{"id":99,"date":"2009-01-17T02:24:36","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T02:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2009-01-17T13:42:49","modified_gmt":"2009-01-17T13:42:49","slug":"shortwave-radio-still-packs-an-audible-thrill-reuters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/shortwave-radio-still-packs-an-audible-thrill-reuters\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortwave radio still packs an audible thrill (Reuters)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article<\/a> posted by Reuters is cracking at explaining why so many people still turn to SWLing:<\/p>\n

It’s easy and cheap — and fun. You can hear and learn things that you would never find even if you work your search engine like a mule. From Swaziland to Paris to Havana, shortwave broadcasters can surprise an adventurous listener more than any MP3 playlist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I couldn’t have said it better myself.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Author Robert MacMillan (with Reuters) began by comparing shortwave radios to many sleek portable digital media devices on display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)<\/a> this year:<\/p>\n

iPods and satellite radios are slim and pocket-sized, while shortwaves are throwbacks, typically as square as a textbook and just as serious looking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While it’s true that most portable shortwave radios are slightly<\/em> bigger than a Sony Walkman, few portables<\/a> approach the size of a textbook. Sony, for example, produced the ultra small SW100S<\/a> years ago–before the internet was much more than an easy way for university researchers to exchange off-color jokes. The SW100S, by the way, was about the size of a pack of cards. Innovative radio designer, Et\u00f3n Corporation, announced the new, sleek, Grundig Mini 400<\/a> at the CES. [Krunker.com<\/a> has photos of the Mini 400 and other Et\u00f3n products from the CES–order your Mini 400 at Universal Radio<\/a>.] I should also note that Chinese manufacturer, Degen, recently released a new, sleek, pocket radio MP3 recorder\/player–see Passport’s take here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was quite happy to see a few good shortwave news items come out of the CES this year. Yes, more and more focus is being given to web-based devices, and it should be. I am a huge fan of the world wide web and all that it has to offer. But what keeps me glued to my shortwave radio?\u00a0 MacMillian puts it best:<\/p>\n

[W]hen you hear voices over the noise and squeal, and realize you are hearing Mongolia, live, there is a warmth and a human connection that are hard to find on the Web.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amen. Thanks, Robert.<\/p>\n

Read the full Reuters article here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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