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August 18th 05, 11:04 PM

On 18 Aug 2005 14:28:55 -0700, wrote:

Klezmer music
or Gamelan sounds a lot better on a digital link than it does after
being bounced off the collapsing atmosphere.

I think it's not the technology or the clarity of sound that counts,
but the experience of listening....
Most people in this group LIKE listening to their their music after
it's bounced of the Ionosphere.

tell me the 40's-50's music Radio New Zealand broadcasts doesn't sound
more interesting after a few hops

It's just Cool listening to music broadcast from 6,000 miles away..

Then it's 4 times as cool from 23,000 miles away? I find the flanging
and the static preclude listening with others.

I understand the romance. RNZI is especially romantic as their POS
transmitter is probably only putting out 10 or 15 kW on a good day.

But Tahiti was way more challenging...

Nobody appreciates a nice HF broadcast more than me when I'm hiking
with a water bottle and a little radio.

But I also appreciate being able to punch-up a nice clean broadcast
on demand.

My shortwaves listen for airplanes with bad hydraulic pumps or
sinkinjg fishing boats. I love listening to thunderstorms 500 miles
away. And the chirpsounder makes my day.

But if I want to listen to Israel/Palestine coming unglued, I'm going
for the satellite.