[R-390] spiralining values

[Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com]

Bernie Nicholson wrote,

I don't see villagers in the jungles of Africa having access to digital 
capabilities due to the economic realities for many years....meaning to 
continue to reach those folks analog service providers will be necessary for 
many years to come.
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Hughes put up a FM satellite over Africa some years ago. It went up over 
Africa because they could not get "aproval" for one over the Americas. Africa has 
coast to coast FM. There are "National" stations as well as religious and 
independent stations. Africa has windup transistor radios as well as solar powered 
FM receivers for under $10.00 US available to them That price is still out of 
reach of lots of people in Africa.

But I agree analog will likely be here for a while. It will not go digital 
over night. I do not think it will ever go digital over the air long haul. Most 
of the digital will stay on fiber optic. Copper wire will get recycled and new 
construction will be fiber into home to a local wifi wireless home. All 
digital and encoded in the house so  the neighbors cannot watch you download for 
free.

Roger KC6TRU