Many true blue SWLers have long since left this NG and are now on other
groups, some moderated.
See URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=shortwave

Where you will find dozens of SWL groups

Example Yahoo shortwave-radio
Discussion group for people who like to listen to and log shortwave radio
stations from around the globe, here you can exchange frequencies and
discuss the radios and receivers available for this interesting hobby. Has
877 members !

Another SWL group is for SWL antennas -- has 1328 members !
Shortwave-SWL-Antenna
This focus of this Group on YAHOO! is the Shortwave (SW) Antenna; the Medium
Wave (MW) Antenna and the FM Radio Antenna: Theory, Design, Construction,
Use and Application for Shortwave (Radio) Listeners (SWL) and Medium (Radio)
Wave Listeners. Medium Wave is better know as the AM Radio Broadcast Band
(BCB). The FM Radio Band (87-108 MHz) because it is Very High Frequency
(VHF) has its own unique antenna considerations. In some parts of the world
all of these forms of radio listening are called

And there are hundreds (thousands ?) of Yahoo groups devoted to politics
where readers are really interested in politics.

Except for the dozen or so regular political types here, I doubt most
readers of rec.radio.shortwave care about the political rants or even read
them, but it is unmoderated -- so there you go, quit complaining about an
unmoderated NG and get on one that stays on topic.


--
The Anon Keyboard with two cents worth (more or less)
I doubt, therefore I might be



"Steve" wrote in message
om...
I realize that people will post whatever they want to post, but there
are groups dedicated to the discussion of politics and I *wish* that
more of the political stuff would be directed there. In fact, it seems
to me that that would be better for those posting political stuff,
since your posts will then be read by more people who are interested
in discussing politics. It would also help poor SWLers like me, who
want to be able to see the on-topic posts here without having to wade
through tons of off-topic posts. I wouldn't mind if a political post
popped up once in a while, but it doesn't seem like this group is
really about shortwave at all anymore.

Just my two cents!

Steve