"Merlin3rd" wrote in message
oups.com...
Shortwave is DEAD. Use your computer to listen to a vast arrray of
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world. No radio, no antenna, no
static. Shortwave broadcasting is old tech, dying fast.


Birdwatching is dead, why not just look at pictures of birds online.

Oh yeah... a person's hobby
(birdwatching, shortwave, coin collecting etc.)
is fun and exciting to him/her. Not dead
at all, full of life, satisfaction and the thrill of discovery.

What's dead is your mind, and your personality if you have to get
attention/satisfaction by trolling a newsgroup.

dxAce wrote:
Merlin3rd wrote:

Shortwave is DEAD. Use your computer to listen to a vast arrray of
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world. No radio, no antenna, no
static. Shortwave broadcasting is old tech, dying fast.

Yada, yada, yada. We already knew that so you'd best be running along.

dxAce
Michigan
USA


Mostly, garbage is being broadcast now - religion and boring news.
Shortwave is nothing like it used to be. Listening to hams and
ultilities is also
boring. More and more broadcasters are dropping shortwave and going to
either the
Internet, or AM. Once "Voice of the Andes", which I regularly listened
to, back in the
1960s and 1970s stopped broadcasting, and the BBC stopped broadcasting
to the US, I knew shortwave was dead. So, what is the point of
plopping down hundreds of
dollars for new receivers - most receivers are basically the same and
get the
same stations. Why spend $500 for an Eaton **** E1, when one can spend
$65 for a Degen 1103.

Computers (ala the internet) require continuous maintnance and
upkeep.(just like a woman) My cheap old beat up Goodwill store radios
continue (most of them anyway) to work ok and require no maintnance.
cuhulin

Voice of the Andes.Those people over there live to high up on those
Mountains.They don't get enough Oxygen to think straight.
cuhulin

In ews.net gravity
wrote:

"Merlin3rd" wrote in message
oups.com...
Shortwave is DEAD. Use your computer to listen to a vast arrray of
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world. No radio, no antenna, no
static. Shortwave broadcasting is old tech, dying fast.


shortwave plus dipole = $200

ten years of internet access = $1000

Gravity



Yay Gravity!! You've actually read my mind. Try getting radio on a
computer somewhere like southern New Mexico. No wifi-, pay through the
nose for dial-up internet, and shakey at best. That VS: $60 for a Kaito
KA1103 that you just turn on. You'll find *something* for sure. Radio
Nederland and CBC *still* put out a good signal. Plus you get the
satisfaction of being *connected* the way people were for the better
part of the 20th century. Still more interesting too than just typing
in yet another URL. There's no fun in that. To the Choir, sorry for
feeding trolls but I still like my shortwaves. Too, shortwave's going
to continue as long as there are parts of the population who can't
afford internet access.

Just my .02 worth.

In t Sanjaya wrote:

"Merlin3rd" wrote in message
oups.com...
Shortwave is DEAD. Use your computer to listen to a vast arrray of
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world. No radio, no antenna, no
static. Shortwave broadcasting is old tech, dying fast.


Birdwatching is dead, why not just look at pictures of birds online.

Oh yeah... a person's hobby
(birdwatching, shortwave, coin collecting etc.)
is fun and exciting to him/her. Not dead
at all, full of life, satisfaction and the thrill of discovery.

What's dead is your mind, and your personality if you have to get
attention/satisfaction by trolling a newsgroup.



Seems like he's doing this because he's too short minded to learn how to
actually try and enjoy his radio!

In article .com,
Steve wrote:

Merlin3rd wrote:
Shortwave is DEAD. Use your computer to listen to a vast arrray of
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world. No radio, no antenna, no
static. Shortwave broadcasting is old tech, dying fast.

Do you have the URL for the Coast Guard frequencies?


Try

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/gmdss/msi.htm

Or somewhere around there.

Mark Zenier
Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com)

And don't forget Satellite Radio
Merlin3rd wrote:
Shortwave is DEAD. Use your computer to listen to a vast arrray of
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world. No radio, no antenna, no
static. Shortwave broadcasting is old tech, dying fast.

Why do you bother to hang out on this group then

wrote:
dxAce wrote:

Merlin3rd wrote:


Shortwave is DEAD. Use your computer to listen to a vast arrray of
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world. No radio, no antenna, no
static. Shortwave broadcasting is old tech, dying fast.

Yada, yada, yada. We already knew that so you'd best be running along.

dxAce
Michigan
USA



Mostly, garbage is being broadcast now - religion and boring news.
Shortwave is nothing like it used to be. Listening to hams and
ultilities is also
boring. More and more broadcasters are dropping shortwave and going to
either the
Internet, or AM. Once "Voice of the Andes", which I regularly listened
to, back in the
1960s and 1970s stopped broadcasting, and the BBC stopped broadcasting
to the US, I knew shortwave was dead. So, what is the point of
plopping down hundreds of
dollars for new receivers - most receivers are basically the same and
get the
same stations. Why spend $500 for an Eaton **** E1, when one can spend
$65 for a Degen 1103.

He likes to hear them women in them porn internet movie clips
howling.OOOPS!
cuhulin