Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Reciveing Podcasts
using an aggregator under SBS only works if you are using SBS. If you are connecting without a computer or other SBS server then this work around doesn't do it. -- mpower9 mpower9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33930 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88074 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Shortwave Stations
Goodsounds;634307 Wrote: > I never got in to shortwave. Would you say that the lure was the sense > of adventure and the tactile experience of operating the radio, rather > than the content? Today, internet "broadcasting" brings clear content > (in most cases) in a mechanical, uninteresting way which I would guess > doesn't compare to the old days? For me there we a number of appealing factors. The inital lure was the idea of listening to a broadcast that originated from another country. There were also times where the content was interesting. For instance, when the Berlin wall was coming down, it was interesting to listen to both the east and west german shortware outlets (Deutsche Welle and Radio Berlin International). The tactile experience with operating the radio was fun too, especially on more sofisticated radios where you could tune various filters to try to optimize the listenability of the signal. It was also fun to corrospond with the stations and send reception reports to get QSL (verification) cards. There's also an element of unpredictability because listening conditions depend a lot on atmospheric and solar conditions. Back then, there was no Internet, so shortwave was the only way of hearing other perspectives on current events. The alternative was international newspapers. You could get a sense of satisfaction from the fact that you could access information from an outlet that many people didn't. It is great to have easy clear access to radio broadcasts via the internet, but yes, it's a rather uninteresting way as compared to using a SW radio. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 34,767 songs, 2,776 albums, 505 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88037 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Listening to any talk show on demand on your Squeezebox
chipmalee;634223 Wrote: > Something funky with DAR. I had my normal recording scheduled but seems > when DAR can't record, it repeats itself to record...over and over (see > screenshot). > > I had a similar experience with DAR. Also, nothing new has been saved to my mp3tunes account for several days, and of today what was stored there has been deleted. -- frb63 frb63's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87361 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Shortwave Stations
Goodsounds;634307 Wrote: > I never got in to shortwave. Would you say that the lure was the sense > of adventure and the tactile experience of operating the radio, rather > than the content? Today, internet "broadcasting" brings clear content > (in most cases) in a mechanical, uninteresting way which I would guess > doesn't compare to the old days? for me, somewhat the "chase", playing around with equipment, wire antennas, etc. was fun (sort of like the audiophile quest for perfection in our audio setups), and going back far enough the content was equally important. Nowadays it is no big deal to listen to the BBC world service or canadian radio, etc. but pre-internet, it was essentially SW or nothing. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88037 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Shortwave Stations
maggior;634282 Wrote: > Wow, I never would have pegged Joe Walsh as an SWL'er :-). > > I liked the Drake receivers. When I bought my R-5000, I was torn > between it and an R8. I went for the R-5000 only because I had been > lusting for it for years. > > I fire up the R-5000 here and there for some nostalgia, but I don't > have the time any more. I think the airwaves are getting pretty > desolate anyway. My kids got a kick out of my QSL card collection. I never got in to shortwave. Would you say that the lure was the sense of adventure and the tactile experience of operating the radio, rather than the content? Today, internet "broadcasting" brings clear content (in most cases) in a mechanical, uninteresting way which I would guess doesn't compare to the old days? -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88037 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Shortwave Stations
maggior;634282 Wrote:
> Wow, I never would have pegged Joe Walsh as an SWL'er :-).
>
> I liked the Drake receivers. When I bought my R-5000, I was torn
> between it and an R8. I went for the R-5000 only because I had been
> lusting for it for years.
>
> I fire up the R-5000 here and there for some nostalgia, but I don't
> have the time any more. I think the airwaves are getting pretty
> desolate anyway. My kids got a kick out of my QSL card collection.
I fire my stuff up occasionally, but not that often (once a year!).
Yep, Joe Walsh is a big time ham radio guy. From the wiki: "Walsh holds
an Extra Class Amateur Radio License. His station callsign is
WB6ACU.[10] In 2006 he donated an autographed guitar to the ARRL in
Newington, Connecticut for its charity auction. He has also been
involved with the group's "Big Project," which brings amateur radio
into schools. Walsh has included Morse Code messages in his albums on
two occasions: once on the album Barnstorm ("Register and Vote"), and
later on Songs for a Dying Planet ("Register and Vote for Me")."
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Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Shortwave Stations
garym;634265 Wrote: > Yep, very different these days! I still have my Drake R8b, Drake SW8, > Lowe 150, ICOM R75, and several old SW radios, including my > Hallicrafters 101MKII (a 1950s high-end receiver that looks like a '55 > Chevy and weighs almost as much!I got this mint receiver a number > of years ago on an ebay auction and realized after I (barely) won, that > I was going head-to-head with Joe Walsh (of James Gang and Eagles fame). Wow, I never would have pegged Joe Walsh as an SWL'er :-). I liked the Drake receivers. When I bought my R-5000, I was torn between it and an R8. I went for the R-5000 only because I had been lusting for it for years. I fire up the R-5000 here and there for some nostalgia, but I don't have the time any more. I think the airwaves are getting pretty desolate anyway. My kids got a kick out of my QSL card collection. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 34,767 songs, 2,776 albums, 505 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88037 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Shortwave Stations
maggior;634206 Wrote: > Wow, how things have changed. I was an avid swl'er in the 80's and > 90's. I still have my kenwood r-5000 and r-600. I loved hunting for > stations. Hunting on the web just doesn't seem like it would be the > same. I understand that it must be a lot cheaper for the stations. Yep, very different these days! I still have my Drake R8b, Drake SW8, Lowe 150, ICOM R75, and several old SW radios, including my Hallicrafters 101MKII (a 1950s high-end receiver that looks like a '55 Chevy and weighs almost as much!I got this mint receiver a number of years ago on an ebay auction and realized after I (barely) won, that I was going head-to-head with Joe Walsh (of James Gang and Eagles fame). -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88037 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Spotify App crashing Radio?
I can also add that the player seems more unstable when using Spotify with the high bitrate enabled. -- nicolasso nicolasso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=47187 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85876 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] radio shuts down when turned up to loud volume
Yes! I've been having the exact same problem. We were all dancing in the kitchen (as mentioned, summertime...) and wanted to boost it all the way up. Suddenly the unit started rebooting until we managed to turn the volume down. I don't see this as something implemented to protect the speaker since the sound is actually really good at max volume (for about ten seconds, that is...). Hope this is something they're working on! -- nicolasso nicolasso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=47187 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87849 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Spotify App crashing Radio?
There are numerous bugs related to the Spotify app. 1. The player reboots: this happens at various occasions. Sometimes when skipping songs, sometimes when turning the volume all the way up (which is really frustrating if you want to party :). I really don't know what triggers this, to be honest. 2. The player mutes. Nothing (Spotify, radio etc.) works. Just silence, even though the radio, for example, has buffered and appears to be running. In able to get the sound to work, the unit has to be rebooted. Also, when in this state, the "exit jingle" gets cut while powering off. 3. The Spotify searches are not region specific, unlike in the desktop/phone versions. Many times an album or track appear several times in a search, where most of them are unplayable due to regional restrictions. So. Frustrating. This is also an issue in some playlists if you by any reason have an unplayable track that comes on; the unit stops playing completely and you have to manually select the next song in queue. I don't know if this is something Logitech is aware of, or if I should post this info elsewhere. But the software in the SBR is so. freakin'. full. of. BUGS. and. ERRORS. Sorry :) Anyone else having these problems, BTW? - Niclas -- nicolasso nicolasso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=47187 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85876 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
