Hi there

Firstly, I apologise if this is the wrong place to be asking this
question.

My brother is about to travel from England to Thailand for a year. He
has been before and misses UK radio while he is away. He has asked me
to try to find out if / how he can receive BBC radio stations in
Thailand - what he needs to buy etc. He doesn't have access to the
internet.

Can anyone give me any advice in words that a girl like me, with no
technical knowledge whatsoever, can understand! Or point me in the
right direction?

Many thanks
Alee

I have a Sony SW55 multiband (AM-FM-SW) which I will be taking with me when
I visit India next year. I bought it used here in Canada, and paid C$130 for
it. Here in Canada prices range from C$50 to C$500

In general, buy a radio with at least 25 memories(the more the better). Keep
it small in size. Make sure it will work with the voltage in Thailand (you
can always get an adapter). It is an advantage to also have AM and FM,
because SW reception conditions fluctuate, and your brother may also want a
bit of local flavor.

If his flight stops for a while (2 hrs) in Singapore, he can 'probably' get
a set there (not much choice, in my experience 7 years ago)....

A typical UK link, from Google
http://www.ogormans.co.uk/Shortwave.htm
A Canadian link to give you an idea of prices and models is:
http://www.radioworld.ca/swscan/swsc.php
For an excellent site that has reviews of SW radios, go to:
http://www.vectorbd.com/sw_review.html

If I can be of further help, let me know

Neville

VA2ND
SWLer
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If you have any
"annalee" wrote in message
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Hi there

Firstly, I apologise if this is the wrong place to be asking this
question.

My brother is about to travel from England to Thailand for a year. He
has been before and misses UK radio while he is away. He has asked me
to try to find out if / how he can receive BBC radio stations in
Thailand - what he needs to buy etc. He doesn't have access to the
internet.

Can anyone give me any advice in words that a girl like me, with no
technical knowledge whatsoever, can understand! Or point me in the
right direction?

Many thanks
Alee

Never been to Asia, but any small Sangean portable would be able to
pick up the BBC and other strong powerhouses in English. Try the
Sangean 606A. It's a pocket portable that is extremely sensitive which
costs less than $100. I travel to South America a lot and I always
take it with me in my travel pack. Good luck.

Alee
Ditto:
Sangean 606A;
GREAT portable for program listening

( one reliable site for buying it in USA below..)

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3319.html

I have one, and take it Everywhere ( Caribbean, Conneticut, Europe ( twice !!)
)

If you can, try to get a portable antenna (that would be a Plus

- And headphones ( good for keeping battery life long)

- Is he going to be in the Big Cities, or out in the Country?

Buy Ziplock Baggies for keeping things DRY...

And a few extra batteries ( I assume he will have access to AA Size batteries)

and a copy of " Passport to Worldband Radio" ( Book)

Dan


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(Caribbean Listener) writes:



Never been to Asia, but any small Sangean portable would be able to
pick up the BBC and other strong powerhouses in English. Try the
Sangean 606A. It's a pocket portable that is extremely sensitive which
costs less than $100. I travel to South America a lot and I always
take it with me in my travel pack. Good luck.

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
Alee
Ditto:
Sangean 606A;
GREAT portable for program listening

( one reliable site for buying it in USA below..)

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3319.html

I have one, and take it Everywhere ( Caribbean, Conneticut, Europe ( twice
!!)
)

If you can, try to get a portable antenna (that would be a Plus

- And headphones ( good for keeping battery life long)

- Is he going to be in the Big Cities, or out in the Country?

Buy Ziplock Baggies for keeping things DRY...

And a few extra batteries ( I assume he will have access to AA Size
batteries)

and a copy of " Passport to Worldband Radio" ( Book)

Dan


In article ,
(Caribbean Listener) writes:


I've been to Thailand twice (Phuket, via Bangkok), and took my YB400. No
problem receiving BBC and dozens of other English language broadcasts (they
even have the VOA on FM in Phuket!) No shortage of AA batteries there,
either, Thailand is quite progressive commercially (though the way they live
is very old in many cases.. but then, they like it that way.) There are a
large variety of American products available there (though you will find
that sodas taste different, as they use a different sugar for sweetening).

Be prepared for some very friendly people, but watch out for the drivers..
LOL.. they don't even know what side of the road to drive on (well, maybe
they do, if your from Beebland), and don't hold much truck for traffic
laws..

Thanks for your replies - I'll pass them on to my brother. Don't know
why I'm being so helpful, he's going to sunny Thailand, while I'm
stuck in rainy England!

Thanks
Alee


"Brenda Ann" wrote in message ...
"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
Alee
Ditto:
Sangean 606A;
GREAT portable for program listening

( one reliable site for buying it in USA below..)

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3319.html

I have one, and take it Everywhere ( Caribbean, Conneticut, Europe ( twice
!!)
)

If you can, try to get a portable antenna (that would be a Plus

- And headphones ( good for keeping battery life long)

- Is he going to be in the Big Cities, or out in the Country?

Buy Ziplock Baggies for keeping things DRY...

And a few extra batteries ( I assume he will have access to AA Size
batteries)

and a copy of " Passport to Worldband Radio" ( Book)

Dan


In article ,
(Caribbean Listener) writes:


I've been to Thailand twice (Phuket, via Bangkok), and took my YB400. No
problem receiving BBC and dozens of other English language broadcasts (they
even have the VOA on FM in Phuket!) No shortage of AA batteries there,
either, Thailand is quite progressive commercially (though the way they live
is very old in many cases.. but then, they like it that way.) There are a
large variety of American products available there (though you will find
that sodas taste different, as they use a different sugar for sweetening).

Be prepared for some very friendly people, but watch out for the drivers..
LOL.. they don't even know what side of the road to drive on (well, maybe
they do, if your from Beebland), and don't hold much truck for traffic
laws..

On wrote:
large variety of American products available there (though you will find
that sodas taste different, as they use a different sugar for sweetening).


OT -- the reason that the sodas taste different is that they actually use
sugar, rather than corn syrup

(Diverd4777) wrote in message ...
Alee
Ditto:
Sangean 606A;
GREAT portable for program listening

I have used this model in Southeast Asia as well with great success
for BBC. But I wonder for my next month long trip coming up soon
about buying a model with single side band capability. Would this
give me reception of AFRTS SW broadcasts? Can those broadcasts be
picked up in Thailand/Cambodia/Vietnam? It looks like the main voice
channel has NPR and lots of interesting programming.

John wrote:

(Diverd4777) wrote in message
...
Alee
Ditto:
Sangean 606A;
GREAT portable for program listening

I have used this model in Southeast Asia as well with great success
for BBC. But I wonder for my next month long trip coming up soon
about buying a model with single side band capability. Would this
give me reception of AFRTS SW broadcasts? Can those broadcasts be
picked up in Thailand/Cambodia/Vietnam? It looks like the main voice
channel has NPR and lots of interesting programming.

There is an AFRTS relay at Diego Garcia; that will probably be the
stream you hear best. AFRTS feeders are always in SSB but they're on odd
freqs (including some that end in .5 khz) so check to see if the radio
you're considering covers them.

If you Really need SSB consider the Sangeans 505A or Sony 7600..


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writes:


John wrote:

(Diverd4777) wrote in message
...
Alee
Ditto:
Sangean 606A;
GREAT portable for program listening

I have used this model in Southeast Asia as well with great success
for BBC. But I wonder for my next month long trip coming up soon
about buying a model with single side band capability. Would this
give me reception of AFRTS SW broadcasts? Can those broadcasts be
picked up in Thailand/Cambodia/Vietnam? It looks like the main voice
channel has NPR and lots of interesting programming.

There is an AFRTS relay at Diego Garcia; that will probably be the
stream you hear best. AFRTS feeders are always in SSB but they're on odd
freqs (including some that end in .5 khz) so check to see if the radio
you're considering covers them.