I would be interested in getting some details on the CCrane transmitter people have mentioned. I'm sure I could find it on line but I thought I would ask the experts!
Sandy -------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Sandy Finlayson Philadelphia, PA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:36 AM To: Shortwave programming discussion Subject: [Swprograms] So what are people listening to nowadays? And how are you listening? Interesting thread... I had to stop and think about what I actually do instead of what I think I do, if that makes any sense. Most of my listening takes place in two venues: the car and while taking my daily morning "constitutional". In the car, this means Sirius Satellite Radio with WRN, CBC Radio One and the BBC (in that order) the prime attractions. When on foot (including weekly lawn mowings), this means using an iPod to listen to podcasts. I use iTunes to subscribe to a series of programs from the BBC, CBC, ABC- Australia, RTE, DW, RNZ, NPR/PRI, R. Netherlands, R. Sweden and a few others. More or less weekly, I revise the roster of programs that I download packing the iPod (I own the smallest version) to the gills. I also use this method to listen while flying or traveling by train. Listening in the car ranges from roughly five to fifteen hours a week (mostly commuting to work and back 1/2 hour each way). iPod listening fills about ten hours a week, increasing to fill the time I might spend on a plane or in a train. When around the house, I'll also use a CCrane FM transmitter to send transmissions from a Sirius or XM receiver to a portable or fixed FM radio set wherever I might be situated from time to time, including to the bedside before going off the sleep or first thing in the morning while dressing, etc. A third method, which is more catch as catch can, is the tried and true shortwave radio and that listening is often less planned and more haphazard in a quest for "serendipity"--i.e.: the chance I might hear something new and unexpected. Favorite listening in no particular order: Anything/everything from R. Netherlands, CBC Rewind (archival broadcasts featuring Peter Gzowski especially favored), CBC Ideas, CBC The North This Week, CBC The Maritimes This Week, "Dispatches", "Quirks and Quarks"; RTE's "Highway 101" and "Sunday Miscellany"; Radio Banns International "Copenhagen Calling"(via WRN); "The Night Air", "Background Briefing", "Late Night Live" with Phillip Adams, "Media Report" and others depending on topic from ABC R. National. For some reason that I don't particularly understand myself, I seem to be especially excited by the prospect of a portable (that is, battery operated) internet radio from Tivoli this fall. Conversely, even though I know I can get anything that little device will be able to get by just using my computer, I'm not all that motivated toward using the computer in that fashion. Go figure. John Figliozzi _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
