Gaps in tones on ADSL router - question

Peter Crosland wrote:
> "Peter Boulding" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:50:18 -0000, "Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote in <b4-(E-Mail Removed)>:
>>
>>>> Droitwich is home of a super-powerful transmitter that pumps out Radio 4
>>>> long wave with enough humungawatts to reach not only the whole of the UK
>>>> but
>>>> every sea area mentioned in the shipping forecast ... not that it goes
>>>> out
>>>> on any of the frequencies listed above.
>>>>
>>>> (This transmitter a distinctly old tech device that relies on some
>>>> special
>>>> valves that haven't been manufactured in decades: rumour has it that the
>>>> Beeb only have a handful left and, thanks to the power of the
>>>> Murdochracy
>>>> over successive prime ministers--especially the current one--are far too
>>>> cash-strapped to consider replacing this transmitter with a device whose
>>>> continued maintenance would not require a time machine.)
>>> In fact there are three BBC R4 longwave transmitters, Burghead, Droitwich
>>> (Wychbold) and Westerglen all on 198Khz. As far as I am aware the old
>>> Droitwich transmitter for which spares were a problem was replaced some
>>> twenty years ago by a new Marconi version. There are a number of longwave
>>> transmitters around the world and some of these are much more powerful
>>> that
>>> the one at Wychbold. Hence there must be a number of suitable valves
>>> available though of course the market is limited. A useful list of
>>> longwave
>>> transmitters available here.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwave
>> ???
>>
>> <http://www.whathifi.com/news/end-in-sight-for-radio-4-long-wave>
>>
>> <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/09/bbc-radio4-long-wave-goodbye>
>
> Noted. I wonder what will happen to all the data that is broadcast at the
> same time then?
>
>
Not sure they mighn't rejig the old girl with solid state..500KW is not
unattainable.. Have to be an array special probably - lots of smaller
modules.

50KW at 200Khz is used for lots of inductive heating type apps.


> Peter Crosland
>
>

"alexd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The Natural Philosopher (for it is he) wrote:
>
>> Guess what. I spent a large part of my life designing RF circuits.
>>
>> I don't need to go to wiki to have it explained.
>
> I don't know enough about the topic at hand to know if you're right or
> not,
> but given your recent form on other topics I wouldn't be surprised to
> discover you're talking bollocks.

He may have designed them but none of them has ever worked.


Peter Crosland