#shortwave broadcasting

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Presumably, Honey and Sis do. On shortwave.

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Broadcasting to shortwave fanatics around the world from some backcountry bayou of the sort bound to fascinate Scooby-Doo or the CB Bears, here's--

SIS, in her exuberant manner: So, fellow listeners of the shortwave audio radiance, let's just hope Honey as much as yours truly doesn't get caught up in Suspiciously Weird Doings of the class that are bound to attract Scooby-Doo's interest-- HONEY, trying to be rational about it: Uh, Sis, don't you think this whole Scooby-Doo vesch is obviously crossing the line into the hackneyed and the half-baked to the point of overdone? SIS, her jaw nearly dropping in disbelief: Honey ... perhaps you may be right for once.

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Meanwhile, Honey and Sis talk about responding to QSL reports received

SIS, getting things started: After all, it's certainly fine and well that you listeners as manage to reach us manage to send us e-mails or even letterposted postcards confirming where you happen to be listening to us on the shortwave, and where this irradiated 50-watt shortwave signal is reaching, to begin with. HONEY: And when your Internet interconnexion is a mobile satellite-powered such, especially important as it is in the wilds, such can be a daunting thing sending off e-mail QSL confirmations and not get the suspicion that your e-mail could be flagged as "spa'am" such. SIS, going further: And even with a travelling shortwave station like ours, it can be a little daunting trying to use General Delivery in some one-horse resort town to send your QSL's in letterpost form without attracting the FCC's suspicions of our running a pirate shortwave outlet! [pause] Still, keep the reports coming to show how far a travelling 50-watter on shortwave can manage to reach you out there on an otherwise endangered medium....

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Who would have known?

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Thus did Honey and Sis explain to their legions(?) of shortwave listeners some tweaks to their antenna to maximise signal reach for so little wattage

[As per usual, such is from their travelling "pop-up" shortwave station in a rebuilt GMC motorhome of mid-1970's vintage, broadcasting more or less at unusual or unexpected times. This such occurs as their opening theme, Queen's "Radio Ga-Ga," winds down as per usual] HONEY, with a bit of pride: I suppose some of you regular shortwave listeners cannot help but notice that our signal is probably coming in much clearer and more efficiently compared with previously. SIS: And I assume that goes as well for Gilly-Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen-by-the-Sea, Mixingham-on-Sea ... and we can't forget our Welsh friends in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, as long as we're worldcasting over some coffee of blended Puerto Rican and Hawai'ian origins! But then again, I think you'll find the signal much improved with no back-door jacking up of the power. HONEY: Which can be explained by a few modulation tweaks to the antenna, as devised by some close friends of ours to maximise the quality and reach while still worldcasting at 50 watts irradiated! SIS: I just hope we're not sounding like Snagglepuss there with our twisting the language around in this our announcing signal quality improvements ... but at any rate, a QSL to us indicating how our new improved signal came out in your neck of the woods would be most welcome....

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Meanwhile, as Honey and Sis get ready for some Festive Season shortwave escapades on their surprise shortwave worldcaster

SIS: Just so you of the shortwave fraternity know it, we DO plan to do plenty of shortwave escapades here at our little 50-watter over the Twelve Days of Christmas-- HONEY: Not to mention on Christmas Day proper, don't you forget that. SIS: In fact, we hope to do our Christmas Day worldcast over the Christmas dinner we two do plan to be preparing in the motorhome as does yeoman duty as our shortwave hayburner ... in fact, think of it as an "old school" form of virtual Christmas dinner, even if it's likely to be turkey pan roast and the trims for the two of us. HONEY: Admittedly, you don't want to waste too much of a turkey afterwards without some decent recipes for dealing with the leftovers when it's just the two of us coming through the shortwave ether when it's likely many of you will have your own Christmas dinner yourselves.... SIS: And over the traditional Twelve Days of, we hope to surprise you, and then some. So stay tuned, for you never know what you could be missing ...

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We return you now to Honey and Sis over their surprise shortwave worldcaster

SIS, trying not to get too overly excitable: At any rate, I admit it's been awhile since our correspondent in Gilly-Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen-by-the-Sea-- HONEY, interjecting with snark: Wherever THAT happens to be exactly-- SIS, continuing: --anyways, since he was in contact with us ... and he sent us an e-mail the other day to note that, with the onset of what could best be called the winter shortwave season, helped somewhat with an emergent El Niño pattern, our signal is coming in halfway decently over there in Gilly-Gilly Ossenfeffer, &c., in its winter repose. HONEY: Meaning rather quiet. SIS: Admittedly, our correspondent continues, there does tend to be the occasional atmospheric fade ... but then again, admittedly, maybe some tweaking of the transmitter as powers this station might not be a bad idea. HONEY, slightly adamant: Just so long as it's within our established Effecitve Irradiated Power of 50 watts. SIS, as an aside: And I wonder where the transmitter parts are exactly, let alone the relevant manuals, or what passes for them....