shortwave radio attenas and radio shack
Can't you afford a laptop?
Rusty Nutsack wrote:
On 2008-01-04 10:12:04 -0500, Radioguy said:
On Jan 3, 10:54 pm, Scott Nelson
wrote:
No, I just know a dead horse when I see it.
Technology evolves. Radio was a great technology. WAS. 8-track ta
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were better than sliced bread back in the 60s and 70s. Time marches on.
I love listening to international broadcasters. I have a Wi-Fi system
setup and it streams to my stereo. The BBC never sounded so good. I
can easily record the shows digitally if I like and transfer them to an
Ipod or other MP3 player.
Look at the progress that's been made in the last 5 years with computer
technology. It won't be long and handheld wifi devices will be every
where and cars will be equipped with internet radios.
You can string out all the longwire you want. More power to you. The
only problem is that there won't be anything to listen to.
Now that is unusual. With a 30 inch whip antenna I was able to hear
lots of stations on shortwave last night. You need to do less writing
on the internet and more real listening.
Regarding whether "Radio Was a Great Technology" I find the AM and FM
dial full of stations. DXing the AM dial for stations 1,000 miles
away is still a lot of fun.
When his power goes out he'll go masturbate while we still listen....
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