[cma-l] Internet radios - are they any good?

[Tony Bailey]

You are quite right to point out Ian that the general perception of 
broadcast radio was and still is FM (it was medium and long wave before 
that).  Unfortunately the expansion of air space has not kept up with 
demand for broadcast services so "totally reliable proper radio" will 
increasingly become a minority platform.

Tony Bailey


Ian Hickling wrote:
> 
> 
> Being very much a "radio" man - and it has to be said of course that
> internet on its own is not "radio" - any reception of an internet
> source will require some sort of RF linkage if your equipment is not
> physically connected to a landline.
> 
> Wifi is perfectly acceptable - but its range is very limited.
> 
> Unreliable if you're walking any distance and useless in a vehicle.
> 
> GSM (mobile phone networks) is again fine as long as you "have a
> signal" and you can accept the radiation hazards - I don't.
> 
> Proper radio is best and almost totally reliable.
> 
> Very very few ordinary consumers want to listen to world-wide or even
> nation-wide radio when they're on the move.
> 
> The ones that do will certainly be a niche market for suitable
> equipment.
> 
> Why spend a lot of time trying to fix what ain't broke?
> 
> 
> 



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