Steve wrote:

Anyone here using a regenerative receiver for their SWLing? I'm just
curious.

Not since I was about 15 years old. A better question might be who SWLs
anymore. The golden years of SW are over. The big broadcasters have shifted
to Internet and FM relays. The small ones can't afford SW for its minimal
impact. Heck, even Jesuscasters like FEBC have shut down stations.

On Mar 9, 6:21*pm, (David Kaye) wrote:
Steve wrote:
Anyone here using a regenerative receiver for their SWLing? I'm just
curious.

Not since I was about 15 years old. *A better question might be who SWLs
anymore. *The golden years of SW are over. *The big broadcasters have shifted
to Internet and FM relays. *The small ones can't afford SW for its minimal
impact. *Heck, even Jesuscasters like FEBC have shut down stations.

I will humbly disagree.

I SWL. I DX. I QSL. It's still fun :-)

On Mar 9, 9:42*pm, bpnjensen wrote:
On Mar 9, 6:21*pm, (David Kaye) wrote:

Steve wrote:
Anyone here using a regenerative receiver for their SWLing? I'm just
curious.

Not since I was about 15 years old. *A better question might be who SWLs
anymore. *The golden years of SW are over. *The big broadcasters have shifted
to Internet and FM relays. *The small ones can't afford SW for its minimal
impact. *Heck, even Jesuscasters like FEBC have shut down stations.

I will humbly disagree.

I SWL. *I DX. *I QSL. *It's still fun :-)

He is an enemy of SWL . No excuses accepted whatsoever . Send him to
Devil's Island . Period .

wrote:

He is an enemy of SWL . No excuses accepted whatsoever . Send him to
Devil's Island . Period .

An enemy? Hell, I built my first regen radio when I was 10 years old. I
stung antennas all over creation to the point where my mom got a shock on the
metal clothesline I had connected to one of my radios.

I was first in my neighborhood to build a rhombic antenna after something I
saw in an ancient copy of "Radio Doings" magazine. I still think a rhombic is
one of the most intelligent designs ever made for SWLing.

But that was then and this is now. Oh, I suppose you could tune in SW utility
stations and have fun with that, but all the interesting broadcasters left SW
years ago. About the only thing left to listen to is the utils.

I happen to still have a Radio Shack DX-440 (aka Sangean 803a), which 23 years
later continues to give me good service. But I don't listen to the SW
anymore. There's nothing on it worth hearing.

On Thursday, March 10th, 2011 at 03:25:39 -0600, Me asked:

is there an old time radio station anywhere in the world?

On Internet radio indeed there is, and quite a good selection.

(o) All Time Oldies Radio Theater

(o) Old-Time Radio 1710 AM

(o) Brando Classic Old-Time Radio

(o) Conyers Old Time Radio 600 AM

(o) CyberFM Rewind Old Time Radio

(o) Dark Plains Radio

(o) KK-JA Radio 1610 AM

(o) Mystery Play Internet Radio

(o) OTRNow

(o) Sound Stages Radio

(o) Heat Wave Radio OTR Crime Classic

(o) WNAR 1620 AM

wrote:

but nothing on the airwaves anymore? not even
worldwide airwaves?

Oldtime radio has a very very very limited audience. I remember a station in
Portland that used to run this stuff and the Arbitrons looked really strange.
The audience was nearly 100% male, ages 12 to 17 and 60+ with nothing in the
middle. This was in the pre-Internet days, so I suspect the 12-17 age group
has dropped off and the 60+ has now become 90+. Seriously.

LIstening to this stuff it just doesn't hold up.

Same thing with silent movies. I was going to go to the Balboa Theater's 85th
anniversary party last Sunday night in San Francisco, but I saw there was some
obscure Rudolph Valentino silent movie on the bill. I realized that I really
hate silent films. Now that we have sound and better production techniques,
and better acting for that matter, the stuff is really rank.

Well, oldtime radio is like that. Some things like the old Jack Benny shows
hold up, and Fred Allen does a little, but Jack Armstrong is garbage, even
Burns and Allen did not wear well. Gunsmoke comes out pretty well, tho.

On Mar 10, 12:28*pm, (David Kaye) wrote:
wrote:
but nothing on the airwaves anymore? *not even
worldwide airwaves?

Oldtime radio has a very very very limited audience. *I remember a station in
Portland that used to run this stuff and the Arbitrons looked really strange. *
The audience was nearly 100% male, ages 12 to 17 and 60+ with nothing in the
middle. *This was in the pre-Internet days, so I suspect the 12-17 age group
has dropped off and the 60+ has now become 90+. *Seriously. *

LIstening to this stuff it just doesn't hold up. *

Same thing with silent movies. *I was going to go to the Balboa Theater's 85th
anniversary party last Sunday night in San Francisco, but I saw there was some
obscure Rudolph Valentino silent movie on the bill. *I realized that I really
hate silent films. *Now that we have sound and better production techniques,
and better acting for that matter, the stuff is really rank. *

Well, oldtime radio is like that. *Some things like the old Jack Benny shows
hold up, and Fred Allen does a little, but Jack Armstrong is garbage, even
Burns and Allen did not wear well. *Gunsmoke comes out pretty well, tho..

I disagree with your take on silents. Watch a silent Keaton or a
Lloyd comedy, and they hold up REALLY well. These guys are not
considered timeless masters for nothing. "Sunrise" is clearly one of
the greatest films ever made...magnificent acting and a fable-story
that leaves the viewer exultant at the end. There are plenty
more...and they rely on stories and character instead of fluff, just
like the best of today;s films. Not all are great, but let's face it
- neither is 96% of the junk that comes from Hollywood now either.

Bruce Jensen

On 3/10/2011 3:28 PM, David Kaye wrote:
wrote:

but nothing on the airwaves anymore? not even
worldwide airwaves?

Oldtime radio has a very very very limited audience. I remember a station in
Portland that used to run this stuff and the Arbitrons looked really strange.
The audience was nearly 100% male, ages 12 to 17 and 60+ with nothing in the
middle. This was in the pre-Internet days, so I suspect the 12-17 age group
has dropped off and the 60+ has now become 90+. Seriously.

LIstening to this stuff it just doesn't hold up.

Same thing with silent movies. I was going to go to the Balboa Theater's 85th
anniversary party last Sunday night in San Francisco, but I saw there was some
obscure Rudolph Valentino silent movie on the bill. I realized that I really
hate silent films. Now that we have sound and better production techniques,
and better acting for that matter, the stuff is really rank.

Well, oldtime radio is like that. Some things like the old Jack Benny shows
hold up, and Fred Allen does a little, but Jack Armstrong is garbage, even
Burns and Allen did not wear well. Gunsmoke comes out pretty well, tho.




Lum and Abner has kind of minimalist Zen aura about it, and it still
works.

And the Goon Show is still insanely funny.


All the best,


Kevin, WB4AIO.
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