the Solomon Islands, but it is an Australian one, called
ABC(Australian Broadcasting Company). The kicker is thought that no
one has antennas, so you have to buy one, from the one shop in town
that ordered some. They are about $100 US, so very expensive. People
here have just made their own in very creative ways. They work great,
I think mainly there is only one TV station and one radio station, so
not a lot of interference.
The one I rigged up uses the cooling wires from an old fridge, some
wire ripped out of said bad fridge, which is wrapped around the grid
and reaching outwards. I will have to take a photo. If you can get
your hands on a metal fan cover, that seems to be the easiest and best
way to make them. Because of that all fan covers in town seem to be
missing.
This has however created some interesting things here, since it is the
first time people have seen lots of news etc, everyone watches it. So
I have been explaining what terrorism and things like that are new to
them, since most of what they have seen before was from movies, and we
all know how realistic Chuck Norris films are!
So enjoying the news!
2 comments:
Loving every bit of your blopg....keep them coming..
Gutfala naet.
Harold
Suva, Fiji
There's a local TV station in the Solomons too called One Television.
I don't know what channel they are using but you can view their programs in the evenings probably 6pm Solo time.
You can visit them online too. Their website is http://www.onetelevision.com.sb
To interested visitors watch their "Hidden Paradise" program online to see some beautiful places worth visiting in the Solomons.
Thanks
Harold
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