Look at this fool's previous postings. You'll see my point.
"Walt" "Walter wrote in message
...
Was that nice CW? If it wasn't for us older guys you younger guys would
not be here.

Your daddy should have been castrated before producing a mouth like
that.

CW wrote:

Well, I see you're and older guy. Thought you must be. It takes time to
drive your head that far up your ass.

"Leonard Martin" wrote in message
t...

Since I'll be gone in at most 30 years (probably less), it's a moot
point
for me. However, I will hazard a prediction that in my remaining
lifetime
HF will come to be used by no-one but a few extremely old hams and
some
religico stations that exist either as tax write-offs for rich people
or
as
deceptions concerning "Spreading the Good News" intended to milk
donations
from credulous rednecks (who will of course have no idea what
shortwave
is,
just like everyone else.)

Darn! There goes the value of my radio collection!

Leonard


In article ,
(Sidchase3) wrote:

What do yout hink is the future of shortwave and amateur radio in
10,
50,
100 years? Honestly, it's not as necessary as it used to be, but the
ARRL is
right, "When all else fails" shortwave and amateur radio will be
there.

I think 3-30mhz is of limited use to corporations and other powerful
interests. It's just not very attractive to them, and the regulatory
bodies
around the world respect it. So I think it's here to stay for a good
long
time.

But the question is, in 100 years, who's going to use it? Will it be
a
vacant frequency spread? I sure hope not. It's a great hobby. Yet, I
can't
help but feel that the glory days of shortwave listening has passed
me
by.

Thoughts?

-------------
Jeff Wilson
KG6RIF
Los Angeles, California









It's my opinion that what shortwave lacks so desperately is good
domestic
programming. By this I don't mean the FM or AM style programming
that
saturates the commercial bands. WBCQ is the only secular shortwave
station and
it begins to approach the idea because it offers true variety of
thought.
Yes,
there's alot of "juvenilia" boredom there and some people are just
overboard in
their political opinions but the freshness and openess makes the
station
unique.

I think domestic shortwave will be successfull when those with strong
viewpoints realize that shortwave is a cost effective way to get news
and
views
out on a continent wide scale. It would allow those groups the
ability to
own
the means of propagation without having to worry that the "parent
corporation"
was going to cut them off for fear of making waves politically or
socially.
Political correctness would take a back seat.

And no it doesn't mean that the air would be full of programs by the
Aryan
nations, etc. though they certainly would have their share. There are
all
sorts
of groups both left and right that would have a say. Some would be
NGO's,
some
academic, etc. Even the internet is not a solution for this access
problem
since the means of propagation (i.e. the ISP) could always refuse
access
to the
particular group if they stirred up too much controversy.
Corporations
don't
like that.

The problem is getting a sufficient number of receivers into peoples
hands. In
an ideal world there would be a $40 to $80 receiver capable of
digital
reception and of interfacing with a computer. This would allow the
dissemination of text as well as audio.

Anyway, something to think about.

-Bill

--
"Everything that rises must converge"
--Flannery O'Connor