On Aug 26, 5:38*am, Dave wrote:
RHF wrote:
On Aug 25, 4:31 pm, Dave wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:20:53 -0700, RHF wrote:

Ham Radio 'existed' before the so-called "Sound Card".
For that matter Radio was 'history' way before the "Sound Card".
radio just listen ~ RHF
*.
- The point of amateur radio is to not "just listen",
- but to transmit as well. *There are several "digital"
- modes that use a PC sound card, and these are
- a hoot. You can "listen" to PSK31 very easily:
-
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQpBGh9RMEQ
-
- It's quite the sensation; *you can work the world
- with 10 Watts or less.

the point of shortwave radio listening (swl) is to . . .
listen to the radio - be it voice or code ~ RHF

- The word "listen" doesn't appear in the name
- of the group.

And clearly you do not listen.

-*The hobby is about technical skills.

Honestly the 'hobby' in it simplist form
it is basically listening to the radio.

-*Any mouth-breather can buy fancy radios and
- string up a wire and hear a 100,000 (and up)
- Watts radio station from the other side of the world;

That is what makes Shortwave Radio Listening (SWL)
a common-man's Hobby -cause- any mouth-breather
can do it and enjoy it : Without getting into becoming
a Techno-Phobic Zealot.

-*it takes a lot of skill and a lot of luck to see someone
- typing on a keyboard in New Zealand working the Pacific
- Northwest on 5 Watts.

For the simple ENJOYMENT of Listening to the Radio
skill and luck are basic :
* Skill Turn-On the Radio
* Luck to Turn-In something to Listen to and Enjoy.

-*PSK31 is more efficient than CW.

Nothing more 'basic' {efficient} then the Sound of Voice,
Song and Music to the Human Ear -and- We All Can Do It ! )

Dave,

For Me Life is Simple : All I need is a Radio with
a built-in Speaker : NO SOFTWARE REGUIRED.

just another mouth-breating shortwave radio listener ~ RHF