In ews.net gravity
wrote:

"Merlin3rd" wrote in message
oups.com...
Shortwave is DEAD. Use your computer to listen to a vast arrray of
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world. No radio, no antenna, no
static. Shortwave broadcasting is old tech, dying fast.


shortwave plus dipole = $200

ten years of internet access = $1000

Gravity



Yay Gravity!! You've actually read my mind. Try getting radio on a
computer somewhere like southern New Mexico. No wifi-, pay through the
nose for dial-up internet, and shakey at best. That VS: $60 for a Kaito
KA1103 that you just turn on. You'll find *something* for sure. Radio
Nederland and CBC *still* put out a good signal. Plus you get the
satisfaction of being *connected* the way people were for the better
part of the 20th century. Still more interesting too than just typing
in yet another URL. There's no fun in that. To the Choir, sorry for
feeding trolls but I still like my shortwaves. Too, shortwave's going
to continue as long as there are parts of the population who can't
afford internet access.

Just my .02 worth.