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?

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Preesi wrote:

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?

What kind of receivers do you have? And what kind of decoder(s) do you have
for receiving those modes of transmission?

N8KDV wrote:

What kind of receivers do you have? And what kind of decoder(s) do
you have for receiving those modes of transmission?

I have a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 and a Radio Shack DX-392.
I have WinXP and D/Led 2 proggies, SeaTTY (http://www.dxsoft.com), and
MMSSTV
(http://www.qsl.net/mmhamsoft/)

Plus I have this handy page: http://www.wunclub.com/sounds/index.html

I never hear anything but static!

preesi

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

In article , N8KDV
writes:



Preesi wrote:

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?

What kind of receivers do you have? And what kind of decoder(s) do you have
for receiving those modes of transmission?

Diverd4777 wrote:
& What sort of antenna do you have, BTW . . .


The antennas that came with them!

"Preesi" wrote in message
...
Diverd4777 wrote:
& What sort of antenna do you have, BTW . . .


The antennas that came with them!



Except on really outstanding days, those antennas are totally inadequate.

Diverd4777 wrote:

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

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



In article , N8KDV
writes:



Preesi wrote:

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?

What kind of receivers do you have? And what kind of decoder(s) do you have
for receiving those modes of transmission?

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

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?

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/