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HooptieWagon

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5. I think it's actually pretty cheap.

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 09:22 PM

Jun 2016

A SW transmitter has much greater range than a similar power AM or FM transmitter. A lot of remote areas in the Carribean, Central and South America have no reception of AM/FM or TV. And IIRC the licensing is much easier for a SW transmitter.

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Who really listens to all of this religious crap on shortwave radio. I can't imagine there's that [View all] RKP5637 Jun 2016 OP

I live near Tampa, FL, and there are tons of Christian stations shenmue Jun 2016 #1

It must be that some people just gotta have something beyond themselves to believe in to give them RKP5637 Jun 2016 #3

Get Sirius XM radio. roamer65 Jun 2016 #2

Internet radio is also quite good, something like 58,000 stations across the world for free. RKP5637 Jun 2016 #4

I think it's actually pretty cheap. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #5

Hmmmm... I was just thinking. Likely they can broadcast large distances in the US on SW than the RKP5637 Jun 2016 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #8

How much do you think dumbcat Jun 2016 #11

well dontmatta Jun 2016 #12

First off, SW bounces around the ionosphere jberryhill Jun 2016 #13

You are correct on both counts dumbcat Jun 2016 #19

Really? dumbcat Jun 2016 #18

There's a few errors in your calculations. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #9

Thanks!!! RKP5637 Jun 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #7

DirecTV has something like 30 religious channels. Initech Jun 2016 #14

DirecTV has an amazing mnumber of channels 1939 Jun 2016 #17

They're all Sovereigns, preppers and SHTFers A bunch of off the grid trailer home slackers Monk06 Jun 2016 #15

Who? Brian Eno and David Byrne :) kentauros Jun 2016 #16