tommyknocker wrote:

Stephen M.H. Lawrence wrote:

| On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:59:54 GMT, "G.T. Tyson" wrote:
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| I think the reason why many international broadcasters are phasing out
| their shortwave services is because they are catching on to the fact
| that very few members of the public, aside from radio hobbyists, are
| listening.

Then how would you explain the fact that Sony and Sangean are reporting
record sales of portables?

The same Sony that's getting out of the shortwave radio market entirely?
The same Sangean that hasn't introduced a new model in years, and got
hit bad when RS decided not to sell SW radios any longer? However, I've
read that shortwave is hugely popular in Asia, which is why obscure
Chinese electronics makers have come out of the woodwork offering small
portable SW radios. Other than that, I'd like to see proof that there
are "record sales of portables" in the Western world.

I haven't been following this entire thread, but I wonder what the definition of a
'portable' is. SW included, or not?

dxAce
Michigan
USA