) writes:
Peter Newman wrote:
On 12 Dec 2006 18:30:16 -0800, wrote:


Steve Stone wrote:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...9&page=1&pp=30

No, Sangean will not release a new Shortwave radio. The closest thing to it
will be our DRM-40, featuring DRM, Digital Radio Mondale, digital shortwave.
The reason being that we have over the past 5 years seen a 50% reduction in
the shortwave category. People unfortunately are not interested in SW.

Not a surprising announcement, and probably overdue considering the
plummeting demand for shortwave radios.


Or rather plummeting demand for Sangean. Only after I got my Winradio
G313 I have started enjoying shortwave properly again. My Sangean is
now collecting dust.

The number of people buying shortwave radios is way down because there
are so many more alternatives for getting information about the world
than there were 30 years ago. If it were otherwise we would see
companies remaining in the business of making portable, shortwave and
even pc-based radios. As it is there are few companies making
shortwave radios.

When I was a kid, 35 years ago, it was the same story. "People aren't
listening to shortwave the same way as they used to." "Companies
that make shortwave receivers are going out of business."

Yet, 35 years later there may be a better selection of shortwave
receivers than back then. Certainly, it may be easier to get a cheap
but good receiver than back then. I paid about $80 Canadian for
my first shortwave receiver in 1971, and it was horrible. Now,
I can get a likely horrible shortwave receiver for far less, and
get digital tuning to boot.

Michael