You are receiving this email as we have received complaints from the
internet community that your computer has been involved in disruption
incidents on USENET (Newsgroups) that is in violation of that group's
charter.
Apparently there is one backstabber in this group that none of you here
should trust! I post a humorous site intended to break up the monotony of
the usual dribble not in any way related to the shortwave topic and this
little puke, whoever it is, has the gall to complain to a service provider.
Many topics are discussed in this group, some way out of line. This will
come back on you whoever you are.
Now, where exactly do I find the groups "charter"? 'Should be interesting
to find just how many here follow those guidelines to a "T".

mbryant. wrote:

Now, where exactly do I find the groups "charter"? 'Should be interesting
to find just how many here follow those guidelines to a "T".



http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/monitoring/introduction/

Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave

From: (Ralph Brandi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave, rec.radio.info
Subject: Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave
Date: 28 Jun 1996 00:09:38 GMT
Message-ID:
Reply-To: (Ralph Brandi)
Summary: Newsgroup charter and history, with pointers to
more specific FAQ articles.
This article is posted monthly.

Posted-By: auto-faq 3.1.1.2
Archive-name: radio/monitoring/introduction

[Last modified: June 30, 1995]

By Ralph Brandi,


Welcome to the rec.radio.shortwave newsgroup. This group was created
late in
1989 after a suggestion by Richard Shapiro, in order for those of us who are
interested in the hobby of monitoring radio communications to have a
friendly
place to exchange messages, tips, and opinions. If you are interested
in this
sort of hobby, then we think that you will be at home here.

This is a set of monthly postings put together to answer some of the more
commonly asked basic questions about the hobby. There is a posting
explaining
some of the basics of shortwave (HF) radio, and one covering medium wave
(also
known as AM) and FM DXing. There is also one covering scanning the higher
frequencies (VHF and up) that appears in the newsgroup
rec.radio.scanner. If
you find that you have other questions, either following up items mentioned
here, or other questions, please post. There are a number of people
here with
varying degrees of expertise and experience who are more than willing to
help.
We hope we've anticipated many of the questions the beginner will have. And
so, without further ado....


o What is rec.radio.shortwave for?

As stated above this group was created for USENETers to have a place to
discuss
the radio monitoring hobby. This group is not moderated, however 'serious'
arguments and any kind of flame wars are strongly discouraged. That is
not to
say that genuine disagreement and discussion of differing opinions is not
welcome. We only ask that you keep the tone friendly, and in the spirit of
international cooperation upon which the hobby is founded.

This group is intended to be a place where ANY radio monitoring topic
can and
should be discussed. We are happy to hear from posters who listen to
any part
of the radio or microwave spectrum, from DC to daylight. We discuss
topics of
almost any kind, ranging from (but not limited to) shortwave broadcasting,
DXing small or distant shortwave stations, utility and teletype monitoring,
military eavesdropping, station schedules, QSLing sw broadcasters, spectrum
usage, equipment design and modifications, antennas, receiver reviews and
recommendations, and many more.

Despite what the newsgroup name might imply, we definitely DO NOT limit
discussions to shortwave only. Any radio-related topics are welcome.
People interested in scanning VHF frequencies may find that the
rec.radio.scanner newsgroup more accurately reflects their interests, and
people interested in pirate radio may want to check the alt.radio.pirate
newsgroup, although this group seems to be more interested in building small
FM transmitters than in hearing distant shortwave pirates.


For more in-depth answers to questions you may have, we direct your
attention
to the postings entitled "Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave (Shortwave)", and
"Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave (AM/FM DXing)", depending on where your
interests lie. Scanner enthusiasts are also encouraged to read Bob Parnass'
excellent monthly FAQ postings on rec.radio.scanner.

FAQ, of course, stands for Frequently Asked Questions. It is considered
good form to read the FAQ(s) for a newsgroup before posting to ensure
that ones posting is appropriate. You can find FAQs for most newsgroups at
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/ by anonymous ftp, or on WWW at
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypert.../FAQ-List.html . Look
under the following URL for a list of all radio-related FAQs.

http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypert...radio/top.html

P.S. For those of you without the patience to look in the appropriate
place, the BBC World Service can be reached by e-mail at
. This has become probably the single
most frequently requested piece of information on rec.radio.shortwave.

--
Ralph Brandi att!mtunp!ralph

Stay idiot-proof. --Log, "Idiot Proof"

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The problem with rec.radio.shortwave is 95 percent of the postings here
have nothing to do with shortwave radio in any manner. It's been a
flaming and politics group for the past few years.

mbryant. wrote:
You are receiving this email as we have received complaints from the
internet community that your computer has been involved in disruption
incidents on USENET (Newsgroups) that is in violation of that group's
charter.

Reads like a load of bull to me. Unless you received a list of supposed
transgressions and the manner in which each was in violation of said
charter, I wouldn't take it too seriously.

Apparently there is one backstabber in this group that none of you here
should trust! I post a humorous site intended to break up the monotony of

There are a lot of posters one cannot trust on usenet. Recent trolling
activities on RRS are indicative of this.

the usual dribble not in any way related to the shortwave topic and this
little puke, whoever it is, has the gall to complain to a service provider.

Ditto for mine. Gave the boys in IT a good laugh.

Many topics are discussed in this group, some way out of line. This will
come back on you whoever you are.

It's just trolls acting like.. well... trolls.

Now, where exactly do I find the groups "charter"? 'Should be interesting
to find just how many here follow those guidelines to a "T".

A groups charter is not a binding document. Even if it were, the ability
to enforce at ISP level or above is sadly lacking.

Krypsis

On Jan 11, 6:56*pm, Krypsis wrote:
mbryant. wrote:
You are receiving this email as we have received complaints from the
internet community that your computer has been involved in disruption
incidents on USENET (Newsgroups) that is in violation of that group's
charter.

Reads like a load of bull to me. Unless you received a list of supposed
transgressions and the manner in which each was in violation of said
charter, I wouldn't take it too seriously.

Apparently there is one backstabber in this group that none of you here
should trust! * I post a humorous site intended to break up the monotony of

There are a lot of posters one cannot trust on usenet. Recent trolling
activities on RRS are indicative of this.

the usual dribble not in any way related to the shortwave topic and this
little puke, whoever it is, has the gall to complain to a service provider.

Ditto for mine. Gave the boys in IT a good laugh.

Many topics are discussed in this group, some way out of line. *This will
come back on you whoever you are.

It's just trolls acting like.. well... trolls.

Now, where exactly do I find the groups "charter"? *'Should be interesting
to find just how many here follow those guidelines to a "T".

A groups charter is not a binding document. Even if it were, the ability
to enforce at ISP level or above is sadly lacking.

Krypsis

*** :-)
Looks like the Ph.dufus got his due
You shouldn't TRUST yourself Krypto
Keep posting and the DTS will be back here in a flash

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