Re: [IRCA] DXers under the age of 30

["Rene Tetro" <rtetro@xxxxxxxxx>]

You're right, Russ.  Even at my age (59), as one who cut his DX teeth and
listening habits in the 60s, I have to admit that unless I am specifically
listening for DX, I very rarely listen to terrestrial radio anymore,
especially AM.  I just get way too frustrated with the noise (IBOC hash,
static, etc).  

Most of my listening in the car is XM.  At home and at my work office at I
have internet radios and listen to them (even to local stations that
stream).  It just sounds better.  So, I can easily see how young people who
were not raised on AM (or even FM) to any extent see radio as an archaic
media form that does not meet their needs or interests.  Why listen to what
programmers want you to hear when you can get whatever you want through an
Ipod, Iphone, satellite radio, or other medium?

Rene'

-----Original Message-----
From: irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Russ Edmunds
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 12:00 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] DXers under the age of 30

Terrestrial radio is not relevant to most younger people because they can
get whatever content they are after via a mobile phone or a PC or a
Blackberry. There are more than ample computer/phone games to keep people
busy if they like competition.

But, as has already been noted by myself and others, hobbies which are in
the collecting mode ( DX'ers collects stations heard and/or recordings
and/or veries ) as well as those which utilize what younger folks view as
obsolete and/or archaic technologies ( and there we are again ) are all in
the same boat - no growth, mostly shrinkage.

I'm afraid this is nothing more than the natural order of human interests.


Russ Edmunds
15 mi NNW of Philadelphia  
Grid FN20id
<wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8
AM:  Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot




_______________________________________________
IRCA mailing list
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers

For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org

To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx