[Boatanchors] Whither SWL'ing...?

[Bob Macklin]

If you watch CNBC you would know the WORLD HAS ALREADY ENDED!  At least
civilization as we know it!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Kent (Seattle), Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"

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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Whither SWL'ing...?


> I agree that it is disappointing to see the state of the SW bands these
> days.  I've been tooling around the bands on my newly refurbished SP-600
and
> there's not nearly as much exciting to listen to as there was back in the
old
> days.  (Of course, everything was new and exciting when you were 16).
However,
> I've found that many of the US broadcasters will provide air time to
anyone
> with a checkbook, not only the religious groups.  So I've listened  to
> discussions of conspiracy theories, UFOs and alien interventions,   offers
of bullions
> and freeze-dried food, and a variety of other causes.   The other night
this
> was all trumped by the preacher who announced that he had  carefully
calculated
> that the world would end in 2011.  So enjoy those  boatanchors while you
can,
> the end is near!
> To keep on topic, there was one aspect of the SP-600 that drives me  nuts.
> The S-meter is affected by modulation on the signal, moving downward  with
> increasing modulation.  I went crazy trying to set the meter  calibration
until I
> noticed that the reading depended on whether the generator  was modulated
or
> not.  A 14 dB difference in reading.  Once I figured  that out, I used CW
and
> all is now good.  Anyone know of a fix for  this?
> Ed
> **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store?  Make meals for
Under
> $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000002)
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