David wrote:
On 5 May 2006 08:25:37 -0700, wrote:
Since there isn't much of interest on shortwave anymore, since the
1960s - 1970s, I wouldn't have put out that type of money, but would
have stuck with the Degen 1103...
The internet killed HF broadcasting. It was alive and well until
about 10 years ago.
Well, actually shortwave as an information transmission medium began to
die about 10 years ago because broadcasters realized they could reach a
larger audience with better programming at a lower cost. Listeners
have been turning away from shortwave radio in droves. Shortwave
broadcasters are interested in getting the message out reliably to the
largest potential audience and they are wedded only to the technology
that gets the job done most effectively. If shortwave could fill that
requirement then there is no doubt that broadcasters would continue to
use that medium.
So the internet didn't kill shortwave, but shortwave is slowly dying
because there is not an economical way to make it competitive with
internet, satellite and cable broadcasting.