I'm thinking of getting into shortwave radio (listening to it, at
least), but I've heard a lot about satellite radio, the internet, and
problems with power lines making shortwave a moot point. What's the
future of shortwave radio? Will it stick around in its current form?
Is it worth it to even buy a set, or am I better off just listening
online?

Thanks!

gort581 wrote:
I'm thinking of getting into shortwave radio (listening to it, at
least), but I've heard a lot about satellite radio, the internet, and
problems with power lines making shortwave a moot point. What's the
future of shortwave radio? Will it stick around in its current form?
Is it worth it to even buy a set, or am I better off just listening
online?

Thanks!

Setting concerns about BPL to one side, shortwave isn't going anywhere.
Why would it? It's not like there's only room enough for a single
medium of information in the world. When satellite radio and the
internet lead to the closing of all newspapers, movie theaters,
conventional FM and MW station, publishing houses, etc., then start to
worry. But that's never going to happen.

It might turn out that shortwave isn't as commercially viable as some
other media. This, in fact, is how I *hope* things play out. Granted,
it will result it more major broadcasters moving to other media, but it
will thereby clear up a lot of bandwidth for smaller broadcasters, much
more interesting content, and awesome DX opportunities.

So, you have more reason to buy a shortwave radio now than you ever did
before.

Steve

PS: Oh, and I'd be willing to wager that, ten years from now (if not
five years from now), we'll all be straining to remember exactly what
"DRM" was.

wrote:


gort581 wrote:
I'm thinking of getting into shortwave radio (listening to it, at
least), but I've heard a lot about satellite radio, the internet, and
problems with power lines making shortwave a moot point. What's the
future of shortwave radio? Will it stick around in its current form?
Is it worth it to even buy a set, or am I better off just listening
online?

Thanks!

Setting concerns about BPL to one side, shortwave isn't going anywhere.
Why would it? It's not like there's only room enough for a single
medium of information in the world. When satellite radio and the
internet lead to the closing of all newspapers, movie theaters,
conventional FM and MW station, publishing houses, etc., then start to
worry. But that's never going to happen.

It might turn out that shortwave isn't as commercially viable as some
other media. This, in fact, is how I *hope* things play out. Granted,
it will result it more major broadcasters moving to other media, but it
will thereby clear up a lot of bandwidth for smaller broadcasters, much
more interesting content, and awesome DX opportunities.

So, you have more reason to buy a shortwave radio now than you ever did
before.

I hope that the only real commercial SW stations in the world-outside of
the third world tropical banders-the US kook stations find that kook
radio isn't viable in the next few years and switch to less weird
programming or shut down altogether. Those stations are like the old
Soviet blasters, all over the place and with signals so strong that they
take up 10 khz of space on the dial. So far Bill Cooper is the only
major kook to self destruct, although after Gene Scott's death I predict
his stations like Caribbean Beacon will eventually wither away and die.
I mean, how much money can the Wal Mart crowd give to their favorite
kooks before they decide that they're either tapped out or that the
apocalypse isn't coming and cut off the funds? If that happens, then
most kooks who don't have local congregations (like Gene Scott did in
LA) will go away, and there will be a lot of excess transmitter
capacity.


Steve

PS: Oh, and I'd be willing to wager that, ten years from now (if not
five years from now), we'll all be straining to remember exactly what
"DRM" was.

Anybody remember Beta videotapes? Didn't think so.


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"gort581" wrote in message
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What's the future of shortwave radio? Will it stick around in its
current form?
Is it worth it to even buy a set, or am I better off just listening
online?

I would buy a set as they are cheap and portable. There is good radio on the
internet & satellite but for me it does not match the thrill of DXing, I
think shortwave will survive, even if the major broadcasters continue to
give it up, there's new opportunities for lower power and exotic stations to
be heard.

Looking to the future hopefully shortwave DRM will open up new
possibilities.

73s

Mike (a dxer since the 60s)

Mike

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Is it worth it to even buy a set, or am I better off just listening
online?

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DRM =QRM

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:19:58 GMT, David kirjutas:

DRM =3DQRM

Right, future of sofwave radio is Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)! There
are also first receivers availabe and acording to DRM Consortium
(http://www.drm.org/) most major broadcasters are already or will be
soon testing DRM broadcasts.

DRM is the world's only non-proprietary, universally standardized on-air
system for short-wave, medium-wave/AM and long-wave.

Benefits of Digital AM for Listeners:
- FM-like sound quality with the AM reach ;=20
- Improved reception quality;
- Flexible use of radio, whenever and wherever you want it;=20
- No change to existing listening habits:
- same frequencies,=20
- same listening conditions (fixed, portable and mobile radio),
- same listening environment (indoors, in cities, in dense forests..);=20
- Low cost receiver, low energy consumption;=20
- Easy tuning: with selection by frequency, station name or programme
type;=20
- More diverse programme content, using the full capabilities of new
digital features;=20
- Wide receiver range with more and better features;
- Radios that will give you programmes with associated text information,
station name, record title, singer=92s name...

Some receivers available:

Mayah Communications The DRM Receiver 2010:
http://www.mayah.com/index.php?id=3D8

Coding Techonlogies USB receiver for DRM:
http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/digtrav.htm

SISTEL di Ing. Re Claudio
http://www.comsistel.com/drm.htm

Winradio
http://www.winradio.com/home/g303i.htm

Right, future of sofwave radio is Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)!

Is this serious or a joke of some kind? I can't tell.

Tr wrote:

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:19:58 GMT, David kirjutas:

DRM =QRM

Right, future of sofwave radio is Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)! There
are also first receivers availabe and acording to DRM Consortium
(http://www.drm.org/) most major broadcasters are already or will be
soon testing DRM broadcasts.

DRM is the world's only non-proprietary, universally standardized on-air
system for short-wave, medium-wave/AM and long-wave.

Benefits of Digital AM for Listeners:
- FM-like sound quality with the AM reach ;
- Improved reception quality;
- Flexible use of radio, whenever and wherever you want it;
- No change to existing listening habits:
- same frequencies,
- same listening conditions (fixed, portable and mobile radio),
- same listening environment (indoors, in cities, in dense forests..);
- Low cost receiver, low energy consumption;
- Easy tuning: with selection by frequency, station name or programme
type;
- More diverse programme content, using the full capabilities of new
digital features;
- Wide receiver range with more and better features;
- Radios that will give you programmes with associated text information,
station name, record title, singer’s name...

Some receivers available:

Mayah Communications The DRM Receiver 2010:
http://www.mayah.com/index.php?id=8

Coding Techonlogies USB receiver for DRM:
http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/digtrav.htm

SISTEL di Ing. Re Claudio
http://www.comsistel.com/drm.htm

Winradio
http://www.winradio.com/home/g303i.htm

DRM=QRM

dxAce
Michigan
USA