David Lock

The late news reported that England were doing well in NZ where they had a big challenge to save the first Test. Commentary was on Long Wave during the night.

Well not on my Radio it wasn't or at least one that I could tune in to.

On reflection I don't think I have ever lived in a place in UK where I could get Long Wave

Am I just unlucky or does anyone else have problems?

Does LW really exist I wonder

David

dpb

Online instead?

dpb

It must be okay for shipping forecast...

David Lock

Computer in office 50 yards away

Shipping forecast on R4 but I am not planning round-the-world trip

David

dpb

I would imagine must be possible to get some kind of relay, I'm certainly no expert however

dpb

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/ne...i-fi-coverage/



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ALi-B

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I've got a 1960's GEC stereogram that'll pick up anything on MW, SW and LW from here to somewhere that sounds like Eastern Europe! And a shed load of local pirate stations on FM. Its a proper valve controlled super hetrodyne reciever with a giant variable capacitor to tune it. I have 1970's sony music system with a transistor based Super het too, which is almost as sensitive.


Either way, both are far far superior to any 1990's onward reciever that uses microprocessor tuning. Any tuner that uses a microchip to control its frequency has a vastly inferior sensitivity, especially if matched to a poor aerial.

With all that said, I can't be arsed to switch them on and tune it in to see if I can pick up what you're after

dpb

Was gifted ( sis boyfriend at the time) 1970's amp/reciever, massive thing
Actually told never to get rid of it at the time, mid eighties

But like a ***t one day i did, size and channels breaking down - dumped it

c_maguire

Do you even have a LW radio, as a lot of the more recent analogue radios were MW/FM only?

TMS is on 198 but usually not on R4 FM, and can often be found on R5 SX on digital.

I expect the problem is your radio rather than your location.

Dr Hu

I thought the whole point of LW was it went everywhere, at low power, thousands of miles...

alcazar

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It does, but not much is broadcast on it now and modern radios don't pick it up, some are just FM, or DAB and FM.

Moz_Rb5

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I used to listen to atlantic 252 back in the 90's sure that was LW

markjmd

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David
I'm just one county East of you, and I can easily pick up France Inter on 162 and Europe-1 on 180, with a tiny little portable Sony that I bought specially because it still had LW.

Altitude, shielding from buildings or other metal structures of any kind, and electromagnetic interference are all going to have a major role in how good a signal you get, so a little insight into where and what kind of building your office is housed in might give us some useful clues to the problem. And of course, what set you're using.

Leslie

Its even better to watch it live on Sky!

Les

David Lock

I am using an oldish Roberts £60/£70 radio that my mum used to have. It is supposed to have FM/MW/LW. It sits on a bedroom side table next to window but rest of room has solid stone walls.

Tried a DAB radio when we moved here but sod all.

I don't think I am goindg to have any luck with this

David

riiidaa

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Do you have a smart phone?

David Lock

Sorry no. Don't like mobiles very much and just keep a cheapy in the car if I break down.

david

c_maguire

I have a Roberts radio which is less than 10 years old that I use in SW France to get R4 LW. It works reasonably unless the weather is bad until about 8PM, when I suspect the BBC reduce transmitter power as this is consistent whatever the weather.
The house has metre thick stone walls.

markjmd

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Pick a nice clear day, grab the longest extension lead you can, and sit your radio level on a stool or small table outside, as far from the nearest building or any other large obstruction as you can. Make sure you've got the right wave-band selected and set the dial as close as you can to 198 (assuming this is a manual selector).

If you don't pick anything up, slowly start turning the radio through 90 degree angles, until you've turned it all the way round. If you've still got nothing after that, turn it through one 45 degree angle, then through 90 degrees again 4 times. If you're still nowhere after that, repeat the above tuned to 252, then 162.

If at this point you're still getting nothing but static, you're really looking at a choice between trying a digital tuner, which may or may not work any better, or extending the wifi as already pointed out by others, which is probably the more future-proof option.