[IRCA] Oh yeah? Poll on satellite radio acceptance.

["Karl J. Zuk" <karlzuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Satellite radio, iPods and Internet video and audio are in a completely 
different world from DXing. I watch international TV via my Internet 
connection. I distribute Internet audio around my house via a Part 15 FM 
transmitter. I am a avid fan of XM. Walking around Manhattan, I see a lot of 
white headphone cords hanging from people. I also see a lot of satellite 
antennas on cars. You know times have changed when  you can hear people 
casually talking about Sixties on 6, Artist Confidential or (wait just one 
more week)  Howard Stern. Radio Shack (and many other stores) sold a lot of 
Sirius receivers over the holiday season.

This is now the digital age. DXing will always have its place, especially 
with us. The rest of the world has begun a new march to a different drummer. 
Satellite radio's biggest promoter is word of mouth. I am a radio head 
supreme. I did not even consider satellite until someone bought me an XM 
receiver last Christmas. Not only do I love it, I'm a huge advocate. It 
really is "everything, all the time." And it is DX. When was the last time 
you heard a solid noise-free signal from over 22,000 miles away on a 
handheld portable? No terrestrial AM/FM repeaters necessary. If you love 
music, satellite is amazing. The clutter, idiotic banal laughing and endless 
commercials are gone. Sorry, "regular" radio's greed brought about it's end.

I now hand the soapbox over to....

Karl Zuk N2KZ


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