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What is shortwave radio?
From a purely technical point of view, shortwave radio refers to those
frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz. Their main characteristic is their ability to "propagate" for long distances, making possible such worldwide communications as international broadcasting and coordination of long-distance shipping. From a social point of view, shortwave radio is a way to find out what the rest of the world thinks is important. Many countries broadcast to the world in English, making it easy to find out what a given country's position is on those things it finds important. Shortwave radio can also provide a way to eavesdrop on the everyday workings of international politics and commerce. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/monit...shortwave-faq/ Hopefully these guidelines will be born in mind by those who post to this group. |
Mike Terry wrote:
[snip] http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/monit...shortwave-faq/ Hopefully these guidelines will be born in mind by those who post to this group. Give it up man. They're gonna post what they want to post. Killfile the people who bother you, ignore threads you aren't interested in. I don't post here much anymore, but you are welcome to test your killfile on me. |
Thanks for your good advice Sanjaya.
Have a nice day. 73s Mike |
In article .net, "Sanjaya"
writes: Mike Terry wrote: [snip] http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/monit...shortwave-faq/ Hopefully these guidelines will be born in mind by those who post to this group. Give it up man. They're gonna post what they want to post. Killfile the people who bother you, ignore threads you aren't interested in. I don't post here much anymore, but you are welcome to test your killfile on me. Mike Sanjaya is one of the Few people who post regurlarly on Shortwave related issues; so don't kill file her.. & BTW, Propagation for Radio New Zealand ( 15.720 ) has been very good lately; and .. on WBCQ ( 7.415) last night they played an old tape of " The Lone Ranger" , followed by tapes of " Jack Benny" and then " Jean Sheperd". Dan ( R-75, Sangean 606A, Jwin Jx - m14 & another one shortly ) ( All the above text certified shortwave related ) |
MT,
You forgot the THIRD Shortwave Point-of-View those that are into the "Hobby" of Shortwave Radio. Here is the 'basis' of the Problem related to the Diversity of Postings, both On-Topic and Off-Topic, that can be found on the "Rec-Radio-Shortwave" NewsGroup. Hobbyist can be passive, Active and sometimes FANATICS ! Turn the Radio On - Just Listen - Enjoy & Be Amazed ~ RHF .. .. = = = "Mike Terry" wrote in message = = = ... From a purely Technical Point-of-View, Shortwave Radio refers to those frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz. Their main characteristic is their ability to "propagate" for long distances, making possible such worldwide communications as international broadcasting and coordination of long-distance shipping. From a Social Point-of-View, Shortwave Radio is a way to find out what the rest of the world thinks is important. Many countries broadcast to the world in English, making it easy to find out what a given country's position is on those things it finds important. Shortwave radio can also provide a way to eavesdrop on the everyday workings of international politics and commerce. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/monit...shortwave-faq/ Hopefully these guidelines will be born in mind by those who post to this group. .. |
Diverd4777 wrote:
Mike Sanjaya is one of the Few people who post regurlarly on Shortwave related issues; so don't kill file her.. [snip] Hope I'm not bursting any bubbles here... I'm a guy : ) |
Sanjaya wrote:
Hope I'm not bursting any bubbles here... I'm a guy : ) Please ignore the flowers when they arrive tomorrow. mike |
m II wrote:
Please ignore the flowers when they arrive tomorrow. mike LOL |
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From a social point of view, shortwave radio is a way to find out what
the rest of the world thinks is important. Many countries broadcast to the world in English, making it easy to find out what a given country's position is on those things it finds important. Shortwave radio can also provide a way to eavesdrop on the everyday workings of international politics and commerce. So then what you are saying is that since international politics and commerce are discussed on shortwave radio then they are acceptable also to be discussed here. Thank you for the clarification. I'm glad that you finally worked this out in your head. Listen, "George", I can assure you that the vast majority of us don't come to this group to view the latest public displays of the delusions of all the head cases that dominate this NG. Your opinions mean nothing. Politics are never "discussed" here, bizarre psychological aberrations are revealed here. Between the wacko posts of the type you prefer, and the constant name-calling wars of those two other nut jobs, it's awful damned hard to find any info at all about shortwave listening here. |
On Fri, 28 May 2004 07:26:14 -0500, "Brian Running" wrote:
From a social point of view, shortwave radio is a way to find out what the rest of the world thinks is important. Many countries broadcast to the world in English, making it easy to find out what a given country's position is on those things it finds important. Shortwave radio can also provide a way to eavesdrop on the everyday workings of international politics and commerce. So then what you are saying is that since international politics and commerce are discussed on shortwave radio then they are acceptable also to be discussed here. Thank you for the clarification. I'm glad that you finally worked this out in your head. Listen, "George", I can assure you that the vast majority of us don't come to this group to view the latest public displays of the delusions of all the head cases that dominate this NG. Your opinions mean nothing. Politics are never "discussed" here, bizarre psychological aberrations are revealed here. Between the wacko posts of the type you prefer, and the constant name-calling wars of those two other nut jobs, it's awful damned hard to find any info at all about shortwave listening here. I get it Brian, you're the only sane one here huh? I see your problem and I can help. rec.radio.shortwave is just a general shortwave group. Everything you want to know about shortwave listening can be found at rec.radio.shortwave.listening. I think it will be more enjoyable for you. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. g |
I get it Brian, you're the only sane one here huh?
Of the people that post here, rather than just lurk looking for info, most of them lately don't seem to have both oars in the water. I'm sure this newsgroup is just like any other, with a majority lurking and a minority actually posting. I'm equally sure that the majority is more sane than the minority. I see your problem and I can help. rec.radio.shortwave is just a general shortwave group. Everything you want to know about shortwave listening can be found at rec.radio.shortwave.listening. I think it will be more enjoyable for you. Thanks for the suggestion, but I've got two points of just plain ol' common sense: Seems that the discussion of the content of shortwave broadcasts would be better suited for the ".listening" group. And it seems to me that it would make a hell of a lot more sense to take the "political" stuff to political newsgroups, hey, George? Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. g I'll keep filtering through the psychobabble, there's occasionally some very interesting shortwave-related material here. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the high-volume posters here have a delusion that their personal political views matter to someone other than themselves. It's astonishing that people will behave in public the way that they do. |
Hmm.
well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) |
On Sat, 29 May 2004 02:47 pm -0600 UTC, Raqueeb Hassan
posted: %MM raqueeb hassan congo (drc) What are you hearing in the Congo? -- -UA |
"Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser |
Frank Dresser wrote:
"Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-( -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
starman wrote: Frank Dresser wrote: "Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-( This group is evidence of nothing. The only thing that is dying, perhaps, is your interest in the hobby. That's OK, but don't try to blame it on what goes on here. Some folks look for excuses, are you one of them? |
dxAce wrote:
starman wrote: Frank Dresser wrote: "Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-( This group is evidence of nothing. The only thing that is dying, perhaps, is your interest in the hobby. That's OK, but don't try to blame it on what goes on here. Some folks look for excuses, are you one of them? I never stated that shortwave is dying, only that this group may be an accurate barometer of the hobby. You're either feeling guilty (not likely) or it's Saturday night again. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
starman wrote: dxAce wrote: starman wrote: Frank Dresser wrote: "Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-( This group is evidence of nothing. The only thing that is dying, perhaps, is your interest in the hobby. That's OK, but don't try to blame it on what goes on here. Some folks look for excuses, are you one of them? I never stated that shortwave is dying, only that this group may be an accurate barometer of the hobby. You're either feeling guilty (not likely) or it's Saturday night again. You never said that. Here is what you said: "This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-(" Get back to me when you get a grip, 'tard. You didn't mention barometer, or accuracy either. |
starman wrote: dxAce wrote: starman wrote: Frank Dresser wrote: "Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-( This group is evidence of nothing. The only thing that is dying, perhaps, is your interest in the hobby. That's OK, but don't try to blame it on what goes on here. Some folks look for excuses, are you one of them? I never stated that shortwave is dying, only that this group may be an accurate barometer of the hobby. You're either feeling guilty (not likely) or it's Saturday night again. And by the way, for those of us 'in the know', it's already Sunday! |
dxAce wrote:
starman wrote: dxAce wrote: starman wrote: Frank Dresser wrote: "Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-( This group is evidence of nothing. The only thing that is dying, perhaps, is your interest in the hobby. That's OK, but don't try to blame it on what goes on here. Some folks look for excuses, are you one of them? I never stated that shortwave is dying, only that this group may be an accurate barometer of the hobby. You're either feeling guilty (not likely) or it's Saturday night again. You never said that. Here is what you said: "This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-(" Get back to me when you get a grip, 'tard. You didn't mention barometer, or accuracy either. I won't play the literal quote game with you. You know very well what sentiment my original commment was intended to convey. It's interesting that you are the only one that seems to have taken it personally, like you think it was directed at you. I wonder why? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
starman wrote: dxAce wrote: starman wrote: dxAce wrote: starman wrote: Frank Dresser wrote: "Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-( This group is evidence of nothing. The only thing that is dying, perhaps, is your interest in the hobby. That's OK, but don't try to blame it on what goes on here. Some folks look for excuses, are you one of them? I never stated that shortwave is dying, only that this group may be an accurate barometer of the hobby. You're either feeling guilty (not likely) or it's Saturday night again. You never said that. Here is what you said: "This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-(" Get back to me when you get a grip, 'tard. You didn't mention barometer, or accuracy either. I won't play the literal quote game with you. No game to play. But that's perhaps what you are about? You know very well what sentiment my original commment was intended to convey. It's interesting that you are the only one that seems to have taken it personally, like you think it was directed at you. I wonder why? No, not at all. I simply related back to you what you posted originally. I think it was you who took it personally. You then twisted what you had originally stated. Simple fact. |
In article , starman
wrote: Frank Dresser wrote: "Raqueeb Hassan" wrote in message om... Hmm. well, I don't know what has gone wrong with this group? Mostly [OT] talkabouts. Maybe, people don't listen to shortwave as before these days. Can't complain, when "Video Killed The Radio Star". raqueeb hassan congo (drc) It's mostly the same people who keep the off topic flame threads going. I suppose argueing and insulting people are hobbys, just as shortwave listening is. This group is much more interesting if you put about 10 flame war hobbyists in your kill-file. Frank Dresser This group may be the best evidence that shortwave is dying. :-( No just that schools out. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Hello Arnie,
Thanks for asking. I mostly listen RNW, DW, RFI and Radio Congo. Raqueeb Hassan drc |
"helmsman" wrote in message ... On 31 May 2004 12:38:42 -0700, (Raqueeb Hassan) wrote: Hello Arnie, Thanks for asking. I mostly listen RNW, DW, RFI and Radio Congo. Raqueeb Hassan drc A Flash movie describing the basics of HF (short-wave) radio propagation across the globe. With text and animation. Courtesy of AE4RV http://www.ae4rv.com/tn/propflash.htm My thanks for that link, "helmsman." -- Stinger |
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