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Old 02-01-10, 11:49 AM   #41
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Default Re: TV Licensing grrrrrrrrrrrr

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Originally Posted by ethariel View Post
Detector vans, oh dear, if only the technology (short of RFID chipping every set) existed to detect one ever existed. They were advertised to 'scare' people into getting a licence. Having worked for the BBC in the past, they do assume that every address has a TV in it abd anyone stating otherwise is either a liar or mad.
It used to exist, when every TV had a 16 Khz line oscillator and an intermediate frequency within the tuner, but now TV's just have clocks, same as PC's.
Most of the vans were dummies, just to 'scare' people as you say.
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