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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. - 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. KW, Basic Indoor {Across-the-Window} Shortwave Radio Listening 'Mini' Folded Dipole Antenna : {No-Ground-Required} For simple at-home Antenna for 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio Listening is made using a 1/8" Mono-Plug that is Solder* to an already-made FM Folded Dipole Antenna http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg that is stretched across a Window or along an outside wall. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062691 -or- Use a Pair of TV 'Rabbit-Ears' that uses Twin-Lead with the ends of the Twin-Lead soldered to a 1/8" Mono-Plug will work 'ok' too. http://anitaburns.files.wordpress.co...abbit-ears.png Spread the 'Rabbit-Ears' in a "V" across the Window. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000069EUX https://www.cornells.com/products/inexpensive-rabbit-ear-antenna|663864.html PLUG-IT-IN : Plug your new External Antenna's 1/8" Mono-Plug into the 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio's 1/8" Mono-Jack on the Left-Side of your Radio http://www.kaitousa.com/radioimages/KA1103L.jpg -yes-it's-that-easy- & iane ~ RHF |
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