N8KDV wrote in
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As far as I'm concerned, Denmark left short-wave broadcasting when
they ceased to have broadcasts originating from transmitters on their
own territory.

Come to think of it, none of those RTE broadcasts originated from
transmitters on Irish soil either did they?

Having come back to shortwave listening a year ago (and glad of it), I
find it a bit perplexing to juggle mentally not only the station I'm
receiving but where its transmitter is located. It may not be standard
but my approach has been to consider both elements---ID as well as
locale---in my log book. I agree that it certainly feels like a more
authentic catch when the country and transmitter origin are the same, but
I'm not terribly fussy about it.

I'll miss Denmark. I listened to the final evening's broadcast for both
Norway and Denmark and must admit that I feel their absence. I was
particularly fond of R. Denmark's interval signal; it seemed like such a
cheery way to start an evening of dxing. I'd even considered learning
Danish to more fully enjoy the broadcasts. Ah, well; I've decided to do
Dutch instead (on the theory that R. Netherlands will stick around for
awhile).

My log book is the same one I used twenty-five years ago and there are
lots of ghosts in it: Tahiti, RSA, Voice of the Malayan
Revolution...ironic, I suppose, that my setup is more sophisticated now
than it was back then and there's less to hear. But I suppose it's best
to go out and look for new favorites with which to start the evening....

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