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m II wrote: AbbN wrote: So if CB is not dead, perhaps SWL will also survive.....at least for a while - But CB SHOULD be dead. Way too many idiots with thousand watt amps abusing that part of the spectrum. How do think dxAce earned his name? It sure wasn't from using 4 watts output. LMAO at the 'tard boy yet again! dxAce Michigan USA |
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"AbbN" wrote in message ... Hi, Interesting question and interesting answer. Well, it's certainly changed since I got back into it in 1999 during an extremely serious back operation. I was going to be stuck in the hospital for over 2 weeks and RS had a DX-375 on sale for $70 (Canadian $$) so I bought it and listened to it in the hospital. Prior to that, it was 1972 when I last listened to shortwave. Needless to say I got hooked and had a DX-394B within a couple of months. If I were to have that same surgery today and were not a SW listener, I don't know if I'd get into it with as much enthusiasm as I did in 1999. I doubt if I'd have a Sat-800, DX-398 and a Grundig 400PE as I do at the moment. In a Sat-800 newsgroup, someone mentioned CB. It had never occurred to me that I could listen to CB with my Sat-800 so I decided to listen. I thought CB was totally dead, but much to my shock and surprise, it is still pretty active around here (Windsor, Ontario, Canada). So if CB is not dead, perhaps SWL will also survive.....at least for a while - CB isn't dead because some big reasons: 1) Truckers keep using it religiously 2) You don't have to pay per month to use it 3) You don't need a license (although some folks used to have them, a long time ago) 4) The equipment can be easily found (used or new) 5) Nothing has really replaced it's niche; sure, you can use a cell phone or satellite radio or the Net, but for an old fashioned "party line" type of experience, nothing has replaced it yet. --Mike L. |
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