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basiltherat
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 Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:25 pm Post subject: echos of the cosmic kind |
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hi
are any of you listening into the bbc world service abroad getting poor reception. I'm using my usual sw radio but there seems to be a constant echo effect on reception. could anyone confirm this problem ? could it be something cosmic ?? ive tried changing frequency but still the echo. it sucks.
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lozwich
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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no, I'm not listening to the radio, but this kind of thing is often caused by solar activity. For how long has it been happening? If its only been the last day or less, that's probably your answer.
Either that, or you should stop listening to the radio with your head in a bucket!  |
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basiltherat
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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with my head out of the bucket .. ITS OK NOW !...
Seriously, its been going since Sunday night. I'll try again wen i get back. Thanks for advice. Thought it might be something like this but strangely it has had the echo for well over a day now.
rgrds
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lozwich
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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the other thing is that a transmitter might have gone bung somewhere and they're operating on half-power or bouncing a signal from a different transmitter somewhere else.
not much you can do about it really...
you could go to the bbc world website and do a feedback thingy if it continues...
good luck!
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ntropy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:38 am Post subject: |
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I spend a lot of time listening to shortwave. I've had similar experiences (sometimes close to a month)when reception suddenly goes bad. Atmospherics, mojo, whatever, it eventually always comes back which doesn't help you in the meantime.
Have you checked the antenna? I one had one snap in a desert windstorm. |
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guest of Japan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| I just saw a headline on BBC.com about there being a huge sunspot right now. This will surely cause problems. |
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Gordon
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:03 am Post subject: |
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| I just saw a headline on BBC.com about there being a huge sunspot right now. This will surely cause problems. |
What about a bald spot? I think I'm getting one.  |
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guest of Japan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 7:22 am Post subject: |
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I have to retract my last post. I've since read the whole article and it was talking about solar activity over the last 1000 years. There is no specific sunspot causing problems.
This leaves us with Gordon's bald spot as the primary cause. Apparantly radio waves are reflecting off his chromed head and not reaching the intended receivers. Gordon, would you mind putting on a hat? I've just requested a song and I don't want to miss it. |
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Gordon
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Hey there is a difference between getting one and having one.  It's just startin' to get a little thin is all.  |
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guest of Japan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Darn it. That means the reception is only going to get worse. |
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