On Dec 22, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Tom C wrote: >>> I stopped by for a quick visit to the Vintage Radio and Communications >>> Museum of Connecticut near the Hartford airport on Thursday. Only had >>> about an hour. An interesting place. Difficult for photography, as >>> it's either harshly or dimly lit in spots. If I go back it'll be with >>> a tripod, polarizer, and an extra 2 hours. >>> >>> I've liked old radios ever since I was 6 or 7 when my dad gave me a >>> 1920's Philco 3-band (2 SW and regular AM). I listened to it for hours >>> with an old pair of hard Bakelite headphones. Still have it. >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=564018 >>> >>> As usual, maybe better with a double-click for a larger version. >>> >>> http://www.vrcmct.org/ >>> >>> Tom C. > >> Tom, >> I have an old shortwave bug in me as well. >> I find that my Antenna PBS stations (11.4 and 20.3) >> have news broadcast from other countries, but in English. >> Quite interesting to observe. > > It fuels the imagination, sitting in the dark with the hum and the > heat given up by the tubes. Hearing foreign langauages, WWV, Voice of > America, morse code, slowly turning the tuning dial hearing the alien > noises it produces. I still love to tune in to shortwave. > > Nowadays with convenience of internet radio a little of the romance is > gone. Yes you can still get shortwave with it's hit and miss nature or > you can instantly stream a crystal clear broadcast every time. The new > thnology is great, the old was more fun. > > Tom C
Numbers stations, Pirate Radio, and Radio Australia- without a satellite, or marine cable in sight. Australia is always a favorite, old tech, but still able to reach the opposite side of the globe. Almost always available at dawn, some days better than others. Power outages are always nice, when a lot of interference disappears. Too bad most of those cities have moved, or gone silent. Cheeers Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
