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by **Bria** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:30:32

I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
wonder what the average is here on this group.

Brian

by **Llgp** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:40:49

>Subject: rec.radio.shortwave demographic

>Date: 2/20/2004 9:30 PM Central Standard Time

>I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
>listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
>that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
>wonder what the average is here on this group.

>Brian

60

Les Locklear
On The Gulf of Mexico
Lowe HF-225E
Ten Tec RX-350D
Various antennas
Monitoring since ' 57

by **Charles Hawtr** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:55:07

and mumbled:

Quote:>I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
>listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
>that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
>wonder what the average is here on this group.

Chronologically, or mentally?

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by **Tony Meloch** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 13:53:53

> I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
> listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
> that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
> wonder what the average is here on this group.

> Brian

Tony Meloche
age 53
Icom R-75, 110' longwire
Southwest corner of Michigan
Listener since 1965 off-and-on, avidly since 2002

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by **Mark S. Holde** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 14:50:00

> I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
> listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
> that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
> wonder what the average is here on this group.

> Brian

I've been 39 for about six years.

by **Frank Dresse** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:00:56

Quote:> I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was
the WBCQ
> listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was
apparent
> that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five
and I
> wonder what the average is here on this group.

> Brian

Just turned 47, and I'm still younger than most of my radios!

Frank Dresser

by **Dxluv** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:12:38

Quote:> I am twenty five and I
>wonder what the average is here on this group.

37

by **WShoot** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:19:57

74.
Last year I had a good number.

73,
Bill, K5BY

by **Jeff Wilso** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:43:40

27 :) Us youngin's will have to keept his hobby alive

Quote:> I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the
WBCQ
> listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
> that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and
I
> wonder what the average is here on this group.

> Brian

by **starma** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:24:45

> and mumbled:

> >I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
> >listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
> >that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
> >wonder what the average is here on this group.

> Chronologically, or mentally?

Good point. :-) The last time this question came up, the average
(median) chronological age was somewhere in the forties. The range was
mid' ***s to late seventies.

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by **Volker Ton** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:32:32

> I wonder what the average is here on this group.

> Brian

chronologically: 43
mentally and physical condition: 32

Volker

by oa » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:16:41

I am 34 and have been listening to shortwave broadcasts since early
80s. I live in Istanbul, Turkey. My favorite was listening to pirate
radios and radio liberty broadcasts to central asia. In cold war
years, there were so many pirate radios targeting Turkey. Recently, as
far as I know, there is no pirate station on AM in Turkish. I think it
is because of more democracy we have. Almost every opininon can be
declared easily in newspapers, private radios stations etc. when
compered with 80s. Probably, that's one of the reasons why the number
of shortwave broadcasters decreases all over the world, more widely
accepted democracy. Another reason is the ideas and ideologies of the
people are not completely different, again when compered with 80s.
Hence, they don't have the desire to declare their own ideas. So far,
Capitalism won the war and the need to long distance shortwave
broadcasts decreased:) (an example: A unique interpretation of
communism lived in Albania before the collapse of communism and radio
tirana had a very powerful 3-4 hours of daily radio broadcast in
Turkish which could be listened all over Turkey like a local radio.
Now, r. tirana broadcasts in turkish is for 30 minitues. Because, they
don't have different things to tell to the world...

> I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
> listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
> that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
> wonder what the average is here on this group.

> Brian

by **Diverd47** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:23:16

chronologically 59
Physically ( Quite a bit Younger, resting pulse ~60 )
Mentally - Still Nin***...

>I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
>listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
>that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
>wonder what the average is here on this group.

>Brian

by **Maximu** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:12:44

56 and started listening in West Germany when a *** <s>.

Il Dolce Far Niente

Africa seems to have a lot of clandestine or relay broadcasts to the Horn of
Africa. I've never heard a pirate - it would intersting.

> >I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the
WBCQ
> >listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
> >that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five
and I
> >wonder what the average is here on this group.

> >Brian

> 57. I heard my first shortwave broadcast as a kid in 1951. The radio
> was furniture and larger than I was.

by **Diverd47** » Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:31:28

chronologically 59
Physically ( Quite a bit Younger, resting pulse ~60 )
Mentally - Still Nin***...

>I was listening to Alan Weiner World Wide earlier and his topic was the WBCQ
>listener demographic. As I listened to those calling in, it was apparent
>that everyone was, for the most part, forty and over. I am twenty five and I
>wonder what the average is here on this group.

>Brian