"dxAce" wrote in message
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"ve3..." wrote:

Telamon wrote:


Why listen to low bit rate audio on the Internet anyway.
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Telamon
Ventura, California
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Why? Let me count the ways:
1. The bbc streams at about 20k and sounds very good
2. It is free from fading, static, interference, and hiss.
3. The bbc web site offers a wide variety of programs.
4. It is free.
5. It is available 24/7

But it sure as hell ain't shortwave!

No, it's better than shortwave!

Look, I'm a long time shortwave listener. Been listening since the 60s,
when America was referred too as "running dog capitalists" by Radio Moscow -
and Radio Moscow didn't have commercials! I have dozens of radios here.
Grundigs, Tecsuns, Drake, Scott and Zenith antique tube radios, Panasonics,
Hallicrafters, Sears, etc.

The OP was interested in BBC. I took this to mean he was *only* interested
in BBC. If that is indeed the case, he does not need a $500 radio. His
computer will work fine.

BTW, BBC is not a "low bitrate" stream. 20K for voice is plenty. It
sounds better than *any* shortwave radio, and is available 24/7, static,
hiss and drift free.

Just another option for the OP to consider.

Mike