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8th Apr 2012, 7:54 pm | #1 |
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Analogue radio to die?
I have heard a rumour that the BBC is to close down its analogue transmitting network in a few years time in favour of D.A.B ( 2016 )
Is this correct ? If so it seems to me their will be an awful lot of redundant medium wave and long wave radio sets on the go Is D.A.B popular ? from what I have heard hardly anybody uses it , but no doubt it will enable more private vendors to sell other products and services to the general public Still ive got my QRP morse transceiver so I wont be troubled by the switchover regards MM0CQT |
8th Apr 2012, 8:26 pm | #2 |
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Re: analogue radio to die?
For general use I rather like DAB. I have a Roberts DAB at the side of the bed. It has an electronic program guide and I can set it to record programs to listen to later. I would be lost without it. I can't see analogue being killed off completely although it has been rumoured for some time and it is conceivable that the BBC could stop
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8th Apr 2012, 9:01 pm | #3 |
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Re: analogue radio to die?
It was to be 2015, but the government seem to be backtracking. This issue comes up regularly, so look for other threads.
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8th Apr 2012, 9:13 pm | #4 |
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Re: analogue radio to die?
Be careful, I see this thread getting closed. The subject has been brought up many times before.
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8th Apr 2012, 9:14 pm | #5 | |
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Re: analogue radio to die?
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I have a Pure clock radio. While I'm sure the quality of DAB has shortcomings, it's fine for R4 in the mornings for me. I also can't see analogue radio being turned off any time soon and I've heard of no firm cut off date directly from the Govt.
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8th Apr 2012, 9:21 pm | #6 |
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Re: analogue radio to die?
It certainly wont be 2015.
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8th Apr 2012, 9:39 pm | #7 |
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Re: analogue radio to die?
Quite right. A search will reveal several threads.
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