Diverd4777 wrote:

Vijay:

Shortwave is evolving rapidly..

It WAS the only way to get news years back;
( history snipped)
Now it is a very good source for news, entretainment, information;
Bouncing down off the Ionosphere from Antigua, or Ascension Island, Or
Australia..

& besides; - Shorwave is just Cool !!


Agreed. I started in 1965, and back then there were countless
international broadcast stations, and they stayed with the same
broadcast frequencies for years (there is a reason why old shortwave
radios frequently have "countries"
marked in varous places around the dial. Today, the Intl. broadcasters
are fewer, overall. But a much better radio and antenna than I had in
1965 allows me to hear much more that is (in many cases was) always out
there, too. Overall, it is a good time for shortwave right now.

Tony




http://www.complexvariablesstudio.co...planet_001.htm

Dan

In article , Fred Garvin
writes:


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.

However, after I moved to North America I got a shortwave radio and tried
listening just once. It was an average SW Radio from Phillips. Just got
BBC and VOA. That was it.

With Internet and Cable TV, I assume that SW has greatly decreased in
the US from my past experience. Based on the same, SW Radio is expected
to have become more prominent in other parts of the World or atleast have
remained the same as it was in the long term past. What is the current
status of SW Radio ? Perhaps others here with more hands on experience
currently can confirm this. This will be a great learning for the rest of
us.

Thanks.

Vijay


Shortwave is alive and well. You should hear a lot more than those 2
stations. Tell us your set-up and folks will give you tips.






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