The Thrill Of SWL
 

Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

The Thrill Of SWL
 

Hi Bill, I just finished building a Ten-Tec 1054 SWL radio, after 15
years away from the hobby. I'm very disappointed with what I'm not
hearing. It seems that most Western countries have abandoned shortwave
in favour of satellite and internet broadcasting. What's left is
religious stations, China/Taiwan, amateur radio, and the utilities.

David


Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

The Thrill Of SWL
 

In article ,
David Snowdon wrote:

In article ,
Bill wrote:

Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).


Hi Bill, I just finished building a Ten-Tec 1054 SWL radio, after 15
years away from the hobby. I'm very disappointed with what I'm not
hearing. It seems that most Western countries have abandoned shortwave
in favour of satellite and internet broadcasting. What's left is
religious stations, China/Taiwan, amateur radio, and the utilities.

I suggest getting a hold of a short wave schedule and try again. There
is much more out there to listen to than what you listed.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

The Thrill Of SWL
 

Yeah word to that. It will take some kind of major damage, man made or
otherwise, or a government crackdown closing off the internet to get
shortwave going. Look at those pour people in Burma, shortwave sales
through the roof.


"Bill" wrote in message
...
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early days
of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it really
exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back then) was
the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to listen in on,
then there was the international BC with radio Moscow giving their take on
world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I try
to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part, the
thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others that
share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:07:10 -0400, Bill wrote:

snip
Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I try
to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
snip

The solar cycle is bad. You may need to wait a few more months for
conditions to improve before the excitement comes back.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 14, 6:07 pm, Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

There are all kinds of utilities to listen to. I still hear
conversations on the marine frequencies fairly often, but that's the
tip of an extremely large iceberg. In fact, I've noticed more than
once that the people I know who're into utility monitoring never make
the complaint that there's little to listen to.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 14, 6:07?pm, Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

"Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen."

I too built a Star Raomer back i nthe 1960's - nbavk then there was a
bunch of good stuff to listen to, but now, I understand that SWL is a
bunch of religious crap.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 14, 6:07 pm, Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen...

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment.

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

No, I don't share your disappointment at all. I still enjoy this
hobby very much, but I'm probably looking for different things from it
than you are. Sure, shortwave radio has changed in the 30 years from
when I started as a kid, but its hardly dead (full of U.S. religious
stations maybe, but hardly dead).

The Thrill Of SWL
 

Well thanks to everybody that responded. I guess I'll have to get more
into the utility station monitoring...I used to listen to them but the
Eton just doesn't cut it. I'll need to fire up the R-390 again and get
a good utility station guide and start playing once more! Now that you
mention it, I used to tune into the weather fax stations and decode them
with the simple DOS program WEFAX...now that was exciting stuff...!

--Bill




Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 14, 10:37 pm, wrote:
On Oct 14, 6:07 pm, Bill wrote:

Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen...

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment.

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

No, I don't share your disappointment at all. I still enjoy this
hobby very much, but I'm probably looking for different things from it
than you are. Sure, shortwave radio has changed in the 30 years from
when I started as a kid, but its hardly dead (full of U.S. religious
stations maybe, but hardly dead).

I agree. In the 1970's it was full of political propaganda, which some
people complained about at the time. Now it's religious stuff. But
there's plenty of other stuff too. Russia, Slovakia, China, Japan,
Iran, Spain and plenty of other places are still broadcasting away.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:23:29 -0400, David Snowdon
wrote:

Hi Bill, I just finished building a Ten-Tec 1054 SWL radio, after 15
years away from the hobby. I'm very disappointed with what I'm not
hearing. It seems that most Western countries have abandoned shortwave
in favour of satellite and internet broadcasting. What's left is
religious stations, China/Taiwan, amateur radio, and the utilities.

David
Sunspots are not optimal. Wait a couple years.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

Joe,

Thanks...that's great advice! I just may store the radios for a few
years or just tune the most powerful, reliable English b'casts to keep
up with the stories. In any case, I'm probably a listener for life!

--Bill



Joe Analssandrini wrote:
On Oct 14, 6:07 pm, Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

Dear Bill,

The situation your are experiencing happens every eleven years, on
average. It is caused by the "bottom" of the sunspot cycle in which we
find ourselves just now. There is still quite a bit to hear but the
best and most exotic signals are heard more in the early morning and
daytime rather than the evening or nighttime, at least currently at my
location. (This, of course, is not conducive to listening if one works
for a living!)

Do not get discouraged. You own some good radios. I suggest that, if
your boredom continues, you might pack the radios away for a year or
two. If you unpack them and try them again in, say 2009 or 2010, I
believe you will be amazed and pleased at what you will hear.

The bottom end of the sunspot cycle always separated the men from the
boys. Hang in there.

Best,

Joe

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 15, 3:53 pm, Bill wrote:
- Joe,
-
- Thanks...that's great advice! I just may store the radios for a
few
- years or just tune the most powerful, reliable English b'casts to
keep
- up with the stories. In any case, I'm probably a listener for life!
-
- --Bill

SWL = Shortwave {Radio} Lifer !



Joe Analssandrini wrote:
On Oct 14, 6:07 pm, Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

Dear Bill,

The situation your are experiencing happens every eleven years, on
average. It is caused by the "bottom" of the sunspot cycle in which we
find ourselves just now. There is still quite a bit to hear but the
best and most exotic signals are heard more in the early morning and
daytime rather than the evening or nighttime, at least currently at my
location. (This, of course, is not conducive to listening if one works
for a living!)

Do not get discouraged. You own some good radios. I suggest that, if
your boredom continues, you might pack the radios away for a year or
two. If you unpack them and try them again in, say 2009 or 2010, I
believe you will be amazed and pleased at what you will hear.

The bottom end of the sunspot cycle always separated the men from the
boys. Hang in there.

Best,

Joe- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The Thrill Of SWL-Never Dies
 

Bill wrote:

Joe,

Thanks...that's great advice! I just may store the radios for a few
years or just tune the most powerful, reliable English b'casts to keep
up with the stories. In any case, I'm probably a listener for life!

Oh come on, hang in there. In this particular re-incarnation in the hobby I've
been at it for 25 years, and though it may be slow at times there is always
something or somebody to listen to.

And, in the past few weeks a brand new country has come on the air. It doesn't
get much better than that!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake R7, R8, R8A and R8B
70' and 200' wires, Eavesdropper dipole.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 15, 12:38 pm, Joe Analssandrini
wrote:
On Oct 14, 6:07 pm, Bill wrote:



Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

Dear Bill,

The situation your are experiencing happens every eleven years, on
average. It is caused by the "bottom" of the sunspot cycle in which we
find ourselves just now. There is still quite a bit to hear but the
best and most exotic signals are heard more in the early morning and
daytime rather than the evening or nighttime, at least currently at my
location. (This, of course, is not conducive to listening if one works
for a living!)

Do not get discouraged. You own some good radios. I suggest that, if
your boredom continues, you might pack the radios away for a year or
two. If you unpack them and try them again in, say 2009 or 2010, I
believe you will be amazed and pleased at what you will hear.

The bottom end of the sunspot cycle always separated the men from the
boys. Hang in there.

Best,

Joe


Let's hope the sun gets off it's lazy ball of plasma and makes some
spots :)

Just installed a mobile SW setup; enjoying Radio Australia, Radio New
Zealand Int'l, Radio Moscow, and Radio Netherlands while driving to
and from work late/early.

Let's just hope we're not looking at another "Maunder Minimum" kind of
situation, where the sun just quiets down for several cycles. This
one has sure been painfully slow and no evidence of a turn-around yet.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

Well, the first thing you do is sell me the RF2200 if you're crazy enough to
get rid of it! :)

Rich

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 15, 11:34 pm, Ross Archer wrote:

Just installed a mobile SW setup; enjoying Radio Australia, Radio New
Zealand Int'l, Radio Moscow, and Radio Netherlands while driving to
and from work late/early.

Could you give details of your mobile setup? That would be a nice
thing to have as I spend a lot of time in my car.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

Thanks again guys for the advice...

I'll stick it out (guess the thrill of tuning an analog receiver is
still in my blood!) and hang on for when the Rx conditions improve again.

--Bill

Dorpmuller wrote:
Well, the first thing you do is sell me the RF2200 if you're crazy enough to
get rid of it! :)

Rich

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 16, 6:21 pm, wrote:
On Oct 15, 11:34 pm, Ross Archer wrote:

Just installed a mobile SW setup; enjoying Radio Australia, Radio New
Zealand Int'l, Radio Moscow, and Radio Netherlands while driving to
and from work late/early.

Could you give details of your mobile setup? That would be a nice
thing to have as I spend a lot of time in my car.


It needs some work, especially the antenna system. But here's what
I've got so far:

* Yaesu FT-857D mobile HF transceiver (with full general-coverage).
It runs off 12 volts and is connected via a cigarette lighter plug.
http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd...5&isArchived=0

* Yaesu ATAS-120 antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...antm/4547.html

Car is 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT.

The transceiver is genuinely awesome IMHO.

The antenna system, on the other hand, is a giant disappointment. I
wish I had gone with an automatic antenna tuner and a whip, or a
manually-controlled screwdriver antenna instead.

Ignition noise is a problem at higher engine RPMs. It limits the
usefulness of hamming but doesn't affect SWL as much due to the
generally stronger signals.

If you're all interested, I'll keep you informed as I work out the
bugs. In the meantime, anyone want to buy a garbage expensive
automatic screwdriver antenna? :)

--- ross

The Thrill Of SWL
 

Ross Archer wrote:

snip


* Yaesu FT-857D mobile HF transceiver (with full general-coverage).

snip

Ignition noise is a problem at higher engine RPMs. It limits the
usefulness of hamming but doesn't affect SWL as much due to the
generally stronger signals.

Looking at the brochure I see it has a variety of DSP options; does
yours have adaptive noise cancellation? Properly implemented,
adaptive noise cancellation algorithms reportedly handle periodic
noise like ignition whine quite well.

Regards,

Michael

The Thrill Of SWL
 

In article .com,
Ross Archer wrote:

On Oct 15, 12:38 pm, Joe Analssandrini
wrote:
On Oct 14, 6:07 pm, Bill wrote:



Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

Dear Bill,

The situation your are experiencing happens every eleven years, on
average. It is caused by the "bottom" of the sunspot cycle in which we
find ourselves just now. There is still quite a bit to hear but the
best and most exotic signals are heard more in the early morning and
daytime rather than the evening or nighttime, at least currently at my
location. (This, of course, is not conducive to listening if one works
for a living!)

Do not get discouraged. You own some good radios. I suggest that, if
your boredom continues, you might pack the radios away for a year or
two. If you unpack them and try them again in, say 2009 or 2010, I
believe you will be amazed and pleased at what you will hear.

The bottom end of the sunspot cycle always separated the men from the
boys. Hang in there.

Best,

Joe


Let's hope the sun gets off it's lazy ball of plasma and makes some
spots :)

Just installed a mobile SW setup; enjoying Radio Australia, Radio New
Zealand Int'l, Radio Moscow, and Radio Netherlands while driving to
and from work late/early.

Both Australia and RNZ have been pretty good on 16 meters lately.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

The Thrill Of SWL
 

On Oct 19, 12:54 am, Ross Archer wrote:
On Oct 16, 6:21 pm, wrote:

On Oct 15, 11:34 pm, Ross Archer wrote:

Just installed a mobile SW setup; enjoying Radio Australia, Radio New
Zealand Int'l, Radio Moscow, and Radio Netherlands while driving to
and from work late/early.

Could you give details of your mobile setup? That would be a nice
thing to have as I spend a lot of time in my car.

It needs some work, especially the antenna system. But here's what
I've got so far:

* Yaesu FT-857D mobile HF transceiver (with full general-coverage).
It runs off 12 volts and is connected via a cigarette lighter plug.http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd...odCatID=102&en...

* Yaesu ATAS-120 antennahttp://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamantm/4547.html

Car is 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT.

The transceiver is genuinely awesome IMHO.

The antenna system, on the other hand, is a giant disappointment. I
wish I had gone with an automatic antenna tuner and a whip, or a
manually-controlled screwdriver antenna instead.

Ignition noise is a problem at higher engine RPMs. It limits the
usefulness of hamming but doesn't affect SWL as much due to the
generally stronger signals.

If you're all interested, I'll keep you informed as I work out the
bugs. In the meantime, anyone want to buy a garbage expensive
automatic screwdriver antenna? :)

--- ross

Yes, please keep us informed. I was wondering what you did for an
antenna. Good thinking about that tranceiver, didn't know it even
existed.

The Thrill Of SWL
 

I've actually gotten back into wefax and ute decoding after being out
of it for 15 years. Most of my faves are gone, but there's still some
good listens out there. I'm actually thinking about getting my ticket
now that I've got a little time.

Sangean AT-803 with 50ft dipole, 40N, 105W


On Oct 15, 3:56 am, Bill wrote:
Well thanks to everybody that responded. I guess I'll have to get more
into the utility station monitoring...I used to listen to them but the
Eton just doesn't cut it. I'll need to fire up the R-390 again and get
a good utility station guide and start playing once more! Now that you
mention it, I used to tune into the weather fax stations and decode them
with the simple DOS program WEFAX...now that was exciting stuff...!