Jim wrote:
Even when listening to songs, I prefer to shortwave to CD. Most of
my friends
think I'm nuts when they hear me listening to Beethoven on BBC on
15.310 MHz
instead of tuning on 100 MHz stereo.

Any suggestions?

Are you telling me you have a shortwave problem? Well, I'm telling you
that it's NOT a shortwave problem, but a shortwave SOLUTION. You're
lucky to have found a hobby you love. Pay no attention to what your
friends think!

The day might come when you get a little tired of listening to
shortwave. What should you do in that case? Just move on to some
commercially viable medium like satellite radio or your neighborhood FM
or MW station for a little while. After about five minutes of THIS,
shortwave will start to seem utterly FASCINATING again!!

Steve