LW Broadcast RTE1 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

happytiger · 5th Oct 2015, 4:09 am

We must keep the LW broadcast service alive.
RTE radio1 on 252khz LW is under threat,please see this link
https://jfe.qualtrics.com/form/SV_cMY5YAORn9Rge8Z
this is part of a survey for GB listeners, the more listeners the better!

'LIVEWIRE?' · 5th Oct 2015, 9:42 am

I have just completed the survey

M0TGX Terry · 5th Oct 2015, 4:06 pm

So have I. Being of a suspicious turn of mind, the questionnaire looks like the sort of one I'd design if I was hoping to prove that DAB /digital was the way to go. Nothing wrong with new ways to do things, of course, but I have a lot of radios with a LW position on the band selector, and it would be a pity if it became redundant.

Andrew2 · 5th Oct 2015, 5:47 pm

Just done it.

mark_in_manc · 5th Oct 2015, 6:28 pm

Me too. Doesn't look too promising, does it, but let's see. It would be a shame for RTE 1 to be just something else coming in via pantry transmitter.

sexton_mallard · 5th Oct 2015, 7:52 pm

Completed survey too.

trickie_dickie · 5th Oct 2015, 8:25 pm

Done

Andrewausfa · 5th Oct 2015, 10:27 pm

Done as well.

hannahs radios · 6th Oct 2015, 12:49 am

Just done it also

KeithsTV · 6th Oct 2015, 8:52 am

Likewise.

Keith

michamoo · 6th Oct 2015, 12:29 pm

Done also

Eric_Harvie · 6th Oct 2015, 7:44 pm

Ditto

SteveCG · 7th Oct 2015, 10:23 am

Ditto.

Kevin Hoyland · 7th Oct 2015, 4:07 pm

Hello.
Survey Completed.

Kevin.

Junk Box Nick · 7th Oct 2015, 7:58 pm

Survey done. Wish the frequency was clear at night but fortunately I can null out Algeria where I am located.

steve.seven · 8th Oct 2015, 12:14 am

Quality broadcasting across the board for many people of all ages here in the U.K.

Long wave is easy to receive in most parts of the U.K. and very familiar to most of the listening audience, please retain this vital service.

To support the retention of this broadcasting service please complete the survey at

https://jfe.qualtrics.com/form/SV_cMY5YAORn9Rge8Z

bobbyball · 8th Oct 2015, 9:10 pm

Survey completed

Station X · 9th Oct 2015, 3:17 pm

I've completed the survey.

I suspect that in most cases giving truthful answers is going to demonstrate that there's no need for RTE's longwave transmissions. ie we can listen to the broadcast by other means.

happytiger · 9th Oct 2015, 5:54 pm

Yes, I am suspicious that the survey is somewhat biased to getting the answers they want, but we must let them see that listeners are concerned and wish to keep the service running. It's the" truthful answers" bit that's important!

The response to my original post has been astonishing. RTE radio1 do have many good programs, (when you are able to listen), the audio quality is a lot better than BBC Radio 4.

We all know you can receive RTE on internet, but this is not radio broadcast and this is what we must keep going.

FERNSEH · 10th Oct 2015, 1:24 am

Just done it. 1:23 am Saturday.

DFWB.

5th Oct 2015, 4:09 am	#1
happytiger No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bristol, Avon, UK. Posts: 184	LW Broadcast RTE1 We must keep the LW broadcast service alive. RTE radio1 on 252khz LW is under threat,please see this link https://jfe.qualtrics.com/form/SV_cMY5YAORn9Rge8Z this is part of a survey for GB listeners, the more listeners the better!

5th Oct 2015, 9:42 am	#2
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 I have just completed the survey

5th Oct 2015, 4:06 pm	#3
M0TGX Terry Hexode Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 262	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 So have I. Being of a suspicious turn of mind, the questionnaire looks like the sort of one I'd design if I was hoping to prove that DAB /digital was the way to go. Nothing wrong with new ways to do things, of course, but I have a lot of radios with a LW position on the band selector, and it would be a pity if it became redundant. __________________ Terry the Morganist

5th Oct 2015, 5:47 pm	#4
Andrew2 Nonode Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dukinfield, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 2,037	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Just done it. __________________ Andy G1HBE.

5th Oct 2015, 6:28 pm	#5
mark_in_manc Octode Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 1,874	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Me too. Doesn't look too promising, does it, but let's see. It would be a shame for RTE 1 to be just something else coming in via pantry transmitter.

5th Oct 2015, 7:52 pm	#6
sexton_mallard Heptode Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ellesmere, Shropshire, UK & Co. Cork, Ireland. Posts: 501	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Completed survey too.

5th Oct 2015, 8:25 pm	#7
trickie_dickie Hexode Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Aberdare, South Wales, UK Posts: 403	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Done __________________ Richard

5th Oct 2015, 10:27 pm	#8
Andrewausfa Octode Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 1,180	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Done as well. __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life. Or they should do. BVWS Member

6th Oct 2015, 12:49 am	#9
hannahs radios Hexode Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Weymouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 422	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Just done it also

6th Oct 2015, 8:52 am	#10
KeithsTV Nonode Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 2,573	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Likewise. Keith

6th Oct 2015, 12:29 pm	#11
michamoo Hexode Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cambridge, Cambs. UK. Posts: 469	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Done also __________________ If smoking is so bad for you, how come it cures kippers?

6th Oct 2015, 7:44 pm	#12
Eric_Harvie Triode Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 31	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Ditto __________________ I'm smiling. That should scare you.

7th Oct 2015, 10:23 am	#13
SteveCG Nonode Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Herefordshire, UK. Posts: 2,495	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Ditto.

7th Oct 2015, 4:07 pm	#14
Kevin Hoyland Heptode Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 559	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Hello. Survey Completed. Kevin.

7th Oct 2015, 7:58 pm	#15
Junk Box Nick Octode Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 1,571	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Survey done. Wish the frequency was clear at night but fortunately I can null out Algeria where I am located.

8th Oct 2015, 12:14 am	#16
steve.seven Pentode Join Date: May 2006 Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 211	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Quality broadcasting across the board for many people of all ages here in the U.K. Long wave is easy to receive in most parts of the U.K. and very familiar to most of the listening audience, please retain this vital service. To support the retention of this broadcasting service please complete the survey at https://jfe.qualtrics.com/form/SV_cMY5YAORn9Rge8Z

8th Oct 2015, 9:10 pm	#17
bobbyball Octode Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester Posts: 1,214	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Survey completed __________________ Robert

9th Oct 2015, 3:17 pm	#18
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,288	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 I've completed the survey. I suspect that in most cases giving truthful answers is going to demonstrate that there's no need for RTE's longwave transmissions. ie we can listen to the broadcast by other means. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

9th Oct 2015, 5:54 pm	#19
happytiger No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bristol, Avon, UK. Posts: 184	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Yes, I am suspicious that the survey is somewhat biased to getting the answers they want, but we must let them see that listeners are concerned and wish to keep the service running. It's the" truthful answers" bit that's important! The response to my original post has been astonishing. RTE radio1 do have many good programs, (when you are able to listen), the audio quality is a lot better than BBC Radio 4. We all know you can receive RTE on internet, but this is not radio broadcast and this is what we must keep going.

10th Oct 2015, 1:24 am	#20
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: LW Broadcast RTE1 Just done it. 1:23 am Saturday. DFWB.