I certainly agree with you! I've been away from 11m for a few years,
but often listened to shortwave (75m), and you've summed it up
perfectly. I figure, the populus goes where the conditions (skip) allow
the best, and thus, you get the ultimate sampling of the personality of
most people out there. I grew up on walkie talkies, and then my first
CB radio in the mid 1960's, so at least I got to experience a time when
communications were decent!