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SWL Shortwave while on a cruise....?
"Anonymous" wrote in message . .. I am going on a Royal Carribbean cruise soon, and wondered about the feasibility of bringing along my Sony 2010 shortwave radio. Is there anything interesting to listen to while at sea in the Carribbean? (in English?) Anything on some of the islands? Should I bother? Thanks! Keep in mind that the Caribbean is a huge place. All depends on what area you will be cruising. I suspect you will do either the Miami-Jamaica-ABC Islands route or the San Juan-USVI-Caracas-Trinidad-Windward Islands route. In the Lesser Antilles (USVI all the way to Trinidad) there is a lot of FM activity on every Island, and some stations have delightful local reggae, socca and calypso music. Many others are just like US pop stations, though. AM in that area is on the decline, with more than half the local stations having disappeared in the last decade or so. Shortwave on the local scene is irrelevant, except for a few Venezuelans. The other route also takes you to the homes of many FM stations. AM is also declining, except in Cuba, which blasts the band in that area. Of course, as you get near South America, the big regional AMs from 540 to about 1050 will cover the dial, and a few have interesting music but most AMs there are also talk now. AM could be fun on deck at night, as out on the ocean you can DX lots of things, including the US. In port, scan the FM for unusual local programming. |
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