I got into Amateur Radio in the mid-1960's as a Novice. I really enjoyed working the world on 10/15 with 75 watts and of coarse also 40/80 with quite allot of DX there also with 75 watts. Homebrew equipment. Always some construction articles at least with transmitters and it was soooo easy with available tubes and wiring between 'terminal boards', etc. Anything could be kept running forever. (almost)
Prior to Novice I recall tuning table radios listening to AM Broadcast when such was 'hot'.
I never spent any real time figuring out shortwave. Hey..you could be your own radio station so ?
2019. I am not sure how excited I can get over a Baofeng and the local repeater of which nobody seems to even talk on anymore. (oops..DMR craze ?)
Now everything is NOISE NOISE NOISE and 'no antennas' and who knows what. FT8 interesting but a short digit exchange on a fixed frequency ? Interesting.
2019. What is there to listen to ? AM Broadcast 530-1700 khz is still alive with most stations still transmitting. Yes..plagued by declines in listenership but financial is a big problem. Antenna site is worth far more for condos. NOISE-NOISE
What about shortwave ? I think allot of clubs have vanished but anybody know anything about this ? ::::::
http://www.naswa.net/journal/duesWhen tuning shortwave why not know what is actually left there ?
Even above 30 mhz maybe this 'club' can bring ideas ? Anybody know anything about it ?
http://www.wtfda.org/The National Radio Club for $15 a year you can keep up to all changes in AM Broadcast 530-1700 khz. Internet/Email subscription.
http://nationalradioclub.org/Now I see the North American Shortwave Club has a $15 deal.
SDR can only mean more listening options.
1 AM local time....just thinking....