 mocyclerPremium
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Naperville, IL
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Re: SWL, another dying hobby? I'm one of those "in-betweeners" when it comes to technology: Old enough to have been around for vinyl records and slide projectors, young enough to embrace iPods and Power Point.
I guess shortwave radio figures in there. With the advent of the internet, satellite radio, and all that, international broadcasts are not as important as they used to be. As a ham radio licensee I can accept whatever comes next. And something will come next.
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Greenwich, CT | I have my SW radio still however I can't pick up anything in the house anymore but I used to listen to BBC all the time but I wished I got one with SSB. |
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Downingtown, PA
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said by mocycler:I'm one of those "in-betweeners" when it comes to technology: Old enough to have been around for vinyl records and slide projectors, young enough to embrace iPods and Power Point. Hey! I'm an ol'timer and I have an iPOD and MS Office, even a satellite radio. 
As a kid I used to listen to the far away places. In the army, I lock myself in the radio hut and listen to VOA. Around here, I've seen the "progress" increase the QRM to where it's impossible on some bands.
Radio Luxembourg was always a favorite. I actually got to sit in the studio during a broadcast before they shut down. I'm pretty sure the two events were not related. 
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