BBC E-mail: The joy of shortwave

Andre Kesteloot andre.kesteloot at verizon.net
Thu Mar 1 19:21:16 CST 2012


On 3/1/2012 15:08 PM, Phil wrote:
> How ironic for the BBC to celebrate its history of shortwave transmissions, only a few years after its management tried to shut down the whole SW network to save money. Still, decency prevailed.
It happens that I was posted for many years in the Middle-East, and the 
political climate being rather volatile in those parts, we would be 
glued to our short-wave radios, waiting for the familiar LillIburlero 
theme, announcing the News:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0yIDXP7nbM

73
André N4ICK


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