On 19 Dec 2003 04:32:14 -0800
(Vijay) wrote:

Hi everyone:

Newbie to this group. I have listened to several short wave
Radio Stations and used to be a DXer in India almost 15 years
ago. (one of my favorites wsas Radio Netherlands, Jonathan
Marks). Had collected some QSL cards back then but no longer
have them.


Also I would like an answer to this question.
Someone mentioned that while watching too much TV decreases IQ,
Radio listening is actually shown to increase IQ. Is there any
concrete evidence/sites/publishings in this regard ?

TV has so many commercials that repeat and keep going on and on
and on ....

SW is a blessing in that regard. Very little commercials.

Thanks.

Vijay

On 19 Dec 2003 04:32:14 -0800
(Vijay) wrote:

Hi everyone:

Newbie to this group. I have listened to several short wave
Radio Stations and used to be a DXer in India almost 15 years
ago. (one of my favorites wsas Radio Netherlands, Jonathan
Marks). Had collected


I am seeing a lot of North Americans here and am very surprised.
There are so many other activites to do these days here. Regular
radio, TV, DVDs, Movies, other hobbies, collectibles etc., etc.,
Why shortwave ? What motivates a North American to listen to
Shortwave and participate so much in detail here on the Usenet ?

What is the average profile of the SW listener in North America ?
Is this person someone who can't afford a PC, has a lot of
free time, lives in a fairly remote region etc., ? I feel this
way as jobs, chores and other activities fill ones life.


I was deep into SW in India. Reasons being no Internet access,
curious to know about the World, Great Clean Hobby, Once you had
the Radio there was no other recurring investment etc., After
comming to North America, getting poor signals with a bad
receiver, I got discouraged and gave up as otehr activities took
over my life. So curious.

Vijay

On 19 Dec 2003 04:32:14 -0800
(Vijay) wrote:

Hi everyone:

Newbie to this group. I have listened to several short wave
Radio Stations and used to be a DXer in India almost 15 years
ago. (one of


The only SW Radios sold that I have seen in North America are in
Radio Shack, they carry only the Grundigs. Walmart, Kmart etc.,
in the US and Canadian Tire etc., in Canada don't carry them. Is
my observation correct ? If not what are the other stores in
North America that carry SW Radios ? What is the average price of
a good SW Radio. I have seen the Grundig Satellite. It looks good
but is quite expensive and very attractive to a thief, lot of
home breakins in my area.

Vijay

On 19 Dec 2003 04:32:14 -0800
(Vijay) wrote:

Hi everyone:

Newbie to this group. I have listened to several short wave
Radio Stations and used to be a DXer in India almost 15 years
ago. (one of


I used listen to CBC sometimes early in the mornings about two
years or so ago. They used to broadcast programs from DW, Swiss
Radio, Radio from Poland etc., early in the mornings. Each for
about 30 minutes or so. Mostly, European programs. Was fun to
listen to them. So, this is my small touch with Foreign Radio
though not via ShortWave directly.

Sometimes, I see people spending a lot of money on an AM/FM Radio
and can't help smiling. An average Radio would serve this
purpose. Better to invest this money on a SW Radio.

Vijay

On 19 Dec 2003 04:32:14 -0800
(Vijay) wrote:

Great Answer to my Question online at:

http://www.speedline.ca/grundig/

Also, lots of SW Radio's on ebay under $20 and some even around
$10 !!! However, they are not in Canada.

Vijay

"R Vijay" wrote in message
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On 19 Dec 2003 04:32:14 -0800
(Vijay) wrote:

Hi everyone:

Newbie to this group. I have listened to several short wave
Radio Stations and used to be a DXer in India almost 15 years
ago. (one of


The only SW Radios sold that I have seen in North America are in
Radio Shack, they carry only the Grundigs. Walmart, Kmart etc.,
in the US and Canadian Tire etc., in Canada don't carry them. Is
my observation correct ? If not what are the other stores in
North America that carry SW Radios ? What is the average price of
a good SW Radio. I have seen the Grundig Satellite. It looks good
but is quite expensive and very attractive to a thief, lot of
home breakins in my area.

SW radios are at nearly every electronics and gadget store. Frys in the West
has many; Sharper Image, Hammacher-Schlemmer, etc., have them, too. Have
even seen the multi-band one at Bed, Bath and Beyond in an
emergency-preparedness all-band, crank to power radio.

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 03:04:31 GMT
"David Eduardo" wrote:

SW radios are at nearly every electronics and gadget store.
Frys in the West has many; Sharper Image, Hammacher-Schlemmer,
etc., have them, too. Have even seen the multi-band one at Bed,
Bath and Beyond in an emergency-preparedness all-band, crank to
power radio.


I truly can't believe this at all !!! Do so many people still buy
and listen to them ? I have not known any friend who has a SW
Radio in North America.

Vijay

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On 19 Dec 2003 04:32:14 -0800
(Vijay) wrote:

Hi everyone:

Newbie to this group. I have listened to several short wave
Radio Stations and used to be a DXer in India almost 15 years
ago. (one of my favorites wsas Radio Netherlands, Jonathan
Marks). Had collected


I am seeing a lot of North Americans here and am very surprised.
There are so many other activites to do these days here. Regular
radio, TV, DVDs, Movies, other hobbies, collectibles etc., etc.,
Why shortwave ? What motivates a North American to listen to
Shortwave and participate so much in detail here on the Usenet ?

What is the average profile of the SW listener in North America ?
Is this person someone who can't afford a PC, has a lot of
free time, lives in a fairly remote region etc., ? I feel this
way as jobs, chores and other activities fill ones life.


I was deep into SW in India. Reasons being no Internet access,
curious to know about the World, Great Clean Hobby, Once you had
the Radio there was no other recurring investment etc., After
comming to North America, getting poor signals with a bad
receiver, I got discouraged and gave up as otehr activities took
over my life. So curious.

Vijay

Curiosity is precisely the point. We - or at least, I - want
to find out more about other people and cultures, what THEY
feel is important, what their opinions are. You can also
hear music, stories, and discussions that would never make it
onto mainline media in the U.S. And - for those of us
dubious about what our government and news media are telling
us - shortwave provides a second source of information about
what's going on in the world...

FW

R Vijay wrote:

Also I would like an answer to this question.
Someone mentioned that while watching too much TV decreases IQ,
Radio listening is actually shown to increase IQ. Is there any
concrete evidence/sites/publishings in this regard ?

If it were true, it might be because the more intelligent people
*choose* to listen to radio instead of television. The radio doesn't
make them smarter. They find radio more interesting because of their
intelligence.


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On 22 Dec 2003 01:59:03 GMT
Fred Garvin wrote:


AMEN TO THAT!


Glad you agree. On TV, in one hour, there are sometimes even as
much as 8 interrupts for ads. Almost half about cars !!

On SW, in those days (late 1980's) it was a pleasure to
listen to commercials as they were so rare.

I have listened to some very rare Gems such as Radio Mangolia or
Radio Ulan Bator, Radio Pyong Yang etc., etc., Clandestine
broadcasts were not that many.

However, as TV was still expensive and SW Radio within common
reach, almost a huge majority of the Indian Population in cities
had and listened to SW Radio.

Vijay