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First shortwave radio questions?
I just got my first shortwave radio, a PL-600. I can only pickup about 5 shortwave stations, 2 of which are somewhat clear. I have nothing but static on WBCQ 9330khz, i should get this for sure right? I live close to NYC.
If my radio defective or do i need a bigger antenna? |
First shortwave radio questions?
On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:18:16 masteropie may have written:
I just got my first shortwave radio, a PL-600. I can only pickup about 5 shortwave stations, 2 of which are somewhat clear. I have nothing but static on WBCQ 9330khz, i should get this for sure right? I live close to NYC. If my radio defective or do i need a bigger antenna? Make sure your wire has "some air". ie, get it out of the confines of your brick or steal-renforced concrete building. Even just a couple of metres out a window will make a big difference if that's the cause. You mau also want to look for local sources of intereference. Walk around the house with your radio and see what devices make the static/noice worse when you get close to them. If you're in an apartment block you obviously can't do anything about your neighbours, which is why getting the antenna outside is important. You can attach the wire to a piece of grounded coax to try and avoid in-house interference. For a good general introduction to listening on Shortwave, get hold of a copy of Passport to World Band Radio - either buy it or borrow from your local library. For a good refernce list of shortwave broadcasts, check out http://www.eibi.de.vu/. Load up the CSV in Excel (or your spreadsheet application of choice) and filter on English and your local region and surrounding regions. Cheers, Paul -- Paul Day http://www.enigma.id.au/ |
First shortwave radio questions?
Someone wrote:
I just got my first shortwave radio, a PL-600. I can only pickup about 5 shortwave stations, 2 of which are somewhat clear. I have nothing but static on WBCQ 9330khz, i should get this for sure right? I live close to NYC. Well, conditions are pretty poor due to low sunspot activity. Best bet is to tune 5.8 to 6.2 MHz and 7.2 to 7.5 MHz in the evenings, 15.0 to 15.5 MHz and 11.5 to 12.1 MHz during daylight hours. And 9.3 to 10.0 MHz most anytime. You should be able to hear Radio Australia very well in english on 9.58 MHz around 7:00 a.m. ET. If my radio defective or do i need a bigger antenna? What is your antenna? Also, radio reception is all about signal to noise ratio. If you have a lot of locally generated noise, it's gonna be tough to hear anything. Art Harris |
First shortwave radio questions?
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Art Harris says... Someone wrote: I just got my first shortwave radio, a PL-600. I can only pickup about 5 shortwave stations, 2 of which are somewhat clear. I have nothing but static on WBCQ 9330khz, i should get this for sure right? I live close to NYC. Well, conditions are pretty poor due to low sunspot activity. Best bet is to tune 5.8 to 6.2 MHz and 7.2 to 7.5 MHz in the evenings, 15.0 to 15.5 MHz and 11.5 to 12.1 MHz during daylight hours. And 9.3 to 10.0 MHz most anytime. You should be able to hear Radio Australia very well in english on 9.58 MHz around 7:00 a.m. ET. If my radio defective or do i need a bigger antenna? What is your antenna? Also, radio reception is all about signal to noise ratio. If you have a lot of locally generated noise, it's gonna be tough to hear anything. Art Harris Art... The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Any recommendations? thanks elfa |
First shortwave radio questions?
elfa wrote:
In article , Art Harris says... Someone wrote: I just got my first shortwave radio, a PL-600. I can only pickup about 5 shortwave stations, 2 of which are somewhat clear. I have nothing but static on WBCQ 9330khz, i should get this for sure right? I live close to NYC. Well, conditions are pretty poor due to low sunspot activity. Best bet is to tune 5.8 to 6.2 MHz and 7.2 to 7.5 MHz in the evenings, 15.0 to 15.5 MHz and 11.5 to 12.1 MHz during daylight hours. And 9.3 to 10.0 MHz most anytime. You should be able to hear Radio Australia very well in english on 9.58 MHz around 7:00 a.m. ET. If my radio defective or do i need a bigger antenna? What is your antenna? Also, radio reception is all about signal to noise ratio. If you have a lot of locally generated noise, it's gonna be tough to hear anything. Art Harris Art... The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Any recommendations? thanks elfa Monitoring Times magazine has an English broadcasts section t6hat is quite in-depth. Passport to World Band Radio also has listings by time-of-day. |
First shortwave radio questions?
In article , dave says...
elfa wrote: In article , Art Harris says... Someone wrote: I just got my first shortwave radio, a PL-600. I can only pickup about 5 shortwave stations, 2 of which are somewhat clear. I have nothing but static on WBCQ 9330khz, i should get this for sure right? I live close to NYC. Well, conditions are pretty poor due to low sunspot activity. Best bet is to tune 5.8 to 6.2 MHz and 7.2 to 7.5 MHz in the evenings, 15.0 to 15.5 MHz and 11.5 to 12.1 MHz during daylight hours. And 9.3 to 10.0 MHz most anytime. You should be able to hear Radio Australia very well in english on 9.58 MHz around 7:00 a.m. ET. If my radio defective or do i need a bigger antenna? What is your antenna? Also, radio reception is all about signal to noise ratio. If you have a lot of locally generated noise, it's gonna be tough to hear anything. Art Harris Art... The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Any recommendations? thanks elfa Monitoring Times magazine has an English broadcasts section t6hat is quite in-depth. Passport to World Band Radio also has listings by time-of-day. I actually have the '03 edition of Passport. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions from personal experience. elfa |
First shortwave radio questions?
elfa wrote: In article , Art Harris says... Someone wrote: I just got my first shortwave radio, a PL-600. I can only pickup about 5 shortwave stations, 2 of which are somewhat clear. I have nothing but static on WBCQ 9330khz, i should get this for sure right? I live close to NYC. Well, conditions are pretty poor due to low sunspot activity. Best bet is to tune 5.8 to 6.2 MHz and 7.2 to 7.5 MHz in the evenings, 15.0 to 15.5 MHz and 11.5 to 12.1 MHz during daylight hours. And 9.3 to 10.0 MHz most anytime. You should be able to hear Radio Australia very well in english on 9.58 MHz around 7:00 a.m. ET. If my radio defective or do i need a bigger antenna? What is your antenna? Also, radio reception is all about signal to noise ratio. If you have a lot of locally generated noise, it's gonna be tough to hear anything. Art Harris Art... The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Any recommendations? http://www.eibispace.de/dx/bc-a09.txt And this: http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/time.txt Though the latter appears to have a bit of a problem at the moment, which will probably get sorted out soon. dxAce Michigan USA |
First shortwave radio questions?
elfa wrote:
The same question from me. *I live in San Francisco bay area. *I have a Sony 2010. *My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. *Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris |
First shortwave radio questions?
In article ,
Art Harris says... elfa wrote: The same question from me. =A0I live in San Francisco bay area. =A0I have= a Sony 2010. =A0My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. =A0Stopped li= stening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with ti= me/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I still pick up Dr Gene Scott (and you don't need a 2010 for that!) and he's been dead for years. I guess Widow Melissa still needs him to bring in the donations. elfa I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris |
First shortwave radio questions?
On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:59:32 -0700 (PDT), Art Harris
wrote: elfa wrote: The same question from me. *I live in San Francisco bay area. *I have a Sony 2010. *My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. *Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris Art, One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. The dark side. It's all I can do to make out the Last Day Prophet's harangue. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. That seems nutty to me, given the distance. But maybe the terrible sun cycles make that reasonable... What's your experience? (Others in the NY area who have fished for BCQ are also invited to reply) -- Col. I. P. Yurin Commissariat of Internal Security Stakhanovite Order of Lenin (1937) Hero of Socialist Labor (1939) |
First shortwave radio questions?
"I. P. Yurin" wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:59:32 -0700 (PDT), Art Harris wrote: elfa wrote: The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris Art, One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. The dark side. It's all I can do to make out the Last Day Prophet's harangue. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. Yes, that would explain it... the band goes 'long'. dxAce Michigan USA |
First shortwave radio questions?
On Jun 4, 2:50*pm, dave wrote:
elfa wrote: In article , Art Harris says... Someone wrote: I just got my first shortwave radio, a PL-600. I can only pickup about 5 shortwave stations, 2 of which are somewhat clear. I have nothing but static on WBCQ 9330khz, i should get this for sure right? I live close to NYC. Well, conditions are pretty poor due to low sunspot activity. Best bet is to tune 5.8 to 6.2 MHz and 7.2 to 7.5 MHz in the evenings, 15.0 to 15.5 MHz and 11.5 to 12.1 MHz during daylight hours. And 9.3 to 10.0 MHz most anytime. You should be able to hear Radio Australia very well in english on 9.58 MHz around 7:00 a.m. ET. If my radio defective or do i need a bigger antenna? What is your antenna? Also, radio reception is all about signal to noise ratio. If you have a lot of locally generated noise, it's gonna be tough to hear anything. Art Harris Art... The same question from me. *I live in San Francisco bay area. *I have a Sony 2010. *My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. *Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Any recommendations? thanks elfa Monitoring Times magazine has an English broadcasts section t6hat is quite in-depth. *Passport to World Band Radio also has listings by time-of-day.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Unfortunately, that is about the only thing MT is good for anymore IMO. |
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There are a multitude of issues which may contributing to your lack of reception at any given moment. All are subject to change. Local time of day/night, season/current weather, frequency of operation, type of antenna relative to a given portion of the radio spectrum, antenna orientation, antenna gain, receiver sensitivity, selectivity, ionospheric conditions, sunspot activity, conditions at remote locations, are just a few issues that come to mind. I suggest you obtain a copy of an ARRL Antenna Handbook. Learn the basic principles, and then experiment with antenna construction. One of the best general purpose omni-directional antennas, to start with, IMHO, is a Discone Antenna. Once you listen, you can ascertain where a station is located, flip your Antenna Selector Switch from the Discone, over to a Beam Antenna, such as a Log-Periodic. I've even used a very large TV VHF/UHF antenna/booster with a medium antenna rotator somewhat effectively. Remember, there are second and third harmonics. But simply connecting to a set of bedsprings can serve the purpose. Longwire antennas are suitable, up to a point, but damn inconvenient, when it come to trying to change the orientation. !!! Be sure you rule out 'operator error'. Shortwave listening can be enjoyable, but very challenging; especially if you forget to connect the radio to the antenna. Since antenna theory and construction rarely, if ever, changes, you don't need the latest handbook edition. About all that changes, is that someone may develop a different type of antenna, or improve upon an existing version. I'd suggest you obtain a quality commercial shortwave receiver, and a good antenna tuner, to match the receivers' impedance to that of the antenna. Antennas are only efficient with-in a certain portion of the radio spectrum, and the tuner helps maintain that efficiency. Tune for maximum signal, even if initially it's only background noise, as you tune across the dial. There are several good reference books relative to frequency spectrum content, World Radio TV, Pirate Radio Stations, etc.. The internet has a wealth of information available. You never know what you may hear. How about being the first to hear 'Sputnik', or ground-air 'SkyKing Do Not Answer' transmissions to flying USAF command post aircraft, or International Space Station communications. If you're 'up to the challenge', you can become an Amateur Radio Operator, and convert from shortwave listening, to actually operating 'On The Air'; within authorized privileges. |
First shortwave radio questions?
328X1 wrote:
Check the International Time Standard frequencies, such as 5.0, 7.335, 10.0, or other beacon type transmissions Just a "heads up" that CHU is no longer on 7,335. I think they're on 7,850 now. Art Harris |
First shortwave radio questions?
Someone wrote:
One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. That seems nutty to me, given the distance. I haven't listened to WBCQ in a while. But as for propagation, ground wave at 7 MHz is limited to about 30 miles or so. Anything beyond that is skywave. Lately skip distances have been long on 7 MHz, so that would account for you not hearing WBCQ over a Maine to NYC path. I've noticed the same thing on the 40 meter ham band. Signals are weak, and the skip is long, even at mid-day. Art N2AH |
First shortwave radio questions?
Art Harris wrote:
elfa wrote: The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris You'll generally get Asia way better than Europe. 9.5 MHz band overnights and in the morning, 17 MHZ early evening is good for New Zealand and Russia. I'd try everywhere during the grey line time. |
First shortwave radio questions?
Telamon wrote:
In article , dxAce wrote: "I. P. Yurin" wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:59:32 -0700 (PDT), Art Harris wrote: elfa wrote: The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris Art, One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. The dark side. It's all I can do to make out the Last Day Prophet's harangue. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. Yes, that would explain it... the band goes 'long'. When it comes to WBCQ the band might be going long but it stops short of southern California. You can DX it, but it's not really listenable. |
First shortwave radio questions?
In article , dave says...
Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: "I. P. Yurin" wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:59:32 -0700 (PDT), Art Harris wrote: elfa wrote: The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris Art, One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. The dark side. It's all I can do to make out the Last Day Prophet's harangue. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. Yes, that would explain it... the band goes 'long'. When it comes to WBCQ the band might be going long but it stops short of southern California. You can DX it, but it's not really listenable. I gave it a try last night and at 7.415 I got SSB signal but it was too ragged to make out a call sign. USB, it sounded like a religious station. elfa |
CHU is now on 7,850 kHz
On Jun 5, 4:35*am, Art Harris wrote:
328X1 *wrote: Check the International Time Standard frequencies, such as 5.0, 7.335, 10.0, or other beacon type transmissions - Just a "heads up" that CHU is no longer - on 7,335. I think they're on 7,850 now. - - Art Harris Yes CHU is now on 7,850 kHz ~ RHF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHU_(radio_station) 3,330 kHz, 7,850 kHz and 14,670 kHz |
First shortwave radio questions?
On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:59:22 -0400, dxAce
wrote: "I. P. Yurin" wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:59:32 -0700 (PDT), Art Harris wrote: elfa wrote: The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris Art, One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. The dark side. It's all I can do to make out the Last Day Prophet's harangue. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. Yes, that would explain it... the band goes 'long'. Any idea how long "long" is? Can it be heard well in Pittsburgh? Detroit? I used to have no trouble pulling in BCQ all night long. It was that way for years, which makes me think that there's some other factor at work here, that something has changed either environmentally or at the station. dxAce Michigan USA -- Col. I. P. Yurin Commissariat of Internal Security Stakhanovite Order of Lenin (1937) Hero of Socialist Labor (1939) |
First shortwave radio questions?
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 05:04:59 -0700 (PDT), Art Harris
wrote: Someone wrote: One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. That seems nutty to me, given the distance. I haven't listened to WBCQ in a while. But as for propagation, ground wave at 7 MHz is limited to about 30 miles or so. Anything beyond that is skywave. Lately skip distances have been long on 7 MHz, so that would account for you not hearing WBCQ over a Maine to NYC path. I've noticed the same thing on the 40 meter ham band. Signals are weak, and the skip is long, even at mid-day. Art N2AH Right. But for me at least I've only been inside the skip for the last year or two. In previous years, BCQ sounded like a local FM all night long. I wonder if its also the effect of the sun cycle. In any case, BCQ must be skipping over a huge number of potential listeners, esp. as they have local roots and fans here in NYC. -- Col. I. P. Yurin Commissariat of Internal Security Stakhanovite Order of Lenin (1937) Hero of Socialist Labor (1939) |
First shortwave radio questions?
In article ,
elfa wrote: The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Any recommendations? Times are Pacific Daylight Time. The BBC is coming pretty good in the mornings on the West Coast (Seattle). Try 11750, 6195, 5875 (new this year, I think), and 9740 in the mornings from about 5 to 9 AM. Also try 15360 starting at 5 PM. (Usually pretty weak, though). Radio Australia. 1 AM to 6 or 7 AM. 9580, 9590, later 6020. Around 7 AM, 7240 and 5995. Later in the morning try 9710, 9580, 11880. Around 4 PM, 17795. Evening and night, a bunch of frequencies in the 15 MHz band, and then a couple in the 13 Mhz band (13630?). The asian programming track is even coming in around 9 PM on 17750 and 15415, although 15415 preempts the english with the news in Indonesian for the first half hour of the hours at 9 and 10 PM. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) |
First shortwave radio questions?
"I. P. Yurin" wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:59:22 -0400, dxAce wrote: "I. P. Yurin" wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:59:32 -0700 (PDT), Art Harris wrote: elfa wrote: The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris Art, One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. The dark side. It's all I can do to make out the Last Day Prophet's harangue. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. Yes, that would explain it... the band goes 'long'. Any idea how long "long" is? Can it be heard well in Pittsburgh? Detroit? That of course depends upon propagation. I used to have no trouble pulling in BCQ all night long. It was that way for years, which makes me think that there's some other factor at work here, that something has changed either environmentally or at the station. Sunspots, or lack thereof? |
First shortwave radio questions?
On 06/05/09 12:26, dxAce wrote:
"I. P. Yurin" wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:59:22 -0400, wrote: "I. P. Yurin" wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:59:32 -0700 (PDT), Art wrote: elfa wrote: The same question from me. I live in San Francisco bay area. I have a Sony 2010. My antenna is a wire connected to my metal gutter. Stopped listening when the BBC stopped broadcasting to US. I'm looking for a reason to listen to SW again but need some help with time/freq of English speaking stations. Yes, it's not as much fun as it used to be, especially with the poor propagation, many long-time SW broadcasters calling it quits, and all the paid religious broadcasts all over the spectrum. I'm on Long Island, so I can't give specific advice as to what's hearable in SF. There are websites that list current english language shortwave broadcasts. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ You can still hear BBC, it just takes a little more work. Also Radio Canada, Deutsche Welle, France, Romania, etc. And the ubiquitous China Radio. Art Harris Art, One of the original questions in the thread was WBCQ (although I think he was using an old freq). You're on LI; I'm in NYC. What's your reception like on WBCQ (7415)? I can get them so-so, as an average, in late afternoon and very early evening. But come sundown, they might as well be TXing from the moon. The dark side. It's all I can do to make out the Last Day Prophet's harangue. I've been given arguments that the skip zone is in effect. Yes, that would explain it... the band goes 'long'. Any idea how long "long" is? Can it be heard well in Pittsburgh? Detroit? That of course depends upon propagation. I used to have no trouble pulling in BCQ all night long. It was that way for years, which makes me think that there's some other factor at work here, that something has changed either environmentally or at the station. Sunspots, or lack thereof? And a rising noise floor. It's gotten so bad here, again, even the local MW's are having a tough time breaking through. |
CHU is now on 7,850 kHz
In Lakeland FL, I can here the Hawaiian "lady" moments before the Colorado
"dude." Mostly on 5000, 10000, and 15000. Once in a while I hear the "dude" on 2500 but 20000 is deaf. slade "~ RHF" wrote in message ... On Jun 5, 4:35 am, Art Harris wrote: 328X1 wrote: Check the International Time Standard frequencies, such as 5.0, 7.335, 10.0, or other beacon type transmissions - Just a "heads up" that CHU is no longer - on 7,335. I think they're on 7,850 now. - - Art Harris Yes CHU is now on 7,850 kHz ~ RHF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHU_(radio_station) 3,330 kHz, 7,850 kHz and 14,670 kHz |
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