On Feb 11, 1:30*pm, "tom k in L.A." wrote:
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- so what is the future of shortwave? *
- when africa gets broadband,
- will it be gone?
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Parts of Africa already 'has' Broadband.

Take many Countries in Africa :

Geographically may be about 15% of the Country will have
many of the Services you might expext in a First World
Country. Which leaves 85% of the Country without :
Many of them; Most of them; All of them.

But that 15 % ain't Bad when 50 % of your Population lives
in those Areas Served. Oops - that leaves 50 % of the
Population without them.

OBTW - This is not a Country in Africa but Tuolumne County
http://www.fpm.water.ca.gov/mapping/...umne_index.gif
in the State of California {High Tech Land} in the USA -and-
http://tinyurl.com/2jhgdo
it applies to many / most Rural Counties in the USA.
http://pix.epodunk.com/locatorMaps/ca/CA_10999.gif

rural america - we are the world ~ RHF