"Brian Denley" wrote in message
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Except that the US domestic stations are almost all religious
fundamentalists.


Technically, they're aren't necessarly fundamentalists, but they are
evangalists. But there's a wide gulf between the views of such
fundamentalists as James Lloyd and George W. Gentry.


About as interesting as static.

I'm interested in religious views. I know learning religion from SW radio
is like learning physics from Warner Brothers cartoons. And it can be just
as entertaining.

But there's much more than evangelists. Conspiratorialists, Health food
pushers, Gold Bugs, Con Artists, Free Thinkers.

I long for the days of
the big guns of the cold war: Radio Moscow, BBC, Radio Sofia, etc.

--
Brian Denley


Ultimately, there's a chance something wonderful may happen if the old line
international broadcasters go away. The international broadcast bands will
be nearly empty, and they won't be refilled any faster than the other
currently underutilixed SW bands. Hobby broadcasters could start
broadcasting, and the governments might not even care if there's no
international broadcasting to be interfered with.

Frank Dresser

"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
Ultimately, there's a chance something wonderful may happen if the old
line
international broadcasters go away. The international broadcast bands
will
be nearly empty, and they won't be refilled any faster than the other
currently underutilixed SW bands. Hobby broadcasters could start
broadcasting, and the governments might not even care if there's no
international broadcasting to be interfered with.

Frank Dresser


You may have something there Frank. Lets hope. I cant see the short-wave
medium going away. There's always someone going to use it.
--
73 Brian
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to die.

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"Brian Hill" wrote:

"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
Ultimately, there's a chance something wonderful may happen if the old
line
international broadcasters go away. The international broadcast bands
will
be nearly empty, and they won't be refilled any faster than the other
currently underutilixed SW bands. Hobby broadcasters could start
broadcasting, and the governments might not even care if there's no
international broadcasting to be interfered with.

Frank Dresser


You may have something there Frank. Lets hope. I cant see the short-wave
medium going away. There's always someone going to use it.

Good point. It may end up like CB. Unlicensed and uncared for,
because (relatively speaking) no one is listening.

Dan

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"Dan" wrote in message news:me-

Good point. It may end up like CB. Unlicensed and uncared for,
because (relatively speaking) no one is listening.

Dan


Gee Dan. I hope it doesn't get that bad.


--
73 Brian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant
never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare
to die.

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

"Dan" wrote in message
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In article ,

Good point. It may end up like CB. Unlicensed and uncared for,
because (relatively speaking) no one is listening.

Dan

That's about it. What would happen if the governments abandon the SW
broadcast bands? How much effort would the government agencies make
tracking down and prosecuting unlicensed broadcasters? Enforcement depends,
not only on the law, but on how many important toes get stepped on. I'll
guess they will have more important things to do with their time and budgets
unless the pirates interfere with the established broadcasters, TV, radio
amateurs or whatever.

I suppose they could even legitimize hobby SW broadcasting and charge a
reasonable licence fee. Treat the SW broadcast bands like a national park.

Frank Dresser