"Jeff Wilson" wrote in message
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What do yout hink is the future of shortwave and amateur radio in 10,
50,
100 years? Honestly, it's not as necessary as it used to be, but the
ARRL is
right, "When all else fails" shortwave and amateur radio will be
there.

I think 3-30mhz is of limited use to corporations and other powerful
interests. It's just not very attractive to them, and the regulatory
bodies
around the world respect it. So I think it's here to stay for a good
long
time.

That's right. There's a huge amount of worldwide bandwidth now. SW is
a tiny unreliable sliver these days. But I think bureaucratic inertia
will keep the frequency allocations pretty much as they are for the time
being.

But the question is, in 100 years, who's going to use it? Will it be a
vacant frequency spread? I sure hope not. It's a great hobby. Yet, I
can't
help but feel that the glory days of shortwave listening has passed me
by.

Thoughts?

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Jeff Wilson
KG6RIF
Los Angeles, California



Radio hobbyists will still use SW in 100 years! There are few
commercial sailing ships anymore, but there might now be more people who
actually enjoy getting on a sailboat than ever before. The same could
be said about horses, or steam locomotives or hand made furniture.

Frank Dresser