On 3 Jul 2005 03:57:52 -0700, "jkn" wrote:

Hi all
my brother lives in France these days (the Vercors region - in the
mountains near Grenoble) and misses his UK sport. He can get some of it
via the Internet but this isn't quite the same as 'live'. I wondered if
there was enough broadcast (eg via the BBC) on Shortwave, and if so
what class (eg cost) of SW radio might be required for decent reception
in his area. He is not very technical and so is seeking help from me. I
am reasonably technical - even have a class 'A' transmitting licence
from a few lifetimes ago - but I'm well out of touch with what's
available and hope to learn more from being around here.

According to their web page, ( http://www;.bbc.co.uk/radio5 )Radio 5,
which I believe handles most of the sports output of the BBC,
broadcasts on 909 kHz and 693 kHz medium wave. So a good long distance
medium wave radio should do the trick. Is something like the GE
Superradio made in France?

I believe the company which has the right to put out consumer
electronics here in the U.S. under the GE and RCA brands is Thomson of
France.