MUSINGS

"Former Chief Engineer of the Hallicrafters Company, Ferdinand W. Schor, K6HPB, died January 14, 2000, in Santa Barbara, California on. He was 94. During World War II and the years following, Schor was responsible for the design of many of the Hallicrafters products and receivers, including the S-40, SX-42 and SX-62. Survivors include his son, Warren Schor, KD3GA, and daughters Kathleen and Mary. (Warren Schor, KD3GA in "The ARRL Letter", Vol 19, No 6, via Nigro-Uruguay, Feb 12)

"I heard about the site on today's (9/23/1999) Media Network.  As soon as the program ended, I clicked over.  It's wonderful, and I hope it continues to expand.  I started listening to shortwave nearly 24 years ago, when I was 10.  It's been with me, up and down, all these years.  I've grown a bit nostalgic thinking about my early days of listening, the things I used to hear all the time (Israel and Egypt), the shows I liked (Happy Station) and all that type of stuff as I approach my 25th year of listening.  Finding sites like yours helps me to look back at a hobby that has in many ways shaped me into the person I have become.  Thanks for the site!  For the past 24 years, I have listened to shortwave with three different portables (the current being a Sony ICF SW7600), but only one table-top receiver--my 1937 Stromberg-Carlson 250L, which my father restored to good health way back in 1968.  I affectionally call the radio "Grandfather.  73's and the best of DX." GAR (Gregory A. McVey-Russell, gamr@slip.net)

Jerry Berg was recently interviewed by the hosts of the popular Radio Netherlands' Media Network program (left) regarding ontheshortwaves.com and the Committee to Preserve Radio Verifications (CPRV).

Click here to listen to a streaming RealAudio clip of Jerry's interview (requires the free RealAudio player which is available here).

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