteria used by the submarines to determine if all intelligent human life had been anhiliated in the UK.
Have you got any evidence to show that this is incorrect?
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No, sorry but I havent. But I do know. Its the same as the dit about the letter from the PM, not true.
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21-01-2015, 16:05
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21-01-2015, 19:28
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Re: Does VM protect BBC1 and Radio 4 above all other on the network?
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Originally Posted by Mr K
LW is brilliant. Signal carries for hundreds of miles, and although prone to interference, is reliable. I can get loads of French radio on LW, and listen to the Test Match when in France. However I struggle to get a FM/DAB signal from my local station 15 miles away....
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Not to mention RTE, who still use the old Atlantic 252 slot on LW, although they may be shutting this down in the near future.
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