Saturday, May 10, 2003

Waves of Fascination, Shortwave radio: Where the lunatic fringe lives, breathes, and flourishes

East Bay Express -Waves of Fascination,Shortwave radio: Where the lunatic fringe lives
For forty bucks, you can buy a device that emits some of the most irritating and beautiful sounds imaginable, a device that not only presents an international kaleidoscope of opinion, but also receives secret spy transmissions. Best of all, every time you turn it on, the thing behaves differently, depending on where you listen to it. It's an old, discarded technology that most tech nerds know little about, it's free to operate, and every program it receives is shrouded in mystery.


One of the best articles I have ever seen on shortwave radio. (I use to be really into this as a hobby - so I have read quite a bit about it. In fact this article might make me take up the hobby again.)

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