I didn't realize that "tapesponding" had become so widespread. I know of two very prominent homebrewers (one now a Silent Key) who exchanged tapes. When I learned of this I asked if those tapes (which would have been a real treasure) were still around. Sadly, they had been destroyed, as, I suspect, were most of the tapes mentioned in this video.
I sometimes think that some of the on-the-air conversations about tech topics really should be saved for posterity (most conversations clearly should NOT be saved!). The internet provides a great forum for this kind of preservation. This happens, but only very sporadically and mostly in the AM world.
Thanks to Hack-A-Day for alerting us to this.
As a kid in the early '80s, I used to tape record conversations and broadcasts using my dad's shortwave receiver, an EAC R-390 A/URR. I wish I'd held on to the tapes! The kids here who are 14, 12, and 10 are still audio tape afficianados thanks to our '95 Isuzu Trooper complete with tape deck.
ReplyDeleteI also pestered my parents for an entire year for a Timex/Sinclair 1000. Of course I saved programs on audio tapes! The reference to pirate radio broadcasts of software was something I'd never thought of, and it's sheer genius in my opinion. How cool!
As a kid in the early '80s, I used to tape record conversations and broadcasts using my dad's shortwave receiver an EAC R-390. I wish I'd held on to the tapes! The kids here who are 14, 12, and 10 are still tape audio afficianados thanks to our '95 Isuzu Trooper complete with tape deck.
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