In a message of 10 Feb 97 John Giannini wrote to All:
 JG> I was just wondering...  Who still uses Shortwave radio?  I have an old
 JG> radio from about 1940 or so, and it has AM, FM and Shortwave on it. 
 JG> The shortwave band is listed as 95 to 160 of some frequency band.  I
 JG> think this is now known as SW1.  Anyhow, there seems to be not much on
 JG> when I scan these frequencies.
    Your questions are valid ones. Shortwave radio is still a very active 
media even though satellite and microwave frequecies are growing in use. 
Shortwave is used, not only for entertainment, but for amatuer two-way 
communication, facsimile transmission, radioteletype, military, weather 
information and clandestine data. Time and special data is also transmitted.
    Perhaps your old receiver needs a tune-up and/or a better antenna for 
improved reception?
Rick Ethridge
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