SHORTWAVE - Shortwave Listener's Conference
Moderator - Terry Bendell, 1:252/502
Last updated: 01/07/2000

 1 - This echo is for technical discussions of all shortwave listening
     activities and related information, material, ideas, and assistance.
     Cross-over discussion of other radio monitoring such as VHF/UHF scanner
     radios, digital, and non-entertainment satellite information are also
     welcome.  Non-commercial buy/sell/trade of related hardware is welcome
     including soliciting of equipment wanted. Commercial replies MUST NOT
     be posted in the conference. (Use netmail or email, please!)
     Those with more experience are asked to offer help to those new to
     this topic.  Please, be patient with the newbies! :-)
     Discussion of routine Fidonet info or policies should be discussed
     elsewhere.

     Illegal acts or illegal modifications to radio equipment is off-topic.
     
     English is the language of this echo.

 2 - Try to get along.  If someone posts something that gives you the urge
     to flame them, walk away from the keyboard until that feeling passes.
     If someone is being a PITA and flaming, let the moderator handle it,
     please!

 3 - Please use your real name when posting here.  If you aren't sure,
     check your birth certificate.

 5 - Avoid creating unneeded traffic.  Here's a list of basic "No-no's":

  No: BBS ads, 'test' messages, "where are you from" chains, multiple
      tearlines, replies to off-topic messages, encrypted messages, PGP
      sigs, multiline sigs or taglines, playing moderator (unless you -are-
      the moderator), additional headers/footers in messages, hi-ASCII ASCII
      "artwork" (we really -don't- care to see it), uuencoded files, or
      huge amounts of over-quoting. <whew!>

      If a program (reader, tagline mgr, etc.) is adding a lot of extra
      junk to messages, please don't use it here.  (The moderator will
      decide what's "extra junk", and let you know.)
  
      Again, large/multiline signatures are -greatly- unwelcome, as well
      as listing every email account or FTN-type address you have.
      Leave it out, please.  One -short- line is an "acceptable" signature.

 6 - Please, limit quoting in your replies.  (If you're quoting more than
     a couple lines, you're probably quoting too much.)  Never quote tag/
     tear/origin lines.

 7 - Discussions of computer operating systems (pro OR con) is strongly
     frowned upon.  Don't do it.  Period.
     
 8 - Rules of Common Courtesy apply at -all- times.  If you want to argue
     with, or complain to someone, do it elsewhere.  Play nice!

 9 - No file announcements are allowed, unless done or approved by the
     moderator(s).  You may, however, help others find programs.  When
     doing so, please include filenames, and what (if any) restrictions
     you have on file requests. In the case of files via HTTP or FTP,
     to include the URL (and directory if needed) of the file as well.

10 - This echo may not be gated (in or out) to any other FTN-style network,
     or the Internet, without without prior permission of the moderator.
     Authorized gates will be published in the ELIST*.* listing for this
     echo.

Changes will be made to this list as needed.  Your input is welcome via
netmail.  (Arguing about moderator decisions/rules is not welcome in the
echo... again, please use netmail.)

Thanks for using the SHORTWAVE echo!