Sit Locally, Listen Globally. Shortwave radio on your computer

Friday, 20 October 2006
Sit Locally, Listen Globally
Topic: News

Shortwave radio signals bounce off of the atmosphere, enabling them to traverse vast distances -- and then, in at least some cases, onto the internet. For those without the time or equipment to cull through the world's shortwave radio options, the online Shortwave Report offers a free, convenient way to stay on top of some of them. Each program is 30 minutes long, covers four or so segments from around the world, and is available as a mono MP3.

The selections miss out on many areas of the world, and the range of programming shows a certain, shall we say, editorial direction. But the show provides an easy, efficient way to hear national radio from countries whose take on international affairs we don't often hear: China Radio International, Radio Netherlands, Radio Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia.

And weirdly enough, the whole operation runs on solar power.

The Shortwave Report It's the work of Dan Roberts, who produces the show in a solar-powered cabin in Mendicino County, CA:

More:
http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/10/sit_locally_lis.html

...I was a kid. Of course, I dropped it once I got into the Internet in the late 80's but in alot of ways shortwave is still superior if you really want to get a feel for what's going on. K&R!

PB

enough to keep the station on the air?

:yourock:

I used to listen to Radio for Peace International (http://www.rfpi.org/). Pretty good progressive programming.

cash outlay.

I have a nice portable, the Grundig Mini World 100 PE. there's newer versions of it. I got it for less than $50.

he probably gets great reception. Whenever I go into the deep woods where it is electrically silent, or nearly so, I like to take a short wave radio and finding those interesting stations.