Steve wrote:

This group was at one time dedicated to the SWL hobby. It's focus is
now the business-side of commercial radio broadcasting. If you're
interested in learning about the business of commercial radio, the HD
boondoggle, etc., then there's lots of discussion of those things
here. If you're interested in shortwave listening, antennas or any of
the technical aspects of the SWL hobby, you'd be better served by some
other group.


Such as...

The group is about (among other things)wireless communications, from DC
to daylight. Quite a few people here are BCB DXers. Since the 'Dwardos
of the world want to ruin the bands with interference, there is a lively
discussion on how corporate America is incapable of doing good radio.

Most of these clowns don't look at the thread topics that they post this crap in! Maybe they can't read,or just have no idea of the in's and out's of posting but this has been going on here since 2006 when I became a reader. It will only change if other readers stand up and post against these morons until they stop! If every time they post a martha stewart recipe or advertise viagra in RADIOBANTER.COM that 20 other posters jump their a** for it and embarrass them,then maybe they'll wise up!

dave wrote:


The group is about (among other things)wireless communications, from DC
to daylight. Quite a few people here are BCB DXers. Since the 'Dwardos
of the world want to ruin the bands with interference, there is a lively
discussion on how corporate America is incapable of doing good radio.
I don't care about Ibiquity or IBOC, or 'Dwardo. I read John's great posts
about MWDX, some of the new guys who are actually dx'ing(the guy from
Vegas), and a few others. Like the radio reviews from the people who
actually want to talk radios, but then there are the other groups for that:
antique radio+phono, boatanchors, etc. That is where the real radio guys
hang out.

cf wrote:

I don't care about Ibiquity or IBOC, or 'Dwardo. I read John's great posts
about MWDX, some of the new guys who are actually dx'ing(the guy from
Vegas), and a few others. Like the radio reviews from the people who
actually want to talk radios, but then there are the other groups for that:
antique radio+phono, boatanchors, etc. That is where the real radio guys
hang out.


That's very nice. I don't consider hunting flamethrowers with $4k
Japanese radios much sport. Try resolving call signs on 1240 AM some
time.

Since SWBC is going away the true hobbyist needs to find new sources of
international news and new targets for their receivers.

Clue: Amateurs are way more likely to verify than AM broadcasters, and
much more challenging to receive.