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Mike Terry July 28th 05 12:19 PM

In-car satellite radio in the US
 
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?



[email protected] July 28th 05 12:56 PM



Mike Terry wrote:
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


This is rec.radio.shortwave. Please post this to another, more
appropriate newsgroup.

Steve


David July 28th 05 02:08 PM

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:19:24 +0100, "Mike Terry"
wrote:


Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


Hertz has all size vehicles. Worldwide presence. Sirius Satellite
Radio (the one with World Radio Network) available (by reservation) $3
day.


David July 28th 05 02:08 PM

On 28 Jul 2005 04:56:54 -0700, wrote:



Mike Terry wrote:
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


This is rec.radio.shortwave. Please post this to another, more
appropriate newsgroup.

Steve

This Newsgroup is totally appropriate. The satellite channels include
International broadcasters.


Mike Terry July 28th 05 03:27 PM


"David" wrote in message
...
On 28 Jul 2005 04:56:54 -0700, wrote:


This Newsgroup is totally appropriate. The satellite channels include
International broadcasters.


Thanks for your help David..



David July 28th 05 03:40 PM

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:27:37 +0100, "Mike Terry"
wrote:



"David" wrote in message
.. .
On 28 Jul 2005 04:56:54 -0700, wrote:


This Newsgroup is totally appropriate. The satellite channels include
International broadcasters.


Thanks for your help David..


Word.


[email protected] July 28th 05 03:50 PM



David wrote:
On 28 Jul 2005 04:56:54 -0700, wrote:



Mike Terry wrote:
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


This is rec.radio.shortwave. Please post this to another, more
appropriate newsgroup.

Steve

This Newsgroup is totally appropriate. The satellite channels include
International broadcasters.


That's irrelevant. The internet also includes international
broadcasters, so do you want a bunch of posts about the intricacies of
XML coding?

Don't any of you satellite people have the balls to form your own
newsgroup?


[email protected] July 28th 05 03:51 PM

Yeah, if you can't distinguish between on and off topic posts, you need
help...lots of it.

Steve


Michael Lawson July 28th 05 04:26 PM


wrote in message
oups.com...


David wrote:
On 28 Jul 2005 04:56:54 -0700, wrote:



Mike Terry wrote:
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?

This is rec.radio.shortwave. Please post this to another, more
appropriate newsgroup.

Steve

This Newsgroup is totally appropriate. The satellite channels

include
International broadcasters.


That's irrelevant. The internet also includes international
broadcasters, so do you want a bunch of posts about the intricacies

of
XML coding?

Don't any of you satellite people have the balls to form your own
newsgroup?


Maybe it's time we opened up an RFC for rec.radio.satellite.
After all, CB is in the HF and shortwave bands, but they
have their own newsgroup.

--Mike L.



[email protected] July 28th 05 04:34 PM

I think that's an excellent idea.

Steve


David July 28th 05 04:47 PM

On 28 Jul 2005 08:34:15 -0700, wrote:

I think that's an excellent idea.

Steve

Look here, you fruit, this is a DC to Daylight Newsgroup covering all
forms of radio. Read the God damn FAQ.


bashing brit soccer fan July 28th 05 04:49 PM


"Mike Terry" wrote in message
...
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


If your talking of car RENTAL firms, try Enterprise or Avis.
Both can supply full size cars and Avis has sat radio in many.


[email protected] July 28th 05 05:01 PM

No, it's rec.radio.SHORTWAVE. It's not rec.radio.fm. It's not
rec.radio.cb. It's not rec.radio.vhf and it's not rec.radio.satellite.

It's rec.radio.SHORTWAVE.


dxAce July 28th 05 05:08 PM



David wrote:

On 28 Jul 2005 04:56:54 -0700, wrote:



Mike Terry wrote:
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


This is rec.radio.shortwave. Please post this to another, more
appropriate newsgroup.

Steve

This Newsgroup is totally appropriate. The satellite channels include
International broadcasters.


But it's not 'real' radio, and it certainly isn't shortwave.

Get your head out of your ass, 'tard boy.

dxAce
Michigan
USA



dxAce July 28th 05 05:12 PM



wrote:

No, it's rec.radio.SHORTWAVE. It's not rec.radio.fm. It's not
rec.radio.cb. It's not rec.radio.vhf and it's not rec.radio.satellite.

It's rec.radio.SHORTWAVE.


Yep, and he's david.rickets.tard

dxAce
Michigan
USA



Burnes July 28th 05 06:29 PM

Yes, satellite radio is off topic for a shortwave group, but then
let's keep this in perspective: some of the threads which seem to
attract the most response in this group are off topic. I mean, what
the heck does Winston Churchill's opinion of Muslims have to do with
shortwave? It's certainly further off topic than is satellite radio.
And how about the recent thread on British police? Geez, it's the
boundlessly idiotic threads like these which seem to attract more
response than manure attracts flies. With all the mindless and usually
ill-informed political ranting on this group, a question about
satellite radio doesn't seem too great a transgression. Sure,
there's an alt.radio.satellite group for the satellite radio
enthusiasts, just as there's probably a multitude of
alt.politics.idiots groups for the more pervasive type of off-topic
postings to be found in rec.radio.shortwave.


Mike Terry July 28th 05 06:47 PM


wrote in message
ups.com...
I think that's an excellent idea.

Steve


Yes Steve I agree, but how do we open up a rec.radio.satellite newsgroup?
Lets go for it but I haven't a clue how to do it... but PLEAS can someone do
it or tell us how to.

Many thanks

Mike



Michael Lawson July 28th 05 06:56 PM


"Burnes" wrote in message
oups.com...
Yes, satellite radio is off topic for a shortwave group, but then
let's keep this in perspective: some of the threads which seem to
attract the most response in this group are off topic. I mean, what
the heck does Winston Churchill's opinion of Muslims have to do with
shortwave? It's certainly further off topic than is satellite

radio.
And how about the recent thread on British police? Geez, it's the
boundlessly idiotic threads like these which seem to attract more
response than manure attracts flies. With all the mindless and

usually
ill-informed political ranting on this group, a question about
satellite radio doesn't seem too great a transgression. Sure,
there's an alt.radio.satellite group for the satellite radio
enthusiasts, just as there's probably a multitude of
alt.politics.idiots groups for the more pervasive type of off-topic
postings to be found in rec.radio.shortwave.


Yes, you're right; we won't be able to keep the off topic
posts in general from appearing without becoming a
moderated group. However, the satellite radio issue is
something that can be worked out by creating a home
for it.

If enough people are interested, I'll start reading up
on news.groups about what I need to do to get a
formal RFD together for the creation.

--Mike L.




Mike Terry July 28th 05 07:05 PM


"Michael Lawson" wrote in message
...


If enough people are interested, I'll start reading up
on news.groups about what I need to do to get a
formal RFD together for the creation.

--Mike L.


Yes please can you do that Mike, it would be most appreciated.



dxAce July 28th 05 07:10 PM



Mike Terry wrote:

"Michael Lawson" wrote in message
...


If enough people are interested, I'll start reading up
on news.groups about what I need to do to get a
formal RFD together for the creation.

--Mike L.


Yes please can you do that Mike, it would be most appreciated.


alt.radio.satellite

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm



yachtboy! July 28th 05 07:30 PM

On 28 Jul 2005 10:29:19 -0700, "Burnes"
wrote:

Yes, satellite radio is off topic for a shortwave group, but then
let's keep this in perspective: some of the threads which seem to
attract the most response in this group are off topic. I mean, what
the heck does Winston Churchill's opinion of Muslims have to do with
shortwave? It's certainly further off topic than is satellite radio.
And how about the recent thread on British police? Geez, it's the
boundlessly idiotic threads like these which seem to attract more
response than manure attracts flies. With all the mindless and usually
ill-informed political ranting on this group, a question about
satellite radio doesn't seem too great a transgression. Sure,
there's an alt.radio.satellite group for the satellite radio
enthusiasts, just as there's probably a multitude of
alt.politics.idiots groups for the more pervasive type of off-topic
postings to be found in rec.radio.shortwave.


Remember Hal Turner, who used to say something to the effect of " I
have a show broadcast on shortwave, so anything I talk about is on
topic".
That's almost as bad as people believing they are "real" shortwave
listeners just because they don't listen to a portable.
What a hobby.



dxAce July 28th 05 07:32 PM



Michael Lawson wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Mike Terry wrote:

"Michael Lawson" wrote in message
...


If enough people are interested, I'll start reading up
on news.groups about what I need to do to get a
formal RFD together for the creation.

--Mike L.


Yes please can you do that Mike, it would be most appreciated.


alt.radio.satellite


I don't know if it still holds true, but it used to be
that alt.* didn't have the formality or the server
penetration that the Big 8 did. Plus, you can get
overwhelmed by what's out there on alt.* as well.
Seems like everyone and their grandmother has
created a ng on alt.* at one time or another.


Well, it's certainly a place for them to start!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm



Michael Lawson July 28th 05 07:33 PM


"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Mike Terry wrote:

"Michael Lawson" wrote in message
...


If enough people are interested, I'll start reading up
on news.groups about what I need to do to get a
formal RFD together for the creation.

--Mike L.


Yes please can you do that Mike, it would be most appreciated.


alt.radio.satellite


I don't know if it still holds true, but it used to be
that alt.* didn't have the formality or the server
penetration that the Big 8 did. Plus, you can get
overwhelmed by what's out there on alt.* as well.
Seems like everyone and their grandmother has
created a ng on alt.* at one time or another.

--Mike L.



[email protected] July 28th 05 07:47 PM



Michael Lawson wrote:
, it's certainly a place for them to start!

Then do we want to eschew the creation of
rec.radio.satellite in favor of telling people to
try alt.radio.satellite?? And just have the
rec.radio.shortwave charter amended to
restrict the definition of on topic postings
to LW, MW and SW??

--Mike L.


That sounds good to me. Whatever will get the ball rolling...


Michael Lawson July 28th 05 07:52 PM


"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Michael Lawson wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Mike Terry wrote:

"Michael Lawson" wrote in

message
...


If enough people are interested, I'll start reading up
on news.groups about what I need to do to get a
formal RFD together for the creation.

--Mike L.


Yes please can you do that Mike, it would be most appreciated.

alt.radio.satellite


I don't know if it still holds true, but it used to be
that alt.* didn't have the formality or the server
penetration that the Big 8 did. Plus, you can get
overwhelmed by what's out there on alt.* as well.
Seems like everyone and their grandmother has
created a ng on alt.* at one time or another.


Well, it's certainly a place for them to start!


Then do we want to eschew the creation of
rec.radio.satellite in favor of telling people to
try alt.radio.satellite?? And just have the
rec.radio.shortwave charter amended to
restrict the definition of on topic postings
to LW, MW and SW??

--Mike L.



David July 28th 05 08:10 PM

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:49:38 -0400, "bashing brit soccer fan"
wrote:


"Mike Terry" wrote in message
...
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


If your talking of car RENTAL firms, try Enterprise or Avis.
Both can supply full size cars and Avis has sat radio in many.

Avis has XM, the inferior satellite radio service.


Mike Terry July 28th 05 08:16 PM


wrote in message
ups.com...


That sounds good to me. Whatever will get the ball rolling...


Yes, go for it!




[email protected] July 28th 05 08:36 PM

Don't you know they can track you with those satellites? If they want to
track me,let them.To the Goodwill store on Oak Circle mostly every
aftenoon,to the wal mart store at the intersection of Highway 18 and
Greenway Drive about once a week for beer and grub,(going there
tomorrow) to my old buddy and his wife's home on a certain Circle
(yes,part of the name of the street they live on is Circle) that runs
off of Harper Street in Richland,Mississippi,once in a while.It's like a
set routine I have,the same o same o all the time.I went to Cowboy
Maloney's Electric City electronics and appliances store on Ellis Ave
this morning to buy a new 18,000 BTU window unit airconditioner ($388.00
plus Mississippi RIPP OFF state sales taxes) because my old thirty five
year old window unit airconditioner finally bit the dust.(it got up to
about 93 degrees in my house without my airconditioner,electric fans do
come in handy) It is an extremly dull and boring routine I have and that
is the way I like it too.
cuhulin


dxAce July 28th 05 08:43 PM



"yachtboy!" wrote:

On 28 Jul 2005 10:29:19 -0700, "Burnes"
wrote:

Yes, satellite radio is off topic for a shortwave group, but then
let's keep this in perspective: some of the threads which seem to
attract the most response in this group are off topic. I mean, what
the heck does Winston Churchill's opinion of Muslims have to do with
shortwave? It's certainly further off topic than is satellite radio.
And how about the recent thread on British police? Geez, it's the
boundlessly idiotic threads like these which seem to attract more
response than manure attracts flies. With all the mindless and usually
ill-informed political ranting on this group, a question about
satellite radio doesn't seem too great a transgression. Sure,
there's an alt.radio.satellite group for the satellite radio
enthusiasts, just as there's probably a multitude of
alt.politics.idiots groups for the more pervasive type of off-topic
postings to be found in rec.radio.shortwave.


Remember Hal Turner, who used to say something to the effect of " I
have a show broadcast on shortwave, so anything I talk about is on
topic".
That's almost as bad as people believing they are "real" shortwave
listeners just because they don't listen to a portable.


Just "better" shortwave listeners! YMMV

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm



[email protected] July 28th 05 09:21 PM


This is rec.radio.shortwave..

If it does NOT involve a Signal

being bounced off the Ionosphere

This is the wrong group

satellite radio Indeed. . ..




David wrote:
On 28 Jul 2005 04:56:54 -0700, wrote:



Mike Terry wrote:
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


This is rec.radio.shortwave. Please post this to another, more
appropriate newsgroup.

Steve

This Newsgroup is totally appropriate. The satellite channels include
International broadcasters.



[email protected] July 28th 05 09:29 PM


This is rec.radio.shortwave..

If it does NOT involve a Signal

being bounced off the Ionosphere

This is the wrong group


yachtboy! July 28th 05 09:55 PM

On 28 Jul 2005 13:21:06 -0700, wrote:

This is rec.radio.shortwave..

If it does NOT involve a Signal

being bounced off the Ionosphere

This is the wrong group

satellite radio Indeed. . ..


My feelings exactly.
If I wanted to discuss sat radio, I'd find a sat radio group, either
on usenet, or, perhaps MSN or Yahoo.
I have no interest in any form of radio that requires me to
"subscribe". The beauty of sw is that one can receive it without
having to ask permission first. And one can do this with a minimal of
cost outlay. Counting a piece of wire, one can listen for under
us$50.00 total. No monthly fees, except, perhaps, batteries, but, hey,
there are ways around that too.
And one can hear stuff that may, depending on the country you're in,
be considered "evil". That is part of the fun as well (I love Radio
Habana).
And then, there's the coolness factor of finding something that is not
so well known, and sharing it with others here in the group.
with sat radio, you get a program that tells you what is on, and who
is talking, etc. No coolness there.
Will sw linger a long lonely time, just to die? Probably, but as long
as there are people who believe you can enjoy this hobby with a
minimum of cash outlay, it will survive.
Because, around the world, it's not the people who have the big rigs
that have kept it breathing, it's the people who listen in with a
community radio, or on a cheap portable that have kept it going. In
that world, there is no room for snob factor, only a need for
information. And as long as that world exists, so will sw.



==========
"Being diabetic is alot like having an un-invited
guest at a picnic, who keeps pointing out the potato
salad may have gone bad."--W.B. Willis

Ian Smith July 30th 05 02:08 AM

"Mike Terry" wrote in message
...
Which car hire firms supply for family sized cars please?


So it's ok for you to post off-topic, but not others?




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