Dane I happen to be from a developing country [smile]!
But I get your point. But there are literally millions of older radios with shortwave around here still. I know the SA broadcasting corporation want to switch over to digital radio but it is simply completely unworkable here. -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 17 November 2009 06:21 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: shortwave radio Well even there that's debatable as the BBC for example is finding cheaper alternatives such as localised FM transmissions but I take your point all the same but let's face it, I doubt whether any of us on this list are from "developing countries" so taking your point in practical terms I still ask, what's the point when shortwave transmissions will be beamed to developing countries and not us so most of the time you won't be able to receive them anyway? Sorry! you're just wasting your time and money. André van Deventer wrote: > I can assure you that in developing countries and especially in Africa > it seems as if shortwave is still alive and well! > > Andre > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: 17 November 2009 03:13 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: shortwave radio > > I really don't know why all the bother on this because there is hardly > anything on the band right at the moment and a new standard of > shortwave radio will arrive on the market in the coming year, the > "DRM" standard will be used ensuring you'll hear shortwave as you've > never heard it before, near CD quality in other words, no fading, no crackle etc. > > Now it may be that some sets out there are already "DRM" compatible, > I'm not aware of any at this time but that doesn't mean anything. I > know Sony had plans to launch a "multi standard" set which Sony > boasted at the time could "Receive any domestic broadcast on any band > in the world?" Well we'll wait and see on that one, obviously such a > set would be adapted to suit each country's different DAB standards > for example but such a set isn't beyond the realms of a cheap price > given the power of the processor chip these days. > > Let's face it, the "shortwave" as we knew it is a definite and obvious > listening medium of the past for better or for worse. Yes, I mourn > its passing and we're going to regret the day that it ever died I > think, if a country for one reason or another decides to shoot down a > communications satellite? Well that could take out a whole heap of > stuff including radio and TV broadcasts, cell phone communications etc > so it will be interesting to see how fire, police and so forth could > get emergency messages out to the public and son on. > > > On 16/11/2009, at 4:51 PM, Bob Seed wrote: > > >> The grundig line of radios are very good and have agood front end. >> They >> > are resonably priced as well. . > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "thao vy" <thaovy...@comcast.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:02 PM >> Subject: shortwave radio >> >> >> >>> Could someone please recommend a good shortwave radio that I can >>> > purchase? > >>> Thanks. >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> > > > ****************************** > > Dane Trethowan > >From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net > Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane > blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com Phone United Kingdom > 02032874641 > Phone Australia > 0390058589 > Phone United States > 8159261869 > Fax: > +61 3 9743 7954x > MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net > skype:grtdane12 > > ****************************** > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.65/2503 - Release Date: > 11/16/09 07:43:00 > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > -- Dane Trethowan >From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia :0390058589 Phone United States :8159261869 Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.65/2503 - Release Date: 11/17/09 07:40:00 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
