JimK wrote:


Dave, there may come a time when I do get interested in beacons,
military, planes, etc.
My initial interest is in picking up broadcast shows though. The idea
of talking back and forth with people around the world sounds great,
but for now I'm just looking to listen. I don't much care for 90% of
AM radio, and FM radio is just music. When I'm camping, or when at
home, it would be great to listen to other broadcasts. If from other
countries even better, but as long as it's interesting that's fine,
maybe some news, maybe some music, I really don't know what I'll
find.

I don't want to spend a lot of money until I get a better idea of
whether there is indeed "stuff" to pick up that I like. But a more
expensive setup could be in my future.

Thanks much,
Jim

I'm a hardware freak who goes for weak signals. I use the web for
program listening.