"Fred" wrote in message
om...
I have read that SW is really only good in the North East of the USA
and in Europe.

I am in Kansas, does this mean I will need super high
quailty/expensive equipment if I want to listen to SW?

I am in Kansas, too, and can state that you will not have any problem
hearing SW stations with even a cheap, portable receiver. You might hear
different stations than people on the east or west coasts, but you'll hear
them.

I think what you read probably refers to trying to hear European stations,
which logically would be heard best in Europe & on the east coast of North
America.

However, the east coast isn't as good for trying to hear stations in the
Pacific.

What stations you hear depends largely on where you're located, but you
should be able to hear shortwave signals at any spot on earth.

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Tom Sevart N2UHC
Frontenac, KS
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc