Preesi wrote:

N8KDV wrote:
Diverd4777 wrote:

& What sort of antenna do you have, BTW . . .

& what is your listening environment? What kind of building are you
in?

A colonial house ontop a hill

And you can't pick up ANYTHING?

N8KDV wrote:

And you can't pick up ANYTHING?

Nope!
Ive sat here for hours scanning the bands and all I hear is very muffled
voices (occasionally) and one or two loud whistles. NOTHING else!

Preesi wrote:

N8KDV wrote:

And you can't pick up ANYTHING?

Nope!
Ive sat here for hours scanning the bands and all I hear is very muffled
voices (occasionally) and one or two loud whistles. NOTHING else!

You got yourself some kinda problem!

In article , "Preesi"
writes:


N8KDV wrote:
Diverd4777 wrote:

& What sort of antenna do you have, BTW . . .

& what is your listening environment? What kind of building are you
in?

A colonial house ontop a hill

- Suggest you put up a 30 foot random wire antenna ASAP..
Look here

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/wire/

Diverd4777 wrote:
- Suggest you put up a 30 foot random wire antenna ASAP..
Look here

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/wire/

Can I buy something at Radio Shack?

In article ,
says...

I have 2 Shortwave radios, I scan the bands alot, and yet never get
anything!
I wanna get rtty, cw and SSTV and WEFAX. HELP!
What do I look for?
Do I need a book?

In addition to all the other suggestions you've
received, I'm wondering when you are listening?
It's hard to get shortwave during the day...

And if you've in the Pacific Northwest, forget
it for the time being. God hates us at the
moment and the reception here is terrible.

FW

Frank White wrote:

In addition to all the other suggestions you've
received, I'm wondering when you are listening?
It's hard to get shortwave during the day...

At night about 7:00pm, to 1:00am!
Im near Philly in the burbs.

In article , "Preesi"
writes:


Diverd4777 wrote:
- Suggest you put up a 30 foot random wire antenna ASAP..
Look here

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/wire/

Can I buy something at Radio Shack?

-
You might be better off looking at these shortwave links below.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant.html
or here..
http://www.grove-ent.com/ANT2.html

or here..
http://www.ccrane.com/radios_and_antennas_index.asp

- Probably someone from this list knows someone who can help you out !

Dan ( in NYC)

"Preesi" wrote in message
...
Frank White wrote:

In addition to all the other suggestions you've
received, I'm wondering when you are listening?
It's hard to get shortwave during the day...

At night about 7:00pm, to 1:00am!
Im near Philly in the burbs.



For CW, try 7.000 megahertz to 7.150 megahertz at this time of day.

Frank White wrote:

In article ,
says...

I have 2 Shortwave radios, I scan the bands alot, and yet never get
anything!
I wanna get rtty, cw and SSTV and WEFAX. HELP!
What do I look for?
Do I need a book?

In addition to all the other suggestions you've
received, I'm wondering when you are listening?
It's hard to get shortwave during the day...

Huh? There's loads of stuff out there in the daytime.



And if you've in the Pacific Northwest, forget
it for the time being. God hates us at the
moment and the reception here is terrible.

FW