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Vijay December 19th 03 12:32 PM

Status of Shortwave.
 
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

David December 19th 03 03:09 PM

Welcome to the modern world.

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.

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



Frank Dresser December 19th 03 06:39 PM


"Vijay" wrote in message
om...
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



There's still plenty of activity on SW radio. You should have heard
much more than the BBC and VOA. But some bands are better at different
times than others. And some days are better than others. There's alot
of stations just above the old standard SW bands now, and your radio
might not tune them. Your radio may have a problem causing poor
sensitivity.

Which bands were you tuning across and what times were you trying to
listen?

What model Philips radio do you have?

Frank Dresser



Diverd4777 December 20th 03 01:16 AM

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 !!

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.







Tony Meloche December 20th 03 02:37 AM



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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WShoots1 December 20th 03 05:20 AM

Welcome.

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.

In what part of North America are you presently located? That makes a big
difference in what can be heard and when.

This (Friday) morning, at 1400 UTC, I tuned in to Clay Douglas on 12160 kHz. I
didn't hear him but there were many other stations on that frequency, several
being about the same strength.

That was on my little jWIN, using my metal chandelier as an antenna in my
metal-sheathed mobilehome. I was tempted to get serious with my DX-392, but I
had some work I had to do.

73,
Bill, K5BY
SE Texas

Clint December 20th 03 11:53 AM

"Vijay" wrote in message
om...
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


Other than the BBC making a formal decision quit broadcasting to the
United States due to the internet & satellite communications as well
as a few others doing the same, there is still LOTS of shortwave
activity... or, rather, at least plenty for the shortwave enthusiast
to tune into. Like a few others here suggested, you may be listening
at the wrong place at the wrong time or using a reciever that isn't
up to snuff anymore do to some needed maintenance.

You should try buying (or looking up online) a shortwave
broadcast guide that gives you broadcast times, frequencies, formats,
callsigns, etc of shortwave stations worldwide so you can track
them down. Also try putting up a better antenna, or more antennas
cut for different parts of the shortwave spectrum for more effecient
reception.

try this guide that I use... it's fairly comprehensive...
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/swlguide/

Clint
KB5ZHT

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N8KDV December 20th 03 12:16 PM



Clint wrote:

"Vijay" wrote in message
om...
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


Other than the BBC making a formal decision quit broadcasting to the
United States due to the internet & satellite communications as well
as a few others doing the same, there is still LOTS of shortwave
activity... or, rather, at least plenty for the shortwave enthusiast
to tune into. Like a few others here suggested, you may be listening
at the wrong place at the wrong time or using a reciever that isn't
up to snuff anymore do to some needed maintenance.

You should try buying (or looking up online) a shortwave
broadcast guide that gives you broadcast times, frequencies, formats,
callsigns, etc of shortwave stations worldwide so you can track
them down. Also try putting up a better antenna, or more antennas
cut for different parts of the shortwave spectrum for more effecient
reception.

try this guide that I use... it's fairly comprehensive...
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/swlguide/


But... bear in mind it has not been updated since June 8. It has information
for the a03 season, and not the current b03.



Clint
KB5ZHT

--

------

"NOOOO!!!! It's HORRIBLE! Say it isn't SO!
This is the worst news possible! ARRRGG!"

- The collective scream of liberals everywhere
at the news that Saddam had been captured

------

45 Communist Goals for America

http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm

--



Frank White December 20th 03 05:20 PM

In article ,
says...

Hi everyone:


Howdy!

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.


That's odd. Normally you can get all sorts of stations, even
with an average radio. At the least you should have gotten the
domestic shortwave broadcasts, commonly known as the 'land of
the free from reality and the home of the whackos'.

Maybe your set-up needed work.

With Internet and Cable TV, I assume that SW has greatly decreased in
the US from my past experience.


Cable TV? Why would that decrease shortwave?

Now the Internet, and the tendancy of broadcasters (like the
BBC) to abandon the airwaves for streaming audio, THAT is
a threat to broadcast shortwave.

Although internet broadcasts are sometimes no more dependable
than airwaves. I've had trouble getting the BBC, at times;
and for the past few days, Radio Iran's transmission has been
unintelligable...

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


Broadcast shortwave is alive and well, and STILL the best
source of non-U.S. oriented and dominated news, opinion,
and entertainment available!

And, domestically, of views from some of the nuttiest
fruitcakes this side of the asylum.

I hope you resume listening. It's a fun hobby...

FW


R Vijay December 22nd 03 01:15 AM

On 20 Dec 2003 00:21:24 GMT
Fred Garvin wrote:

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.



I agree with all the other posters here that shortwave is very
cool !!! I listened on my SW Radio in India several years ago as
the Berlin Wall came down. Radio DW sent me even a piece of the
wall !!! Don't have it anymore.

I was also sent books to learn Russian from Radio Moscow
(long before the USSR broke). Didn't followup on that though.

I moved several times and gave things away during the move.
Hence, don't have that SW Radio anymore. Had it like 10 years
back. Never really had an external Antenna for it. It was an
Indian model, most stations had local relay in India and so it
probably wasn't that great.

For the present I have several activities. However, in the long
term future I might look again at SW radio. It is so relaxing. No
need to stare at the screen like when using a PC or seeing TV.
Gives a feeling of being connected to the rest of the World.

One of my favorite Stations in India was the Christian Science
Monitor from Boston for its clear reception.

Presently I live in Quebec, Canada.

What would be a fairly decent but not too high end shortwave
Radio to look at for a beginner ?

Thanks.

Vijay

R Vijay December 22nd 03 01:20 AM

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

R Vijay December 22nd 03 01:32 AM

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

R Vijay December 22nd 03 02:40 AM

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

R Vijay December 22nd 03 02:45 AM

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

R Vijay December 22nd 03 02:58 AM

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

David Eduardo December 22nd 03 03:04 AM


"R Vijay" wrote in message
...
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.




R Vijay December 22nd 03 03:25 AM

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

Frank White December 22nd 03 04:31 AM

In article ,
says...

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


starman December 22nd 03 04:52 AM

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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R Vijay December 22nd 03 05:28 AM

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

Tony Meloche December 22nd 03 02:25 PM



Frank White wrote:

In article ,
says...

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



Absolutely. And another thing - one that I love about SW,
especially the Latin and South American countries, is the lack of
"gloss". I remember live local radio in the fifties, and that's what a
lot of SW reminds me of - all live, all the time, and all the slip-ups
and off-the-cuff stuff that goes along with that.

Tony


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R Vijay December 22nd 03 03:12 PM

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 need to visit more Mom and Pop Electronic Stores to see if they
carry SW Radios. This has me really curious. Most I went to
didn't have them at all. I thought SW was dead in North America
until I came here.

Vijay

RedOctober90 December 22nd 03 08:05 PM

R Vijay wrote in message m...
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


I started in SW in late 2001 and I tell you that the bands are always
packed with stations when I listen in the evening/night time. I like
listening to Voice Of Russia and it's mailbag program. You find
opinions and news here that you won't find off cable TV. The cable
system channels are all controlled by the elite corporations so your
not going to get the same openness you would get from certain SW
stations.

R Vijay December 22nd 03 09:31 PM

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.



You are very correct. I couldn't contain my curiosity. Went to a
nearby Electronics Store. Then had a half a shelf full of SW
Radios. I was not looking in the right places before. I asked the
employee and he said that SW Radios are still popular but not as
much as before.

There were some nice Grundigs priced around $120 Canadian !! This
is very good to know for the future.

Vijay :))

Fredric J. Einstein December 22nd 03 11:55 PM

There's also a tremendous potential for shortwave to enter the
"entertainment mainstream" with the introduction of "digital
shortwave" using the DRM system.

I have the facility to listen to the "pioneering" transmissions of DRM
from BBC, Radio Canada, Vatican Radio, Radio Nederland, Radio Sweden,
China Radio International and Deutsche Welle every afternoon and
early evening from 2055 UTC till 0300 UTC.

I also, (on good nights), receive the DRM transmissions from Radio
Luxembourg here in Detroit, proving that DRM is feasible over
trans-Atlantic conditions. It's amazing that after a more than 10
year abscence from shortwave, Radio Luxembourg is back on the bands.

The fidelity, while not "audiophile" quality, is absolutely amazing,
approaching the sound quality of a decent FM mono table radio. No
static, no hetrodynes, no selective fading etc. Non-SWL'ers who I've
had over actually enjoy listening to it!

Since DRM uses the non-proprietary MPEG-4 digital audio compression
system, it is conceivable that inexpensive chipsets for decoding it
will be developed over the next couple of years and put into Sangean,
Sony, and Grundig receivers.

I don't mean to be a "shill" for DRM, but I am truly blown away by it
and its potential for making shortwave broadcasting viable again.

Fred E.

N8UC -- Detroit, MI

Dan Say December 23rd 03 01:07 AM

In article , R Vijay wrote:
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 need to visit more Mom and Pop Electronic Stores to see if they
carry SW Radios. This has me really curious. Most I went to
didn't have them at all. I thought SW was dead in North America
until I came here.
Vijay

-----------
A good start in Canada is the advice and references at
the CIDX messenger and the ODXA Listening In (Google them)
http://www.odxa.on.ca/li.html
http://www.anarc.org/cidx/messenger.html

Frank Dresser December 23rd 03 03:38 AM


"starman" wrote in message
...
R Vijay wrote:

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.


I'm not sure we are more intelligent, but I figure we are more
imaginative. We have to fill in the blanks during fadeouts, and the
conspiratorialists have us connecting the dots.

Why, the mere mention of floride can put me into a mental be-bop of
ideas, images and conspiracies. The NWO gets me into a Charlie Parker
swirl.

Radio hosts expose what they claim are the real powers behind the
scenes, and every day the Last Day Prophet of God tells the world as we
know it will be ending very soon.

And what do our couch potato brethren watch? A Victoria's Secret
underwear show which leaves little to the imagination, perhaps?

I think the intelligent choice is clear.

Frank Dresser



R Vijay December 23rd 03 04:38 AM

On 22 Dec 2003 12:05:24 -0800
(RedOctober90) wrote:

I started in SW in late 2001 and I tell you that the bands are
always packed with stations when I listen in the evening/night
time. I like listening to Voice Of Russia and it's mailbag
program. You find opinions and news here that you won't find
off cable TV. The cable system channels are all controlled by
the elite corporations so your not going to get the same
openness you would get from certain SW stations.



Where are you located ? What receiver do you use ?

Thanks.

Vijay

CW December 23rd 03 06:36 AM

We just had a Fry's open here (Renton, WA). They don't carry shortwave
radios.


"R Vijay" wrote in message
...
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 need to visit more Mom and Pop Electronic Stores to see if they
carry SW Radios. This has me really curious. Most I went to
didn't have them at all. I thought SW was dead in North America
until I came here.

Vijay




starman December 23rd 03 10:13 AM

I'm not sure we are more intelligent, but I figure we are more
imaginative. We have to fill in the blanks during fadeouts, and the
conspiratorialists have us connecting the dots.


"When television came roaring in after the war (World War II) they did a
little school survey asking children which they preferred and why -
television or radio. And there was this 7-year-old boy who said he
preferred radio because the pictures were better."

Alistair Cooke- BBC radio
'Letter from America'


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Mike Terry December 23rd 03 10:25 AM

Shortwave will be more interesting as the high powers close, more lower
power dx.

Mike



R Vijay December 23rd 03 11:54 AM

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

Hi everyone:

Newbie to this group.



I decided to listen to the SW relay from CBC Early in the morning
today. Heard DW and Radio Poland. It was great.

For now I don't feel I will listen to SW consistently. Hence, I
have decided to listen in on the Net as well as on the relay.
Doesn't matter thru what device I get the programs, as long as I
can listen to them.

In the long term future, when I feel that I will listen to SW a
lot, I might go ahead and get a SW Radio. In the meantime, I can
also look for good deals in pawn shops.

Vijay :)

R Vijay December 23rd 03 12:03 PM

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:25:34 +0000 (UTC)
"Mike Terry" wrote:

Shortwave will be more interesting as the high powers close,
more lower power dx.

Mike



True, but one will need a lot better equipment. Besides, without
standard, regular broadcasts, most average listeners will vanish.

Vijay

Telamon December 23rd 03 07:30 PM

In article ,
R Vijay wrote:

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

Hi everyone:

Newbie to this group.



I decided to listen to the SW relay from CBC Early in the morning
today. Heard DW and Radio Poland. It was great.

For now I don't feel I will listen to SW consistently. Hence, I have
decided to listen in on the Net as well as on the relay. Doesn't
matter thru what device I get the programs, as long as I can listen
to them.

In the long term future, when I feel that I will listen to SW a lot,
I might go ahead and get a SW Radio. In the meantime, I can also look
for good deals in pawn shops.


Well this is where we part company. It matters to me how I get the
programming. I won't listen to Internet broadcasts as long as SW is
around. I don't care for the SW relays either. I'm interested in hearing
broadcasts with my radio from the country of origin directly with only
the ionosphere in between.

What I want to hear is programming from a foreign transmitter to my
radio with no mitigating infrastructure (including DRM) in between.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Fredric J. Einstein December 23rd 03 07:41 PM


What I want to hear is programming from a foreign transmitter to my
radio with no mitigating infrastructure (including DRM) in between.



I don't know.... I listen to DRM broadcasts directly from
Junglinster, Luxembourg (there's no "mitigating infrastructure") here
in Detroit. DRM enticed RTL back onto shortwave when they had
previously abandoned it. Same with BBC to North America, Deutsche
Welle to North America, and Radio Sweden.


Unfortunately, relay stations will now be a part of shortwave
broadcasting due to financial constraints and the high cost of land
for the antenna site. Just because a station uses a relay
transmitter doesn't mean that the editorial comment will be affected.

However, it's your choice as to whether you want to listen or not.
You can certainly boycott Radio Sweden or China Radio and listen
exclusively to the huckster Gene Scott since there's no "mitigating
technology" such as relay stations or DRM involved.

Telamon December 24th 03 12:20 AM

In article m,
Fredric J. Einstein wrote:

What I want to hear is programming from a foreign transmitter to my
radio with no mitigating infrastructure (including DRM) in between.



I don't know.... I listen to DRM broadcasts directly from
Junglinster, Luxembourg (there's no "mitigating infrastructure") here
in Detroit. DRM enticed RTL back onto shortwave when they had
previously abandoned it. Same with BBC to North America, Deutsche
Welle to North America, and Radio Sweden.


Unfortunately, relay stations will now be a part of shortwave
broadcasting due to financial constraints and the high cost of land
for the antenna site. Just because a station uses a relay
transmitter doesn't mean that the editorial comment will be affected.

However, it's your choice as to whether you want to listen or not.
You can certainly boycott Radio Sweden or China Radio and listen
exclusively to the huckster Gene Scott since there's no "mitigating
technology" such as relay stations or DRM involved.


DRM uses proprietary codex's, which afford the broadcaster control of
who can listen. There is plenty to listen to on SW without relays. The
Gene Scott comment was stupid.

Strike 1
So lets see you purport to be intelligent enough to put together a setup
that lets you decode DRM but you are totally ignorant of the social
ramifications of this type of system.

Strike 2
Then you make asinine comments about relays.

Strike 3
I was replying to posters preferences in relation my own. You decided to
chine in making fun of my choices. This does not endear you to me and
relegates you to bafoon status.

Do you have any idea what I do about obnoxious people I run into on
Usenet? I ignore them.

Plonk

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

R Vijay December 24th 03 01:29 AM

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 19:30:58 GMT
Telamon wrote:

Well this is where we part company. It matters to me how I get
the programming.



Given my present personal
situation, I feel that something is better than nothing. By using
the Internet Broadcast and relay atleast I hear some SW Radio.

However, I agree with you that the real SW Radio broadcast is a
great pleasure and unique experience. Should my circumstances
change, certainly I will opt for it.

Vijay

Frank Dresser December 24th 03 01:46 AM


"starman" wrote in message
...
"When television came roaring in after the war (World War II) they did

a
little school survey asking children which they preferred and why -
television or radio. And there was this 7-year-old boy who said he
preferred radio because the pictures were better."

Alistair Cooke- BBC radio
'Letter from America'



Stan Freiberg likes that story, too. Now I'm trying to picture Fred
Allen passing himself off as a 7 year old.

I don't want to imply imagination is a universal attribute of radio
listeners. Consider the small subset who consider the entertaining
radio talk show blowhards to be some kind of great modern philosophers.
Sheesh. Better to learn physics from Warner Brothers cartoons.

Frank Dresser




Fredric J. Einstein December 24th 03 04:08 AM

On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 00:20:05 GMT, Telamon
wrote:

Just because someone disagrees with you and presents intelligent and
realistic reasoning, you lash out with uncontrollable rage and
insults. Control your rage! UseNet is a forum where people are
allowed freedom to strongly disagree.

Listen to whatever you wish. DRM doesn't restrict any editorial
opinoins and uses MPEG-4 compression scheme which is totally
non-proprietary. DRM brought several long-lost broadcasters back to
shortwave and will be the salvation of the medium. Your
pseudo-intellectual arrogance doesn't change that fact.

Frank Dresser December 24th 03 05:28 AM


"Fredric J. Einstein" wrote in message
s.com...

[snip]


Listen to whatever you wish. DRM doesn't restrict any editorial
opinoins and uses MPEG-4 compression scheme which is totally
non-proprietary. DRM brought several long-lost broadcasters back to
shortwave and will be the salvation of the medium. Your
pseudo-intellectual arrogance doesn't change that fact.


Salvation from what?

Frank Dresser




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