On Dec 22, 7:28*am, kyle williams kyle.williams.
wrote:
Bob Dobbs;726476 Wrote:



dave wrote: -
Bob Dobbs wrote:-
kyle williams wrote:-
I forgot to mention that I did hear a very faint
and brief time stamp message on 15000, only once though, I can't seem
to
get it to come in again.-

The higher WWV freqs are generally better propagated during the
daytime,
If your listening is mostly at night then 5000 will likely be stronger
as well
as some strong Caribbean stations (RHC) in the 60m band.-

Utah might be too close for the HF. -

Not too close for the evening 2500kc WWV,
then there's WWVH for daytime.
-
WWVB would work 24/7 there.-

of course WWVB works almost everywhere,
even on my wrist watches.

- yahoo! i was able to start getting several signals yesterday late
- morning. *most were in the 13-15000Kz range, most were in spanish so
I
- was never sure if they announced where they were located or not. I
did
- pick up LWF.org on 13570. they are out of TN but I am sure they have
- repeaters everywhere including Utah.

IIRC Weather FAX does not use 'Repeaters' :

The U.S. Coast Guard provided Weather FAX just
uses the Shortwave [High Frequency]
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mthffax.html

Note - Some local areas {SF Bay Area} used to use
the un-used UHF TV Channels to Broadcast a TV
Image of the Local Radar and Weather for the many
Boaters who did not have SSB Radios for use to
receive the Weather FAX. -is-this-still-being-done-?-

-may-be- Weather FAX is now 'available' At-Sea
over the Internet via Dish ?

I have been stringing my little wire antenna around the room across
several big windows but yesterday *I tried an experiment of winding it
around a 6' PVC pipe and leaning it against the window and that seemed
to give as good or better a signal. I plan to use this receiver on my
boat so a small simple antenna is important to me, although I plan to
use my mast to run it up at least 30 feet. * I have searched these
forums about antennas and see many huge heated discussions about the
subject with no consensus. seems everyone has very strong opinion, and
they all make what seem like valid points. So here we go again: Would I
gain much by trying an active antenna, or is my little wire as much as
this little radio can handle?

*thanks for your helps.
kyle

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kyle williams