Re: [IRCA] AM Revitalization: From Hard Facts to Whimsical Fantasy

[Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Colin,

Streaming works great here. Maybe it is the rural area or my speed (60+), but I rarely have trouble with it. The house is wifi'd and both Jeremy & I use it all of the time. Live radio is fine for DXing, but not to my taste in listening any longer. Few choices here and distant reception is plagued with too much noise and fading for my liking. I am spoiled with streaming. 

Mark,

Radio is not dead, but in many areas it is dying, especially AM. FM has still some energy left. At least for a few years. If it wasn't that FM was pretty much noise free, it would be on the chopping block too. Add to that IBOC with several streams. But I stream a lot here and it is great. On occasion there is a glitch, but they are few and far between. I was listening to 2GB streaming this morning while lying in bed. 

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 08:37:38 -0700
> From: coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] AM Revitalization: From Hard Facts to Whimsical Fantasy
> 
> I have a Wifi radio as well - never use it. I can find an interesting
> stream and listen to it for 10 or 15 minutes
> then it either vanishes or the radio needs to be re-booted.
> 
> One of the reason why I never got on the SDR bandwagon - recording the
> entire spectrum while you are sleeping
> and then "DXing" when you get around to it, is not DXing - it is more like
> "Binge watching the Soprano's" on Netflix.
> 
> If it ain't live, it ain't DXing...
> 
> Streaming is the same - it is sort of live and often delayed 10 to 15s or
> more and it's pathway to you is exceedingly fragile.
> 
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >  I can log 2GB in Sydney NSW, but streaming I can listen to it 24/7 with
> > no static or fading. It sounds like I am living in Sydney. DXing will
> > always be a love of mine, but for pure listening the internet has opened a
> > door that years ago I could not even imagined. Now with the Roku, I can do
> > the same with TV. More and more of it is becoming available.
> >
> > Patrick Martin
> > Seaside OR
> > KGED QSL Manager
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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