I also thought it was interesting that they seem to be keeping track of
"page impressions" (which I take to be 'hits) on their website. You can
have a whole lot of hits without anyone actually bothering to read
anything! Consequently, getting lots of hits does *not* mean you're
getting your message out.

Steve

Shortwave radio is not going to die out completely, it's use on
Broadcast stns will be greatly reduced.

Back in the old days shortwave was probably one of the best methods to
find info on foreign countries, today you just bring up your web
browser and type in (whatver country) food+culture and out it pops
right there with photos, videos, all things that SW can't typically
bring.

wrote in message
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I also thought it was interesting that they seem to be keeping track
of
"page impressions" (which I take to be 'hits) on their website. You
can
have a whole lot of hits without anyone actually bothering to read
anything! Consequently, getting lots of hits does *not* mean you're
getting your message out.

Hell, search engines do a lot of hitting these days;
popularity shouldn't be based on the number of
hits a web site gets.

--Mike L.