“Shortwave radio enthusiasts acknowledge the thrill...of going out at night and snaring news, music....religious zealots....”
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Yeah those ignorant, superstitious religious zealots sure can be entertaining.
Any chance of snaring some secular zealots expounding on their religion of say environmentalism, diversity or socialism?
Oh wait, they can get that in a more conventional manner, through a mainstream propaganda organ like.....Reuters.
Well, there is a load of religious programing on shortwave.
Yep, there are religious extremist, those calling for civil war, and Radio Havana that states the U.S. government is the #1 enemy of the world...They are a kick to listen to.
You get all that on a general coverage receiver.
But there are also tens of thousands of Amateur radio operators like myself.
You can listen to round table meetings, nets, and people just like you from all over the country, and the world, talking politics, guns, automotive repair radios and revolution. I just talked to a guy that was on a troller in the Indian ocean...It was great.
I've talk to people down in the south seas, on small islands, that basically live in small cabanas using battery power...Very interesting only begins to describe it.
It's a great hobby, one that can be very addicting, and one that serves a very useful service.
73's
Actually, I think Radio Pacifica has some broadcasts on shortwave. They specialize in far left moonbat propaganda. Of course, you can listen to Radio Havana Cuba today to know what the editorial will be tomorrow in the New York Times! There is one creepy station that broadcasts a lot of populist/neo-Nazi, anti-Israel propaganda - they have conspiracy theories to explain everything, just like the left moonbats have. Most shortwave broadcasters are government-owned and the news tends to have a moderate left to a communist spin. There are some religious broadcasters. Anything from Catholic to Protestant Evangelical - there are also the type of preachers / scammers who will sell you prayer cloths, etc.
It was interesting to listen back in the Cold War days - Radio Moscow would broadcast commentary about something and the Western progressives would be saying to same talking points.