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Why are there so few on topic postings on this newsgroup? Is shortwave dying
like stamp collecting and other hobbies of the past?

I don't think Shortwave is dying at all, neither is ham radio. There
are still a lot of places on this old planet where the Internet is still
not readily available, so for news and entertainment the shortwave
receiver is still pretty much the only method of delivery. Same goes
for some places where the government is restrictive in what it will let
the people see in their regular media, or even on the Internet -- China
is actively filtering access to the Web within that country, for
example.

There may be less discussion about it here on the 'Net but that's not a
very accurate indicator of the medium worldwide. The people who depend
on shortwave are the same people who either don't have access to the
Internet or who are restricted in what they can get to on the 'Net by
their government, hence they don't get into the discussions on RRS
here....

(Stamp collecting may be in a bit of a decline, but that's a subject for
a different news group.)
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-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:

If Shortwave dies,what would folks use for emergency communications if
the you know what hits the fan big time? I hope Shortwave never dies.
cuhulin

Steve Silverwood wrote:
In article ,
says...
Why are there so few on topic postings on this newsgroup? Is shortwave dying
like stamp collecting and other hobbies of the past?

I don't think Shortwave is dying at all, neither is ham radio. There
are still a lot of places on this old planet where the Internet is still
not readily available, so for news and entertainment the shortwave
receiver is still pretty much the only method of delivery. Same goes
for some places where the government is restrictive in what it will let
the people see in their regular media, or even on the Internet -- China
is actively filtering access to the Web within that country, for
example.

There may be less discussion about it here on the 'Net but that's not a
very accurate indicator of the medium worldwide. The people who depend
on shortwave are the same people who either don't have access to the
Internet or who are restricted in what they can get to on the 'Net by
their government, hence they don't get into the discussions on RRS
here....

(Stamp collecting may be in a bit of a decline, but that's a subject for
a different news group.)
--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:



I agree. Shortwave has been writhing on its deathbed for as long as I
can remember. It will remain there, writhing away, for many, many
generations into the future. Just wait and see. 200 years from now
people will still be debating whether or not shortwave has a future.

On 16 Aug 2005 11:35:45 -0700, wrote:



I agree. Shortwave has been writhing on its deathbed for as long as I
can remember. It will remain there, writhing away, for many, many
generations into the future. Just wait and see. 200 years from now
people will still be debating whether or not shortwave has a future.


That's ridiculous. Major broadcasters are slashing their HF coverage
in favor of superior delivery methods that actually have an audience
beyond hobbyists.

David wrote:

On 16 Aug 2005 11:35:45 -0700, wrote:


I agree. Shortwave has been writhing on its deathbed for as long as I
can remember. It will remain there, writhing away, for many, many
generations into the future. Just wait and see. 200 years from now
people will still be debating whether or not shortwave has a future.


That's ridiculous.

Uh-uh. The only thing ridiculous here is YOU 'tard.

Now go tote it, boy.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"dxAce" wrote in message
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David wrote:

On 16 Aug 2005 11:35:45 -0700, wrote:


I agree. Shortwave has been writhing on its deathbed for as long as I
can remember. It will remain there, writhing away, for many, many
generations into the future. Just wait and see. 200 years from now
people will still be debating whether or not shortwave has a future.


That's ridiculous.

Uh-uh. The only thing ridiculous here is YOU 'tard.

Now go tote it, boy.

dxAce
Michigan
USA



I think that abortion he was involved in sucked his brains out. lol

B.H.

Brian Hill wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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David wrote:

On 16 Aug 2005 11:35:45 -0700, wrote:


I agree. Shortwave has been writhing on its deathbed for as long as I
can remember. It will remain there, writhing away, for many, many
generations into the future. Just wait and see. 200 years from now
people will still be debating whether or not shortwave has a future.


That's ridiculous.

Uh-uh. The only thing ridiculous here is YOU 'tard.

Now go tote it, boy.

dxAce
Michigan
USA



I think that abortion he was involved in sucked his brains out. lol

Either that or the transplant didn't go very well.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

That's ridiculous.


Uh-uh. The only thing ridiculous here is YOU 'tard.

Not so. He is but a mere shadow of *you*, his Master.

Now go BORE it, Bozo.





mike

Did someone say something about major broadcasters? I certainly didn't.

wrote:

Did someone say something about major broadcasters?

Rickets did!

dxAce
Michigan
USA