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I enjoy late night talk shows on AM radio. Where can I purchase a decent portable radio so I can listen to these shows without them fading in and out?
Answers: 4 Views: 643 Rating: 0 Posted: 12 years ago

You're always going to have trouble receiving AM radio stations because they're not designed to be received much more than a couple of hundred miles or so away.  "Fading" can be combatted to some degree. If you can listen when weather is cold and clear, signals travel further under those conditions.  Also, most portable radios have a built-in antenna which receives best when the radio is at right angles to the signal. (So if the signal comes from the east, the radio should be aligned North/south.  Twist the radio around until the signal is strongest.

I don't know where you are but you may care to look at installing a Free to Air satellite TV receiver which enables you to receive (radio programmes) signals on your TV. Here in the UK I can receive radio stations from all over the world on my TV.  About 380 of them. Loud and clear.

Both FM signals and satellite broadcasting were introduced to try to overcome the kinds of problems you are experiencing.  Another factor which I can only SUSPECT is that broadcasters  reduce the power of their transmission signals in the evenings (fewer listeners) to save on power costs.

Oddly enough, car radios give the best AM radio reception.  Try listening to your favourite distant stations on the car radio, moving the car to high ground if need be.

But I have to admit that that is quite an expensive "portable" radio.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention a most important factor in radio reception.  SOLAR SUNSPOT ACTIVITY.  Over an 11 year cycle interference from the sun strengthens and weakens its effect on radio signals.  Presently the sun's activity is at an extraordinary " high" and there is even talk about a solar explosion which will destroy all of Earth's electronic systems in a split second.

Which will make your present problem seem very small meat indeed.

Rating: 2 Posted: 12 years ago
If you could wish for a old car what would it be.
Answers: 33 Views: 2789 Rating: 5 Posted: 13 years ago

i don't need to WISH for an old car, I've already got one.

A 1990 Volvo 240 estate.  It's a crude thing, mechanically, but the simplicity is its virtue.   Solid, sturdy, simple to maintain, if a trifle greedy (25mpg).........seemingly immortal (fingers crossed).  At twenty-one years old, my friendly garageman reckons it will reach its quarter century with ease.

I notice that other answerers seem to hanker after very complicated cars.   Doesn't anyone want a return to simplicity in cars?

Rating: 3 Posted: 13 years ago
driving directions from London, England to Bristol
Answers: 1 Views: 1468 Rating: 0 Posted: 13 years ago

It's  about 125 miles; take the M4 motorway; easiest; driving timeabout 2.5 hours.

Rating: 0 Posted: 13 years ago
Biggest Country in the world
Answers: 4 Views: 1512 Rating: 0 Posted: 13 years ago

Veteran 1 is more than somewhat behind the times; the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) no longer exists so Russia cannot be thought of as being one country.

The Russian Federation (Not the same as USSR) is largest in area, being 17million sq. kms against Canada's 9 million sq kms.  

Rating: 0 Posted: 13 years ago
how far is it from bilston west midlands, too chester,near ellmere port
Answers: 1 Views: 463 Rating: 0 Posted: 13 years ago

There's a very useful website to answer this kind of question;

www.viamichelin.co.uk

It even tells you how long the journey should take and how much it will cost in a car, on a motorbike, etc.

 

Rating: 0 Posted: 13 years ago
Will Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, heir to the throne, be required to refund the RAF - in other words UK taxpayers - for his expensive training as a helicopter pilot?
Answers: 8 Views: 1303 Rating: 2 Posted: 13 years ago

I notice that not one of the answerers has addressed the point I made that this country charges old people for their accommodation in old folks homes, while William gets his pilot training paid for by the tax-payer.

It is very doubtful if the RAF (ie the taxpayer) will get value out of this man's very expensive  training.  How can he truly be a serving RAF pilot, swanning around on his honeymoon tour in Canada and the USA, when other RAF pilots are facing daily danger in Afghanistan? 

On the subject of my own RAF service; I was not an officer, I was a National Service Other Ranker.  National Service was COMPULSORY.   "Peoplelove" asks what training the RAF gave me. I received no training whatsoever...........in fact the RAF stole two years out of my life , and  gained the benefit of my civilian skills and used me for two years for a derisory few quid a week.  After two years of theft of one's time, National Servicemen received no thanks whatsoever from the country.  

Many 18 year old National Service men died in action propping up the Royal Family.  At that time 18 year olds had no right to vote, could not sign credit agreements, could not rent their own accommodation.  In fact and  in law they were children., without any legal rights whatsoever.

As to having a "Bee In my Bonnet" about Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, no doubt Earl of This, Lord That, Viscount whatsoever, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and The British Empire, yes I DO.  I certainly DO and make no apology for that.   

No amount of cleverly manipulated publicity "spin" about their marriage can conceal the fact that those two represent the disgusting inequality of Royalty versus the rest of us .  They are unelected , their popularity is very dubious.  And the fact that William got his  pilot's wings and RAF officer  rank very quickly at a time when 100 other trainee pilots got the sack should point up that inequality.

The whole point of my rant is that Royalty should be abolished in an adult, democratic society.  No need for guillotines or public executions.   A civilised way to do this would be for Parliament to decree that the whole institution should end upon the death of our present Queen.

By common agreement she has done a good job of being Queen.

But then HOW HARD CAN IT BE?   

Rating: 2 Posted: 13 years ago
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Another scam to watch out for is on eBay; I had this happen to me; The buyer bid for and "won" the item but didn't pay; perhaps waiting for me to send the article unpaid for. I sent a couple of reminders; no result; eventually the item disappeared from the eBay system. A couple of weeks after that I got an eMail saying sorry for delay, still want it; please send my bank details and payment wd be made direct to my bank account. AN OBVIOUS SCAM aimed at getting my bank details. Watch out for that one, folks; simply hang on to your item and refuse to sell outside the Paypal system.
Rating: 2 Posted: 13 years ago
how do you seam polycarbonate sheet
Answers: 1 Views: 254 Rating: 0 Posted: 13 years ago
There are machines to do this by transferring heat to the seam... for a brief period; you could call that "plastic welding"....melting the two pieces together. But please don't ask me for brand names or models.
Rating: 2 Posted: 13 years ago
who sang hole in my shoe
Answers: 1 Views: 237 Rating: 0 Posted: 13 years ago
If this is the same song as "There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza", that would be Harry Belafonte.
Rating: 1 Posted: 13 years ago
DO YOU THINK THAT 2012 will be the return of JESUS?
Answers: 10 Views: 1641 Rating: 3 Posted: 13 years ago
Who? Return of WHO?
Rating: 1 Posted: 13 years ago

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