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www.radioworld.com] Alright, Boomer FWR me to this RW article, and I even had to add my $0.02 worth. True, we now have that full capacity to monitor world-wide SDR stations, record them, and then pick another. BTW, this capability is something that the FCC, as well as other GOV agencies, have had for years to monitor YOU. Now, if you are stuck in a motel room, the bottom of an apartment complex, or even unlucky enough to live in an HOA, then having this on-line SDR ability is a nice alternative. However, it is something completely different to see what signals reach your QTH. There, you still need a decent antenna setup, a decent receiver, most likely some kind of noise reduction and filtering, etc. And, at your QTH you can pick whatever flavor of radio you want. You can use an SDR, a 30-some year old rig with some DSP and mostly analog circuits, PLL based rigs, analog hybrid rigs, (Tubes & solid-state.), all tubes, and even a REGEN receiver. You still can pick your flavor of radio at your place of receiving. Technology has just provided us with more options to do so. Just my take... What say you???
