Mark - I think Richard and others have said it very well. But I might add that we are just as enthusiastic about shortwave as we ever were. However, we are even more enthusiastic about the content of those broadcasts. Unfortunately--again, as Richard said--even our suburban and, yes, exurban locations are now generating noise and RF QRM to the point where listening on shortwave often becomes exceedingly frustrating. So we had a choice--settle for what we could get via shortwave (i.e.: a diminishing return) or embrace other platforms in addition to shortwave. Several of us have chosen the more expansive and open approach because it gives us more of what we seek.
I have more shortwave radios today than I had even a few years ago. So my "devotion" (if one can call it that) to shortwave continues unabated. I've just learned that I can worship at other altars as well. :-)) Stick around. I think you'll grow to like us. <g> John ---- Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote: > What is intriguing is to see how cellphone technologies have > leapfrogged others...there's been analysis of the number of people in > Kenya that use their cellphones as supplements to shortwave to listen > to the BBC. It's a surprisingly large number. However most > broadcasters agree that shortwave still is a must to reach Africa, > parts of Latin America, and parts of East and South Asia. > > But these broadcasters' own surveys identify that folks in Europe, > North America, ANZ, and Japan listen to SW less than they used to. > Heck, among folks under 30, even local AM radio is rarely listened to. > > Don't get me wrong...there's still something special about shortwave - > the unpredictability, the propagation from areas that don't have > Internet access, the fact that it can't be blocked (other than via > jamming). > > It is fun to head off to a state park cabin for a couple days for some > uninterrupted shortwave listening, but it's tough -- both with > propagation as well as electrical interference -- to listen much at > home. > > I think what you'll find here is that most of us advocate the use of > multiple means of access, including shortwave, and that broadcasters > that eliminate shortwave to a particular region do, in fact, lose part > of the audience that prefers shortwave to other technologies. > > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA > > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Mark F. Tattenbaum, M.F.A. > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey All, > > Well I guess if that is the focus of the group it takes you right out of > > shortwave listening. > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
