[Boatanchors] Whither SWL'ing...?

n_griggs at bellsouth.net n_griggs at bellsouth.net
Thu Mar 26 19:33:01 EDT 2009


Hmmm...this message got bounced back from W9RAN's email.  Said it contained spam.  <shrug>
-------------- Original message from n_griggs at bellsouth.net: -------------- 

Would you by chance be thinking of WWCR located just north of Nashville, Tn?? I used to live in Nashville and could not pick them up at any time. Their signal 
> probably skipping over most of the US. -------------- Original message from "Harold Hairston" : 
> -------------- 
> 
> 
> > Does anyone know where WRNO transmitters are located? My QTH is Northeast 
> > Georgia and I live just South of the Tennessee line. There is an AM 
> > Christian Bdcast station just above me but don't recall the call letters. 
> > 
> > Harold 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Robert Nickels" 
> > To: 
> > Cc: ; ; 
> > 
> > Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:28 Hanks 
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Whither SWL'ing...? 
> > 
> > 
> > > DJED1 at aol.com wrote: 
> > >> I agree that it is disappointing to see the state of the SW bands these 
> > >> days. 
> > > You guys are bumming me all out! Especially after just yesterday, I 
> > > read that WRNO is back with a good signal, 15590 days and 7505 nights. 
> > > So I dialed 'em up last night and they were booming in on 7505 playing 
> > > contemporary Christian music. Ain't quite the Rock of New Orleans, but 
> > > still nice to hear them back. We all know that someone has to pay the 
> > > bills - WBCQ is proving that the "free speech" model seems to work, at 
> > > least in part. Like most things, I suspect we will see the pendulum 
> > > swing back on shortwave, just look at the example of the US military 
> > > Global HF Network, which is expanding with a brand new command facility 
> > > in North Dakota. 
> > > 
> > > Heck, I'm still ticked that Sirius messed up my favorite XM channels. 
> > > But like my HF radios, it's got a dial, it's up to me to use it. 
> > > 
> > > 73, Bob W9RAN 
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