Comments on: Long Live Short-Wave!

By: Mike Koskie

Mike Koskie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:06:54 +0000

Just discovered your site. Really brings back memories. I was a SW DXer back in 1972 till 1976. Wish I had stayed with it longer. I still find it interesting. My very first QSL card was Radio Nederland. And my most prized QSL card is from Radio Deutsche Welle from the 1972 Olympic games. I for some reason find the older days of SW radio for interesting than today. My first radio was a small portable. I can still hear the ticking of WWV. I also had a Novice amateur radio license. Back then, it was only good for 2 years and non-renewable. My call letters were WN5GRO. After that I never pursued the Ham Radio hobby any longer. I enjoyed the world of SW listening more. My next two radios were Radio shack, excellent radios. One of them was a DX 150. My favorite stations were BBC, Radio Moscow and HCJB. Too bad Radio South Africa no longer exist. Mike Koskie, Jackson, Mississippi

By: Mark Bailey

Mark Bailey — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:39:04 +0000

Wow! I actually have this LP but haven’t a clue where it is. Ordered when this first came out. Was Googling and stumbled across this site. It was great to listen to it again! I need to go see if I can find it as I think the booklet Mitch refers to is probably still with it.

By: Adrian LaRoque

Adrian LaRoque — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:48:07 +0000

Great site, I still listen to shortwave, the radio an Sony ICF-2001D. Great times, wonderful moments of life. Long live shortwave.

By: Brian Burns

Brian Burns — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:43:38 +0000

Just discovered this site and did it bring back memories ! The happy days and nights on my Eddystone EC10; Dallas mentioned Arthur Cushin – who I believed operated from Invercargill New Zealand and I recall his articles in “How To Listen To the World”. There were many of them, an inspiration to youngsters back in the late 60s. It was another world. Its been many years since I did any DXing, so thanks for this great site – can feel the fingers starting to twitch even now ! !

By: Luke

Luke — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:32:22 +0000

I fondly remember listening to Shortwave as a teenager and beyond. I feel really cheated that so many of the broadcasters I once listened to are no longer on the air, and that a wonderful old hobby is dying, at least in developed countries. Finding something worthwhile to listen to (in English) is very hard now.

Unless DRM can succeed in revitalising the band, I fear it will never return which is very sad.

By: Dallas

Dallas — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:01:57 +0000

Yep those where the days:

Brings back Fond Memories for me, and my Old Eddystone.
As a Dxer from pre 1952 and still going strong, (now 70 years old) it brought back two names the late August Balbey (Migt not be spelt right), also Arthur Chushin.
Dxers we will never see the likes of Again

By: Randall King

Randall King — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:03:40 +0000

This site brings back a lot of memories and my love for the shortwave broadcasts.

Randall King
VE1RO

By: Bob K5SIV

Bob K5SIV — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:28:49 +0000

What a wonderful batch of memories. Thanks so much.
I was 12, waking in the middle of the night, putting on the headphones and finally understanding he just said “All India Radio” ! Great times.

By: hpanggabean

hpanggabean — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:11:36 +0000

how wonderfull………..

By: Frank Cihak

Frank Cihak — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:32:51 +0000

Wish more kids would get interested in shortwave.

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