Hello John,
Monday February 10 1997 12:27, John Giannini wrote to All:
 JG> someone is still using shortwave for a show, and advertising it.  So I 
was
 JG> kind of wondering in general what kinds of things shortwave is used for
 JG> these days, and why.  I know almost nothing about shortwave radio, so I
 JG> hope this is not perceived as just a stupid question, though to
 JG> experienced radio-eers, it probably is.
Shortwave is still used a lot. You'll still find International Broadcasters 
like BBC, Radio Nederland, Radio Australia, etc. Besides, many home-services 
can be heard. Take the tropical bands for instance (120, 90 and 60 
meterband). These are used by local, regional and national stations from 
Asia/Pacific, Africa and Latin America. In these days of more modern ways of 
communication, many broadcasters switch to satelites for at least a part of 
their services, but in less developed countries, stations still need 
shortwave to reach their audience.
You can also hear ships, planes and other utility stations on shortwave, but 
I don't know much about that.
Kind regards,
Mark Veldhuis
mark.veldhuis@tip.nl
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