Brian wrote:


I wonder what the average is here on this group.

Brian


chronologically: 43
mentally and physical condition: 32

Volker

I am 34 and have been listening to shortwave broadcasts since early
80s. I live in Istanbul, Turkey. My favorite was listening to pirate
radios and radio liberty broadcasts to central asia. In cold war
years, there were so many pirate radios targeting Turkey. Recently, as
far as I know, there is no pirate station on AM in Turkish. I think it
is because of more democracy we have. Almost every opininon can be
declared easily in newspapers, private radios stations etc. when
compered with 80s. Probably, that's one of the reasons why the number
of shortwave broadcasters decreases all over the world, more widely
accepted democracy. Another reason is the ideas and ideologies of the
people are not completely different, again when compered with 80s.
Hence, they don't have the desire to declare their own ideas. So far,
Capitalism won the war and the need to long distance shortwave
broadcasts decreased (an example: A unique interpretation of
communism lived in Albania before the collapse of communism and radio
tirana had a very powerful 3-4 hours of daily radio broadcast in
Turkish which could be listened all over Turkey like a local radio.
Now, r. tirana broadcasts in turkish is for 30 minitues. Because, they
don't have different things to tell to the world...

"Brian" wrote in message hlink.net...
I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
wonder what the average is here on this group.


Brian

chronologically 59
Physically ( Quite a bit Younger, resting pulse ~60 )
Mentally - Still Ninteen...



In article .net, "Brian"
writes:


I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
wonder what the average is here on this group.


Brian

56 and started listening in West Germany when a teen s.

Il Dolce Far Niente

Africa seems to have a lot of clandestine or relay broadcasts to the Horn of
Africa. I've never heard a pirate - it would intersting.

"helmsman" wrote in message
...
"Brian" wrote:

I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the
WBCQ
listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five
and I
wonder what the average is here on this group.


Brian

57. I heard my first shortwave broadcast as a kid in 1951. The radio
was furniture and larger than I was.

chronologically 59
Physically ( Quite a bit Younger, resting pulse ~60 )
Mentally - Still Ninteen...



In article .net, "Brian"
writes:


I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
wonder what the average is here on this group.


Brian

39. Been messing with radios since mid 70s.


--
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RX:
R-5000, SP-600 JX-6, SX-28
Ant:
100' longwire, Evesdropper Dipole

Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/

46. Been into radios for 37 years, since I was nine.

Though I expect that Telamon will suggest, as he seems prone to do, that I'm
lying. ;-)



Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
(remove "nojunk" to reply)

Michael Bryant wrote:

46. Been into radios for 37 years, since I was nine.

Though I expect that Telamon will suggest, as he seems prone to do, that I'm
lying. ;-)

And as usual, you probably are!

Damn, just discovered that I've got to put the 'retard' filter into this new
'puter!

Byeeeeeeee Bryant!



Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
(remove "nojunk" to reply)

Just turned 40. Have been a SWL since my early teens and a ham for less than
two years.

Jackie

From: N8KDV

g Though I expect that Telamon will suggest, as he seems prone to do, that
I'm
lying. ;-)

And as usual, you probably are!

Damn, just discovered that I've got to put the 'retard' filter into this new
'puter!

Byeeeeeeee Bryant!


RRS's own Mr. Personality, Steve Lare!! Be careful with those retard filters,
Steve. That new 'puter may not let you sign on...


Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A
GE SRll, Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
(remove "nojunk" to reply)