I like having the caller ID so I know if it's some one calling I don't want
to talk to which is just about everyone who would call my house phone but
once in a while I get a call I want to take or need to take and I like to
know when they call. Also, it's not radio anymore when you're listening on
the internet since no radio waves are carrying the signal, someone needs to
come up with a name for that. I don't bother with talk radio though because
I just can't stand it in the absolute least, not these days. Old time radio
I like, and I listen to that on XM satellite radio every day as well as
getting my music there since the music channels are commercial free and
that's why I don't listen to FM anymore,  all commercials with a couple
breaks here and there for music is not my idea of a good listening
experience. I think that's eventually going to really hurt radio listening,
in fact I know very few people that still listen to the radio in their cars
or anything for that reason.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 1:13 AM
Subject: Re: IS IT WORTH THE MONEY!!! C C RADIO PLUS FOR $134.00


Most phone stores here in Toronto sell the external caller id boxes you can
attach to your phone. I don't use one because I figure who ever calls, will
be gracious enough to tell me who they are. I also had some comments about
the C crane radios. Some of them have cool features: like there's one unit I
heard of on coast to coast which you can crank up and it gives you power for
a time, then you crank it up again for more output. That's ok in a black
out. Then there are other units that have close to indefinite battery life
so that isn't an issue. With that said, I think most of c crane's products
are geared for the general public. Ham operators really wouldn't buy their
stuff because we have way better equipment for am or shortwave reception. If
it was that important, our hf rigs can receive the medium wave and shortwave
bands. The general public wouldn't have all these things nor would they have
a decent antenna to work with. Thus explains why on