John;

I haven't listened to commercial radio in over two years or so.
When I do, I get a kick out of these stations that are giving away a
vacation a day.

It's almost like they have to pay you to listen to them.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: IS IT WORTH THE MONEY!!! C C RADIO PLUS FOR $134.00


>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
>
>
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