Shortwave!
To hell with 2,384,975 internet "radio" stations playing naught but trance and dubstep -- try listening to an actual radio station on the other side of the planet through thin air, whippersnappers.

Sometimes, if you write to them, they'll even send you a postcard.

Shortwave: the ultimate wireless connection.
(The 2-Belo OH SHI--[Sound of impact][End of recording], Tue 9 Nov 2010, 8:27, 4 replies)

QSL cards if I remember correctly?
My father and brother went through a phase of collecting them. At the time it was relatively exciting (may be wrong word, can't think of a better one) to receive cards from Deutsche Welle (sp?) and VoA, etc.

Those were the days.
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 11:55, closed)

I still have
QSLs and program schedules from Radio Australia circa 1985. I was so stoked to get those in the mail. I had heard radio from the diametrically opposite side of the world!
(The 2-Belo OH SHI--[Sound of impact][End of recording], Tue 9 Nov 2010, 13:53, closed)

dunno but
shortwave always sounds like it comes through thick air.

I do like the random gibberish spy messages tho'
(Littlesirjohn sprung up his head and so amazed them all., Wed 10 Nov 2010, 23:12, closed)

That's the appeal.
Rogue stations, robot spy numbers broadcasts, spittle-emitting angry propaganda, anything. And it could be anywhere on Earth. Back in the day when you had to work for perverted media.
(The 2-Belo OH SHI--[Sound of impact][End of recording], Thu 11 Nov 2010, 1:35, closed)