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/
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>> 2/9/2009
> >>>> 6:50 AM
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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> >> 2/9/2009
> >> 6:50 AM
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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>2/12/2009 6:46 PM
Louis Kim Kline
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