Re: [Swprograms] Hello

["Mark F. Tattenbaum, M.F.A." <mft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well thank you to all that have responded..I think i'll hang around  
<smile>...I did find the links on here to the 2 Bobs shows from the  
60's and 70's on Swiss Radio and have been sharing them with other  
guys that have similar interests.

Cheers
Mark
W2MFT

On Feb 10, 2010, at 1:44 PM, <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Mark -
>
> I think Richard and others have said it very well.  But I might add  
> that we are just as enthusiastic about shortwave as we ever were.   
> However, we are even more enthusiastic about the content of those  
> broadcasts.  Unfortunately--again, as Richard said--even our  
> suburban and, yes, exurban locations are now generating noise and RF  
> QRM to the point where listening on shortwave often becomes  
> exceedingly frustrating.  So we had a choice--settle for what we  
> could get via shortwave (i.e.: a diminishing return) or embrace  
> other platforms in addition to shortwave.  Several of us have chosen  
> the more expansive and open approach because it gives us more of  
> what we seek.
>
> I have more shortwave radios today than I had even a few years ago.   
> So my "devotion" (if one can call it that) to shortwave continues  
> unabated.  I've just learned that I can worship at other altars as  
> well.  :-))
>
> Stick around.  I think you'll grow to like us.  <g>
>
> John
> ---- Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > What is intriguing is to see how cellphone technologies have
> > leapfrogged others...there's been analysis of the number of people in
> > Kenya that use their cellphones as supplements to shortwave to listen
> > to the BBC.  It's a surprisingly large number.  However most
> > broadcasters agree that shortwave still is a must to reach Africa,
> > parts of Latin America, and parts of East and South Asia.
> >
> > But these broadcasters' own surveys identify that folks in Europe,
> > North America, ANZ, and Japan listen to SW less than they used to.
> > Heck, among folks under 30, even local AM radio is rarely listened  
> > to.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong...there's still something special about  
> > shortwave -
> > the unpredictability, the propagation from areas that don't have
> > Internet access, the fact that it can't be blocked (other than via
> > jamming).
> >
> > It is fun to head off to a state park cabin for a couple days for  
> > some
> > uninterrupted shortwave listening, but it's tough -- both with
> > propagation as well as electrical interference -- to listen much at
> > home.
> >
> > I think what you'll find here is that most of us advocate the use of
> > multiple means of access, including shortwave, and that broadcasters
> > that eliminate shortwave to a particular region do, in fact, lose  
> > part
> > of the audience that prefers shortwave to other technologies.
> >
> > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Mark F. Tattenbaum, M.F.A.
> > <mft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hey All,
> > > Well I guess if that is the focus of the group it takes you right  
> > > out of
> > > shortwave listening.
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