Red Wave Radio

Yes, it is a nice looking Hallicrafters SX-100, but these are pretty
common. Why are people paying this much for a very common radion.

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Quote:>Yes, it is a nice looking Hallicrafters SX-100, but these are pretty
>common. Why are people paying this much for a very common radion.

>http://www.redwaveradio.com/

>Confused

Why does a dog*** its balls?

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>     I can relate to this.  My first SW capable radio was a 1937
Zenith -
> a console with "Magic Eye", all band reception, etc.  I wouldn't mind
> one bit having that radio back today if I could get it back with a
> complete cap job, all new tubes, realignment, etc.  Regardless of
> antenna, it couldn't match a modern high-end
> SW reciever, but it would still be fun - the thing reeked of the
> "romance" of SW listening back at that time in history.

> Tony

Yeah, getting the things we wanted but couldn't afford as kids is a big
part of collecting.  Not so much in my case, though. The only radio I
got because I wanted it as a kid was a Drake SW-4A.  It worked pretty
good when I got it.  Oh, well.

Frank Dresser

a lot of people have more money than sense

Quote:> Regardless of
> antenna, it couldn't match a modern high-end
> SW reciever, but it would still be fun - the thing reeked of the
> "romance" of SW listening back at that time in history.

The fact is that the programming that made the radio "romantic" is also
gone.

Anything can pick up Rush Limbaugh, ESPN Radio, and the lunatic fringe on
SW, but there is very little romance in it, no matter what radio you use.

There was a structure to radio programming back then that is gone now, and
even an Atwater Kent can't receive that any more.

<< There was a structure to radio programming back then that is gone now, and
even an Atwater Kent can't receive that any more. >>

(Sigh...) So true. What made it romantic back then were:
* Except for wire-press reports in newspapers and for Movietone News, radio was
the only way to get news.
* Radio then required one to use one's imagination. In fact, stuff was written
so certain vivid pictures would come to mind. Nowadays, the pictures are
provided.

I think that kind of radio is returning. Despite the stuff on US SW stations,
it is more of a personal nature than network stuff. There are some good retro
music and story shows on SW, too. (I need to write down the skeds of those.)

Too, microbroadcasting is growing up. I heard yesterday about Austin, Texas,
microbroadcasters linking their stations to provide broad coverage on the east
and west sides of town. That was kind of what I had in mind for my area, except
I thought of placing low powered translators on properties of willing owners.
Of course maintaining the same frequency would probably be impossible, unless
two transmitters were used at each translator, one for broadcast and one for a
link to another translator.

73,
Bill, K5BY

DB,

This is why, I have always thought that the 50KW Clear Channel
Stations should be required as part of their license; to have
'original' "Local Content" Programming for broadcast from
6AM to 12AM/Midnight.  This would create a revived diversity in
the AM Broadcasting Industry.  The lesser powered 10KW and 5KW
stations could all run the "Me-Too" National Talk, News and
Sports Programming to fill their local markets.

Then DXing the Clear Channels would be something to Listen To
Daily and Nightly; not simply something to Log and forget.

~ RHF

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