Mike wrote:

"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!

Pay attention! It's not shortwave.

Look, I'm a long time shortwave listener.

So am I, and I know full well that listening via the internet is not shortwave

Been listening since the 60s,
when America was referred too as "running dog capitalists" by Radio Moscow -
and Radio Moscow didn't have commercials!

Those were the days!

I have dozens of radios here.
Grundigs, Tecsuns, Drake, Scott and Zenith antique tube radios, Panasonics,
Hallicrafters, Sears, etc.

That's nice.

The OP was interested in BBC.

Yes, and by golly he actually mentioned using a shortwave radio in his original post.

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.

Read the above...

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.

Yes, and once again, it's not shortwave.

Sheesh!

dxAce
Michigan
USA