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(Michael Black) wrote:

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


Steve Stone wrote:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...4059&page=1&pp
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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.

A horrible receiver for less money. Now that's progress.

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Telamon
Ventura, California