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Brits reading this will recognise that it was a very cheap radio.

The Roberts is in the greenhouse, superglued to Test Match Special.

Utterly Useless Trivia Time:

The “Test Match Special” frequency (198 MHz LW) is used for TV broadcasts here in the US of A; Channel 10, in fact.

Looks like it’s used for AM mode in England,
BBC Radio 4.

Heh! According to Wikipedia:

The cricket broadcasts even take precedence over on the hour news bulletins, but not the Shipping Forecast. Because the long-wave service can be received clearly at sea around the coasts of Britain and Ireland, Radio 4 carries these regular weather forecasts for shipping and gale warnings. The station has also been designated as the UK’s national broadcaster in times of national emergency such as a war: if all other radio stations were forced to close, Radio 4 would still carry on broadcasting. It was confirmed in a recent documentary that Radio 4 had an additional role during the Cold War: the commanders of nuclear-armed submarines believing that the UK had suffered nuclear attack were required to check if they could still receive Radio 4, and would launch a retaliatory strike if they could not.

So if you wake up one morning, and nothing works, turn on your little radio, and see if England has been nuked. That’s an interesting post-apocalyptic commo signal, for sure.

Radio 4 is our default channel (and may god have mercy on our souls), but there’s an FM and a longwave version. The FM sounds better, but the longwave can be accessed without running the aerial up.

But that nuclear attack thing? Totally news to me.

Of course, if the captain of a nuclear sub tuned into Radio Four today, he’d assume the Soviet Union had not only started a war but won it, taken over the running of the country and installed the finest Gramscian propagandists in Broadcasting House to further the glorious work of the revolution.

Obama would love it.

God, I’m such a chump…. I took my mother to the Humane Society to make a donation today, and ended up walking out with a carrier with 5 kittehs less that 2 months old. the guy told the lady flat out that t was virtually certain that they would be euthanized, and 30 seconds later I had them out the door.

Anyone want a kitten?

“Anyone want a kitten?”

No, I’m trying to give them up.

Scubafreak, the rules are, if you speak of a fur child, you must provide pictures.
There is a reason I mail in contributions to assorted rescues.

Oops, the above ‘anon’ is moi.

Crickets are very athletic. How many are there to a team?

I would LOVE a kitten, but the process would be frought. PnB is right; you violated the Law of Adorable Kittehs. Send me pitchers and I shall publisheth them.

You never know. There might be another sucker near you…

…”fur child?”

Pics will be forthcomming, as soon as I can clean them up. They seem to have this thing about piling face first into any noms placed in front of them, which at this point consists of canned pate’ and hartz kitteh formula….

2 pics en route. They haven’t been bathed yet, but they’ve got full bellies. They’re also pooping up a storm, but so far it’s all on stuff I can wash or toss, so thats ok…..

I go in and spend time with them several times a day, so they are also fairly socialized. I have to say, Schroedinger is surprisingly calm about the whole thing…..

P.S. Travel arrangements to good families are a possibility……

“hat’s right. This radio has the cricket stations printed on.”

Fantastic!

“Of course, if the captain of a nuclear sub tuned into Radio Four today, he’d assume the Soviet Union had not only started a war but won it…”

Yes, sadly true. And without a shot being fired.

Still, it’s interesting to think how despondent that are going to be when the election results come in tomorrow..

Roughly where are you, scuba? I have it in my head you’re in Vegas, but I might have smooshed you in with Enas Yorl, who is definitely there.

Meh, my last post disappeared.

I’m in Colorado Springs, CO, about an hour south of Denver. i am willing to discuss making travel arrangements for my fur children to good families…..

Pff! Colorado, Nevada. Same difference 😛

Looks like jw’s gonna get himself a kitteh. I think he is the only one in driving range. 🙂

Seriously, much as I’d like to, just can’t.

The long wave R4 transmitter site at Droitwich is quite something… 500 thousand watts. Photo gallery.

[Quote]: Comment from The_Real_JeffS

The “Test Match Special” frequency (198 MHz LW) is used for TV broadcasts here in the US of A; Channel 10, in fact.[End Quote]

Luv ya but no — the LW band the Brits enjoy (one does enjoy cricket, right? It’s not one of those things that a Crown subject simply *does* as a matter of tradition, is it?) is way down there in the sub-basement of KILO Hertz, 10^3, whilst ‘Murrican telly is way, way up in the nosebleed seats of MEGA Hertz, 10^6. I would struggle with this myself, were it not that I commit acts of television engineering for a living and must, perforce, be confronted by the ultrashortwave truth each and every day.

Roberta — I took the frequency off the radio in the picture. So talk to “Lollytron” — they made it. I doubt that our hostess Photoshopped it out.

But I see my real mistake — I Googled for 198 MHz, no quotes. The frequency list in Wikipedia clearly says “198 kHz”.

Ah, well!

I can’t believe I missed the misprint on the radio dial! –Cheap radio, indeed. What’s a random 1000X among friends?