Government wants to give away transistor radios to flood victims

[snoop1130]

Government wants to give away transistor radios to flood victims

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Transistor radio/ wikipedia

 

Aomsin Cheewapruek, the Minister to the Prime Minister's Office, said that the government is planning to give southern flood victims transistor radios, so that they can catch up with the latest news and announcements about the floods.

 

The minister said the government is considering giving away transistor radios because they’re inexpensive, and they are estimating the budget they’d need. While the Natural Disaster Aid Fund, controlled by the Prime Minister’s office, receives a considerable allotment, they want to purposefully help the victims by giving necessary items instead of handing out money, Matichonreported.

 

He also said that the government has agreed to give THB50,000 cash in compensation to victims who lost family members in the flood. For other aid, Aomsin explained that each administration has its plan and budget to help the affected areas recover.

 

Full Story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2017/01/18/government-wants-give-away-transistor-radios-flood-victims

 

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[Reigntax]

They will be able to hear the news about the flood damage that they already know about because they are there.

 

That should make them much happier because they can also listen to the PM giving his self promotion speeches.

[taichiplanet]

yep, the news from my state of the art trannie is correct; i am standing in 1 metre of water!

[thai3]

No FM no good

[whatawonderfulday]

what a ground breaking idea from this assortment of egotistical gun toting generals.  Hope these radios are buoyant so that they may actually help those poor people in the South.

[mtls2005]

Batteries not included.

 

 

[Merylhighground]

Just now, whatawonderfulday said:

what a ground breaking idea from this assortment of egotistical gun toting generals.  Hope these radios are buoyant so that they may actually help those poor people in the South.

 

So they can all tune into 'Uncle' Prayuth's latest nonsensical broadcast

 

 This is not a new trick. Back in the fifties and early sixties, Sarit Thannarat did similar in the rural areas of Thailand in order to spread his propaganda

[attrayant]

No one will want to spend 100B on a lousy carbon-zinc battery that lasts about three days.

[Reigntax]

5 hours ago, thai3 said:

No FM no good

 

They look like a 1960's radio. Maybe over ordered excess military stock and they finally found a way to get rid of them.

 

Probably the tuning is stuck on AM 893 Juntaradio ready for the PM's next comedy skit.

[Farang99]

I wonder if anyone has suggested that tents and a few 100 kilos of rice might be more welcome?

 

[robblok]

I wonder who of you here have lived through a flooding.. i lived through the 2011 flooding and keeping up with the news was real important. People wanted information. Sure food is also important but information too. This is quite a good idea if accurate information is given. 

[khunano]

13 minutes ago, robblok said:

I wonder who of you here have lived through a flooding.. i lived through the 2011 flooding and keeping up with the news was real important. People wanted information. Sure food is also important but information too. This is quite a good idea if accurate information is given. 

You are right, information is important and I lived through a similar experience than you in 2011, however "my" information kept coming via the internet and not a transistor radio (didn't know they are still being manufactured).

[robblok]

1 minute ago, khunano said:

You are right, information is important and I lived through a similar experience than you in 2011, however "my" information kept coming via the internet and not a transistor radio (didn't know they are still being manufactured).

Sure, but the infrastructure in the south is not like it is in BKK.. i got it through internet too. But the remote area's in the south often have no covering so a radio like that would be better then. (if they send out detailed information)

[Srikcir]

Maybe Prayut will write some new songs to play on the radio to uplift flood victims.

[khunano]

Just now, robblok said:

Sure, but the infrastructure in the south is not like it is in BKK.. i got it through internet too. But the remote area's in the south often have no covering so a radio like that would be better then. (if they send out detailed information)

Agree in a real bad situation, i.e. without power supply these radios may come in handy provided enough batteries are supplied with them.

[robblok]

Just now, Srikcir said:

Maybe Prayut will write some new songs to play on the radio to uplift flood victims.

 

Yes who knows.. as long as he does not relabel private donations to flood victims with his own image he is still way ahead of the competition. 

[soalbundy]

35 minutes ago, Farang99 said:

I wonder if anyone has suggested that tents and a few 100 kilos of rice might be more welcome?

 

or water wings

[robblok]

Just now, khunano said:

Agree in a real bad situation, i.e. without power supply these radios may come in handy provided enough batteries are supplied with them.

I can only hope it is over soon for them, flooding sucks.. I was lucky enough that i could still live on the second floor and my first floor was not flooded too deep. Still about 2 months of flooding is not a fun thing. 

[robblok]

Just now, soalbundy said:

or water wings

I saw people wear wading suits.. I would have paid the world for one if available. The first thing I did after the flood buy a wading suit.. just if it ever happens again (unlikely)

[fruitman]

54 minutes ago, robblok said:

Sure, but the infrastructure in the south is not like it is in BKK.. i got it through internet too. But the remote area's in the south often have no covering so a radio like that would be better then. (if they send out detailed information)

 

They do have internet all over Thailand.

 

Not sure if they also have electricity though and if all systems are still up and running there.

 

They better give them solarpowered phone chargers instead.

[robblok]

1 minute ago, fruitman said:

 

They do have internet all over Thailand.

 

Not sure if they also have electricity though and if all systems are still up and running there.

 

They better give them solarpowered phone chargers instead.

I been in the south and quite a few times there was no internet signal at all. So to say that they have internet all over Thailand is not completely true. Been traveling in Trang, Krabi, Satoen and so on.. quite a few spots there where there was no internet. 

[fruitman]

52 minutes ago, robblok said:

I saw people wear wading suits.. I would have paid the world for one if available. The first thing I did after the flood buy a wading suit.. just if it ever happens again (unlikely)

 

We just waded through the water on slippers or without them. Nothing happened.

 

The problem i see right now in BKK is that they don't keep the sidewalks free of steel pins sticking out...they are leftovers from advertisingsigns and if all is flooded those things can cause serious injury when stepped on them.

[robblok]

Just now, fruitman said:

 

We just waded through the water on slippers or without them. Nothing happened.

 

The problem i see right now in BKK is that they don't keep the sidewalks free of steel pins sticking out...they are leftovers from advertisingsigns and if all is flooded those things can cause serious injury when stepped on them.

No nothing happened, but to keep dry while going through the water (especially if your in it day in day out) is valuable. You don't want to be washing your clothes and yourself every-time you go out.  My washing machine was on the first floor out of order. I needed to be in the water quite a few times per day.. so it would just have been a lot better if i had wading suit at that point. Remember this was not a week but almost 2 months for me. 

[fruitman]

1 minute ago, robblok said:

I been in the south and quite a few times there was no internet signal at all. So to say that they have internet all over Thailand is not completely true. Been traveling in Trang, Krabi, Satoen and so on.. quite a few spots there where there was no internet. 

 

I see, maybe certain providers have it? In case of a flooding they should make it open and free for all to use.

 

Even in BKK radiosignal for fm-radio is very bad but lately it works pretty well. Internetradio is the way to go though.

[DM07]

Agree in a real bad situation, i.e. without power supply these radios may come in handy provided enough batteries are supplied with them.

...provided, information will be broadcasted !


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[Crossy]

Who needs batteries?

 

http://www.design-technology.org/Baylis.htm

 

And of course, it was invented by a Brit :)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Baylis

[fruitman]

18 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Who needs batteries?

 

http://www.design-technology.org/Baylis.htm

 

And of course, it was invented by a Brit :)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Baylis

 

I'm not impressed sir.

 

When i was a young lad i built a transistor radio which was powered by a lemon....serious.

 

[Crossy]

But you still have to buy or grow the lemons.

 

My apprentice analogue project was a battery-free radio. It was a MW TRF receiver (based on the clever ZN414) powered by a crystal set tuned to the 200kHz UK long-wave service. It worked remarkably well in Bath running on about 6 feet of wire hanging out of the window.

 

Listen to Radio-1 24/7 for free :)

[fruitman]

28 minutes ago, Crossy said:

But you still have to buy or grow the lemons.

 

My apprentice analogue project was a battery-free radio. It was a MW TRF receiver (based on the clever ZN414) powered by a crystal set tuned to the 200kHz UK long-wave service. It worked remarkably well in Bath running on about 6 feet of wire hanging out of the window.

 

Listen to Radio-1 24/7 for free :)

 

I remember i  built stuff with a very long wire which could also receive radiosignals but i can't remember what it was exactly.

 

Thai all have kaffir limes in the garden, especially upcountry. Those are only good for throwing at soidogs or to put in the toilet.

 

Building your own radio was very hi-tec 40 years ago....look what we have now  but we still can't control floodings...not even in the most rich countries of the world.

 

But isn't it weird, Thailand wins the robot competitions all over the world every year again and they still need batterypowered transistor radio's to communicate.

[elgordo38]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

and they are estimating the budget they’d need.

At the estimating stage. By the time the handout stage comes the waters will be long gone and the drought will have set in again.