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I've been a shortwave listener since the 1980s and it's definitely slim pickings now. Internet radio, then podcasts, have killed shortwave.
by ralphc 4y ago
I've been a shortwave listener since the 1980s and it's definitely slim pickings now. Internet radio, then podcasts, have killed shortwave.
- 0des 4y agoI can imagine aside from truckers nobody uses citizens band
- dylan604 4y agoOn a lark, I watched Smokey and the Bandit for the first time in decades, and watching them on the CB was such an odd bit of nostalgia. The original group chat
- 0des 4y agoIt's funny how well that movie held up over time. I'm glad you brought it up, thanks. I miss the whip antennae and tennis balls on trucks for some reason. It made everything look like a toy truck to me.
- dylan604 4y agoSeems like the only ones left are localized first responders, and then it takes a running leap into doomsday preppers and conspiracy types. Maybe you might here the rare "CQ, this is W-9 GFO here. Come back? Copy, W-9 GFO. K-4 WLD here."