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<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 3750850" data-attributes="member: 27284"><p>There is something that you may, or may not, know.</p><p></p><p>What the Average Joe knows about Short Wave Radio has changed. I've got a 30 year old Short Wave Radio receiver, when I got it I wanted to listen to and monitor short wave radio broadcasts. At the time, the short wave frequencies were busy with a LOT of traffic.</p><p></p><p>You have VOA, the British BBC, pretty much every country had some sort of broadcasting going on, and it was good. There wsa plenty, and it was informative.</p><p></p><p>Things have changed. </p><p></p><p>Pretty much all of the traditional short wave radio broadcasts are now gone. Budget contraints, etc, and technology have changed. </p><p></p><p>The Internet has caused the demise of the great great majority of this. There are still some around, but most are gone, or broadcast so infequently it's basically dead. Many of the broadcasts stations have been physically torn down, no longer exist, etc.</p><p></p><p>So, before you spend some money on a short wave radio receiver, do some research on who still broadcasts. Check on YouTube too, there are guys who talk about short wave all the time. </p><p></p><p>Who knows? IF and when the SHTF what's left may dust off their systems and get back on the air.</p><p></p><p>I think it's still worthwhile, absolutely it is, to own a short wave radio.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 3750850, member: 27284"] There is something that you may, or may not, know. What the Average Joe knows about Short Wave Radio has changed. I've got a 30 year old Short Wave Radio receiver, when I got it I wanted to listen to and monitor short wave radio broadcasts. At the time, the short wave frequencies were busy with a LOT of traffic. You have VOA, the British BBC, pretty much every country had some sort of broadcasting going on, and it was good. There wsa plenty, and it was informative. Things have changed. Pretty much all of the traditional short wave radio broadcasts are now gone. Budget contraints, etc, and technology have changed. The Internet has caused the demise of the great great majority of this. There are still some around, but most are gone, or broadcast so infequently it's basically dead. Many of the broadcasts stations have been physically torn down, no longer exist, etc. So, before you spend some money on a short wave radio receiver, do some research on who still broadcasts. Check on YouTube too, there are guys who talk about short wave all the time. Who knows? IF and when the SHTF what's left may dust off their systems and get back on the air. I think it's still worthwhile, absolutely it is, to own a short wave radio. [/QUOTE]
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