Shortwave Radio and Philosophys, Old Tech,Still Great.

Philco 90 "cathedral" style radio from 1931. Courtesy of Scott Robinson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I rarely listen to the radio anymore,simply because of certain  content that is presented..I do listen to shortwave and very long distance AM radio.It gives a very different perspective to hear how many versions of the world really exists.Each piece of man-kinds electronic world ,looks with polarized eyes that removes the blinders  as the polarization decreases.The positive side of that polarization removal process is that it sometimes begins to open a part of the mind that allows for spiritual rising.An awakening as it has been called by some.This awakening isn't joining another philosophy,culture or whatever.The awakening is simply developing an ability to listen with an open mind to others viewpoint It doesn,t mean that you agree or disagree.It means that you understand there's other ideas of life and living in the world.Those ideas are not from your upbringing or your society.They are from the other persons lifestyle, developed from the world they were influenced by.Peer pressure is also a factor in societies.The Arab spring is a very good example of longtime changes being needed.Shortwave Radio broadcasts were  rumbling  about it  two weeks b4 the usual media even picked up what was happening.

Shortwave is the best way to hear from the rest of the world if you are not able to get cable tv or internet where you are.The equipment is usually not real expensive and pays for itself for many years.The articles on what frequencies  most used and interesting are  many on the internet.The articles are found in your local library.Another source of information can be found by anyone who is a ham operator.A ham operator is someone who not only can listen on shortwave,they also are licensed to talk on the shortwave frequencies(called bands).Something I have always admired they could do.Maybe someday...

The radio stations have greatly changed since my days of listening to that old Philco tube type Radio.Its was given to me by an old retired school teacher from across the street where my parents lived.Everyday I was home That radio was my best friend.I listened to the monster shortwave stations from around the world.

The stations I listened to were not the places that society in that time period would have looked at with kindness.Radio Moscow,Radio China,Radio Cuba,Germany,My personal favorite(still)the BBC.The english speaking stations .My best radio station of course was a station I have not found in a long time its the radio station I would love because of the society I  Identify with.Its called the Voice of America.Great listening,with similar propaganda to other stations around the world.It sounded like Freedom to me.Can only  imagine what those behind the old Iron curtain thought. It all needs to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt.
To listen to the music of other cultures makes me think of something resembling ancient/new wave music

If you need to get away from the brain pounding non-sense of what passes for "entertainment" on the media bands,Get a radio that tunes in the world.The Internet is another media input.My personal favorite is the android phone I bought a few months ago.It has the ability to download Apps,Or applications.Programs to enhance your device. Down load the app for worldwide radio stations.Then tune into the station called A-Net.its the only radio station at the South Pole.The residents Play some of the best smooth jazz.I suspect they are also the performers and the writers of that music.Its truly good music.To bad the Penquins Down there are not capable of a listen.Wow, can you visualize the hundreds of birds listening with sunglasses on and just chillin out to the Jazz.Koool man!(Pun intended)

The World as we Know it is shrinking each day as we move into the future.The technological world makes it possible to reach out from anywhere like magic.In another time we all would probably  get sent to the stake or hanged for witchcraft(witches became the doctors,thinkers and philosophers that changed the world ie:Joan of Arc who heard the Voices of Divinity). if we were caught with our modern gizmos chattering away.
 Can you imagine the reaction of this child of the 1950s listening to the above radio stations if the politicians had known it?Senator McCarthy Just turned over in his anti-communist hunting grave..Bet You thought witchunts happened way back in the dark ages..

. All technology is a tool like anything else,it opens the world to let us see miracles or smites the world for its ignorance and poor judgement.The shortwave of my childhood let me see without political blinders many of the  worlds ideas.It didn't corrupt me to any philosophy.The only philosophy that's important is Knowing that there is more to the world than any individuals idea of this  world and its finite philosophies.Humbly yours RJP.Till next time my friend.