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Old March 24th 10, 01:10 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default The End of Passport to World Band Radios

Bob Dobbs wrote:
Clive wrote:


When solar cycle 24 takes off (apparently it may have already) there
will be lots of new listeners. And diehards,likes we are...



Agreed.
And it will be fun to augment our SWLing by watching the GPS-freaks and
satellite-reliant media at the wailing wall because of the unreliability of
the technology that they
never anticipated..


You think some massive solar CME or X class flare
will render those Garmins useless?


It doesn't have to be that dramatic to screw up GPS.