Was there really a lot of shortwave listening going on in that time period?


I recall in the Thirties that the people with real jobs had serious aerials on
their roofs. But I also recall that all I heard, from out on a sidewalk, were
MW stations broadcasting Stella Dallas and other soaps. G In the evening, we
kids would take over and listen to The Lone Ranger, Captain Midnight, et al.

When I was 15 (1945), I sometimes substituted on my sister's baby sitting job.
The homeowner had a big floor Zenith. My ex-WU op mom had already taught me
wire Morse, so I became fascinated by the radio code I heard thumping wartime
stuff on shortwave. (Sigh...) That got me interested in going for my ham
ticket. (I got it in 1947.)

73,
Bill, K5BY