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Originally Posted by Buzzard
Just curious......is shortwave radio not somewhat obsolete now with internet access everywre? I mean, you can damn near pick up any radio station in N. America worth it's salt, via net.
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Yes and no. Many broadcasters from poor or corrupt countries can't be heard any other way, so it's kinda neat to hear stuff like that. The Internet has decreased things greatly, but I still just like the idea of shortwave. I also have a Internet connected alarm clock/radio which I like. SW is a rapidly dying technology, but I will enjoy it until its last breath.
The idea of hearing news and music from around the world always has had such an appeal for me. But just logging on to the Internet seems...so
sterile, I guess.
BTW, I am actually planning to buy my last SW radio pretty quick. The Grundig G3 Globe Traveler comes out in a week or so, and it's smaller than my G4000A, but it has synchronous selectable sideband. Should be good!