[Army Air Corps]

When I was a kid, one of the teachers at school (a retired Navy Korean War vet) was a shortwave enthusiast. He lived down the road from me, so I would visit him and his wife. She made cookies while he explained how signals reflected off the ionosphere and told me about all the people he had met all over the world via shortwave radio. It was a blast to hear him chat with friends in Europe or South America or Asia.

A few years ago, I bought a little Grundig portable multi-band receiver and I enjoy listening to music, news, and general chatter from around the world.

[mylife]

It is a fun hobby. And yes, you meet nice people.

I find the Kaito 1103 http://www.radiolabs.com/products/radio/Kaito/kaito-1103.php along with a Pars end fedz antenna(link posted up thread) to be an excellent little rig.

I run the audio into the compter and use some 15 dollar altec lansing speakers.

I very impressive set up with SSB for less that 200 bucks

[Tail Gunner John]

When I was a kid I inherited an old hallicrafter sw receiver from my uncle. I loved listening to Radio Havana, Radio Moscow, etc. I always thought it was pretty funny getting Pravda's spin on the world. Watching today's MSM takes me back to those propaganda filled evenings.