Radio Canada International used to have such a strapping signal down here in New York State that I once picked them up on a modified two transistor AM Radio kit that Radio Shack sold. I merely shorted out a few turns on the ferrite inductor and voila! Shortwave! And RCI came through quite nicely, too. I was probably in about eighth grade when I conducted that little experiment! 73, de Lou K2LKK At 09:26 PM 2/12/2009 -0500, you wrote: >Colin, > >RCI was Radio Canada International. They used to have a strapping signal >here on the east coast, but they discontinued their transmissions to the >U.S. a few years ago, and now I believe they've shut down all their >shortwave broadcasts. What frequency do you hear Radio Cuba on? I'd like >to check them out. > >Steve > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 20:43 >Subject: Re: breaking news! > > > > RCI? > > is that radio cuba international? > > i find the bbc to be very unbiased and accurate and informative as well. > > i still grab radio cuba once in a while and I have found their news shows > > to > > be quite good. > > no propaganda to speak of and they have a good world view. > > > > 73 > > Colin, V A6BKX > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:35 PM > > Subject: Re: breaking news! > > > > > >> > >> Colin, > >> > >> In the 80s and 90s, I got much of my news from RCI, and found it a very > >> refreshing departure from what passes for news here in the U.S. Sadly, I > >> don't hear much from RCI on shortwave any more, so I don't know if the > >> broadcasts are as good as they were when I was listening. I've heard > >> that > >> they're not, and I hope that's not true. > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 19:51 > >> Subject: Re: breaking news! > >> > >> > >>> yes, but then what would sighted people do with all that extra time they > >>> have not spent glued to the tv hi hi? > >>> one doesn't get adequit news from tv anyway. The audience obviously has > >>> a > >>> tiny attention span because most news shows spend less then 30 seconds > >>> on > >>> each subject before racing on to the next one. > >>> ide rather use the money i would spend on tv service on online newspaper > >>> subscriptions...not only that, rss readers are great things for skimming > >>> headlines and accessing websites with timely and accurate information. > >>> the written word tends to be so much more informative then some 30 > >>> second, > >>> or 15 second spot on tv. > >>> 73 > >>> Colin, V A6BKX > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Colleen Roth" <[log in to unmask]> > >>> To: <[log in to unmask]> > >>> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:38 PM > >>> Subject: Re: breaking news! > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Hi All, > >>>> They probably didn't make the boxes accessible because they didn't even > >>>> think about blind people watching television. > >>>> Personally, I do not think there is much worth watching on Television > >>>> any > >>>> way. > >>>> Today I watched the Rriginal Version of the Miracle Worker because I > >>>> wanted someone to see it who had never viewed the original one with > >>>> Anne > >>>> Bancroft and Paty Duke. > >>>> What a trat! > >>>> The only other thing worth watching is the News only because we need to > >>>> know what is going on sometimes. > >>>> Give me the Walnons, Little House on the Prairie, Dragnet, Gunsmoke, > >>>> etc. > >>>> You get the idea. > >>>> The switch is supposed to make better use of the Spectrum. > >>>> We should just eliminate most of the junk on TV. > >>>> Colleen, N8TNV; > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: Robert Clark <[log in to unmask]> > >>>> To: [log in to unmask] > >>>> Date: 2009/02/13 00:13:16 > >>>> Subject: Re: breaking news! > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> "Sure wish someone could have thought to make those boxes > >>>>> accessible-was > >>>>> > >>>>> If "they" thought of everything, we would not have anything to > >>>>> advocate > >>>>> for. ;were > >>>>> > >>>>> inin---* inin---* inin---* inin---* inin---* > >>>>> "Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, > >>>>> even > >>>>> if > >>>>> everyone is for it." > >>>>> -- William Penn > >>>>> Robert & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn > >>>>> E-mail- > >>>>> [log in to unmask] > >>>>> Home Page- > >>>>> http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>> Checked by AVG. > >>>> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1941 - Release Date: > >>>> 2/9/2009 > >>>> 6:50 AM > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG. > >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1941 - Release Date: > >> 2/9/2009 > >> 6:50 AM > >> > >> > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1950 - Release Date: >2/12/2009 6:46 PM Louis Kim Kline A.R.S. 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