A G O P H E R B U R R O W ____________________________________________________________________ An Introduction to Mobile Shortwave Radios (TXT) [1] What is a shortwave radio? (TXT) [2] Why would anybody want or need one? (TXT) [3] What do I need to know to start using one? (TXT) [4] What differences are there between digital & analog? (TXT) [5] What radio accessories are especially useful for shortwave? (TXT) [6] How do bands, wavelengths & frequencies, kHz & MHz, differ? (TXT) [7] But what if I don't want to hunt on-the-go for stations? (TXT) [8] Where online can I get more information on mobile SW radios? (TXT) [9] Abbreviations and Terms ----------------------------------------------------------------- [0] An intro to the Intro The Intro is intended for those who are fairly mobile, seeking a subscription-free alternative to radio via satellite or mobile phone, unaware of shortwave radio, not averse to roughing it with AM-sound, nor technically inclined nor hobby-oriented (modifying, monitoring etc.). It assumes that transmissions from America and Oceania are of primary interest to those seeking a retro mobile radio for such an alternative. It is also a guide to help decide among available options, particularly in the mid-price range ($50-$250 CAD) for radios to be used while traveling by surface means: bike, car, RV, boat, etc. It is modeled on Radio Shack's "Shortwave Radio - Learning the Basics" and borrows some of its material from there, as did also the original rec.radio.shortwave FAQ, under 'Fair Use' provisions. However, unlike said FAQ, the Intro rectifies errors & omissions found in the model. _________________________________________________________________ Please contact Cameron Kaiser via the link at the end of his (HTM) Public Gopher Proxy webpage if you think that the following steps for pine should be automated as part of another "lite" public gopher proxy at his site. sdf members may view any or all of the remaining items by logging into sdf, and then in pine's composer: read a file (use ^r) from ftp/pub/users/lachman/RetroMobileRadio/Intro/n whereby 'n' is the number of the item to be viewed; use ^t and keep selecting 'parent dir' until 'ftp' appears as a directory, then select it and the remaining items listed above; and when in the 'users' directory, use ^w and type in 'lachman'. After each file is mailed to yourself, embedded links will be activated, if /usr/pkg/bin/lynx is Setup for 'url-viewers' at the bottom of pine's Configuration. (DIR) \