dnlbrrg
Member
Well, I've been messing around with a shortwave radio for a while and, I have to admit, it is fun. However, as the days go by, I realize that it is less and less logical for me to mess around with a shortwave radio when most radio stations are broadcasting over the internet with, often, better sound.
So, I pose a few questions to you.
1.- Why keep SWLing? and yes, I get it, when the world ends and societies collapse and all that stuff, shorwave will be the revolution. Yes, I know some countries don't have internet and rely on shortwave and all that. However, I live in the U.S., have access to the internet, and plan to use the SW when society collapses. What I mean is this: even Radio Havana (not my favorite by any means but just an example) is accessible online too, many famous broadcasters (Deutsche Welle and BBC come to mind) stopped the short wave broadcast.
2.- Is there anything left that is fun to do with a SW radio? Besides listening to the hams (and I don't know if this would be considered SWling) or scanning for pirate stations, what else is there to do?
What are your thoughts on the current state of affairs?
So, I pose a few questions to you.
1.- Why keep SWLing? and yes, I get it, when the world ends and societies collapse and all that stuff, shorwave will be the revolution. Yes, I know some countries don't have internet and rely on shortwave and all that. However, I live in the U.S., have access to the internet, and plan to use the SW when society collapses. What I mean is this: even Radio Havana (not my favorite by any means but just an example) is accessible online too, many famous broadcasters (Deutsche Welle and BBC come to mind) stopped the short wave broadcast.
2.- Is there anything left that is fun to do with a SW radio? Besides listening to the hams (and I don't know if this would be considered SWling) or scanning for pirate stations, what else is there to do?
What are your thoughts on the current state of affairs?