On 6/1/2012 7:19 PM, Ric Trexell wrote:
It seems when I listen to shortwave now days on my little Grundig 400 Yacht
Boy, there is very little on. I'm wondering what you think will become of
SW. Will countries someday start broadcasting more and more? Will the
freqs go to some other high tech device or will it just be religious
broadcasts and the radical guys that keep telling us that the guys in
Washington and Brussels are going to lock us up? I used to hope for a
really nice SW radio someday, but now you have to hunt for an English
broadcast and then it only lasts for a hour or so. With the European
nations backrupt, I doubt they will be spending money on radio in the near
future. What do you say?

I say what I've said for quite awhile:

If you like the magic of radio, want to capture a "rare" country, enjoy
surfing the bands, then shortwave is the answer.

If you want to listen to actual *content* then internet radio is your
answer.