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David wrote:

Mike wrote:
David wrote:
I have no idea what RHF's personal knowledge of antennas entails. I
know he puts up links to antennas that don't work very well, are
sometimes overpriced, etc. He just seems to be repeating things.

He's giving people plenty of different links to info about something
you have to use if you use an actual radio - antennas. given that you
no longer use radios, you're reasons for not caring about such info
are obvious.

FYI I used to provide the bulk of EE language loggings for a now-defunct
DXer magazine. I logged Tahiti's little flea-power on 15.XXX in
downtown Houston, in the daytime, on one of my 2 R-390As, and my 120'
steel random wire. Confirmed.

Actually Tahiti was on 15.179 with at least 20 kW. I heard it
regularly during those days on portables using just their whips.
Confirmed. (BTW, they broadcast in French...) So, your claim to
experience comes from experiences 25 years ago?

This was back in the late '80s, when the Sun was spottin' and the Cold
War has hoppin'. SWBC was still viable back then. GHFS was almost as
entertaining. Since then, it's been steadily downhill, both
propagation-wise and target wise.


Life is what you make of it. While there are certainly a different
lineup of broadcasters than 20 years ago, I have no problem finding
enough stuff on the air to keep me interested. Lare's links to updated
DX info facilitates that enjoyment and provides a much better source
of info than those old club publications of the '80s.

The cultural aspect of SWL cannot be disregarded and frankly I'm shocked
that so many "American" people here are listening to other cultures but
not hearing the message. The USA is a rogue nation. The USA is the
greatest threat to world peace. What! Impossible!

You sound like your mindset was shaped by listening to Radio Moscow in
the 1970's. Like you, I'm sometimes dismayed by American foreign
policy, but this is simply not the forum for such conversations. There
are plenty of other places where such conversations would be welcome,
but I sure hope that you can refine your observations to be more
specific. Otherwise, you'll get eaten alive in the real political
forums. Also, I've noticed the Lare seldom initiates his own political
observations - he mainly responds to people, like you. So,,,,,,,,,
I make no apologies for being annoying to bigots

How about just apologizing for being annoying? You were around in here
back in the old days when this place was awash with real bigots, like
Kevin Strom. I sure don't remember you feeling the need to stand up to
them like you perceive you are against Steve.

David, you're negativity against shortwave radio is far more annoying
in a shortwave group than are Lare's persistent insults against you or
the Canadians. After seven years, most of us just laugh at Steve's
posts. Like we do with Cuhulin. But almost everytime I read one of
your posts, I want to spit on my monitor. Why do you stay in here?
Admit it, you enjoy "tweaking" people's noses, by constantly using
your "experience" to tell us how outdated we all are.

Enough. I made my point.

Off to celebrate my 50th birthday,

MWBRYANT

I'm not against shortwave radio. I've never said that. I said SWBC is
irrelevant. I still enjoy listening to the USCG SAR and to WWV with an
automatic notch filter to take out the annoying whine.

The battle against fascism refuse to be polite. Again, I make no
apologies. Moderation is not a virtue when defending the Constitution.

Stick with WWV. You should be able to handle that most days.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California