Hi, I'm new
 

I'm new, so I'd like to wish everyone here a good day and a big HELLO.

OK. I bought a Grudig S350, comments, thoughts, suggestions?

I live in USA, Florida, Panhandle and I really want to catch up
on world news and the local cultures and going ons of various
countries, can someone help me out and toss a newbie a bone or
two?

I also understand Morse code as well as the next boy scout, but
some of it I seem to be picking up seems to be bursting out so fast
that I'm starting to think it isn't even Morse code, is there some
other high speed data burst stuff going on or am I just really
clueless to Morse code?

also any truth to the half murky stuff about random M/C popping up
at random places and times across the world and no one know
exactly what the **** is going on?

Thank You.

Zaphod "stil prez, stil a newbie"

PS. I think that shortwave radio is kinda like the internet only for people
who
have imagination. Am I wrong or a snob?

Some Morse code /CW is very fast! You can get round this by plugging your
audio out into the soundcard of your PC and get a CW/data decoding program
like CW get Ham Com is an all rounder but getting on a bit.
A penny on the antenna is a $ on the rig, so get a few pennies worth of wire
out and you will hear more than a set top antenna.
Short wave listening is for anyone with a few quid spare to buy a radio. Or
a few pennies spare to build a radio.
One of the cheapest, and one of the most expensive hobbies, rolled into one
king sized skin.. If you want to try ham data try doing a search for PSK31
or slowscan TV. If you get a RITTY decoding program, you might pick up some
news from the news agencies who still use that mode (not many now days) All
the best

wrote in message
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Some Morse code /CW is very fast! You can get round this by plugging your
audio out into the soundcard of your PC and get a CW/data decoding program
like CW get Ham Com is an all rounder but getting on a bit.
A penny on the antenna is a $ on the rig, so get a few pennies worth of
wire
out and you will hear more than a set top antenna.
Short wave listening is for anyone with a few quid spare to buy a radio.
Or
a few pennies spare to build a radio.
One of the cheapest, and one of the most expensive hobbies, rolled into
one
king sized skin.. If you want to try ham data try doing a search for
PSK31
or slowscan TV. If you get a RITTY decoding program, you might pick up
some
news from the news agencies who still use that mode (not many now days)
All
the best



Thank you sir. I'm not sure I got all that but I got the jest of it.
With my radio, if you're familiar with the brand at all, (Grundig S350)
would be a good antenna, it has a plug for it and if there's a hole, I like
to fill it.

Z

"Zaphon B." wrote in message
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I live in USA, Florida, Panhandle and I really want to catch up
on world news and the local cultures and going ons of various
countries, can someone help me out and toss a newbie a bone or
two?

You have a kweer way of expressing yourself.

try a dipole, its 2 bits of wire the same length sticking out opposite to
each other, as high as you can hang em!.
Look up the G5RV antenna for a good start, then you have an antenna, that
all others are gauged by.
When most antennas are designed, they have a comparison in the performance
made to a simple Dipole. An Isotropic dipole, I think its called...
http://www.antennasmore.com/g5rv.htm
here's one for sale, but they are dead easy to make.

Bongs who said bongs.... Oh go on, then fill us a bowl.

wrote:

try a dipole, its 2 bits of wire the same length sticking out opposite to
each other, as high as you can hang em!.
Look up the G5RV antenna for a good start, then you have an antenna, that
all others are gauged by.
When most antennas are designed, they have a comparison in the performance
made to a simple Dipole. An Isotropic dipole, I think its called...
http://www.antennasmore.com/g5rv.htm
here's one for sale, but they are dead easy to make.

Why would anyone want a dipole for all 'round use on shortwave?

A random wire is the way to go.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

Zaphon B. schrieb:

I'm new, so I'd like to wish everyone here a good day and a big HELLO.

At first a hearty welcome to the crowd.

At second: Beware of N8KDV (Steve Lare) and mwbryant (Michael Bryant).
Both known to keep everything to offtopic and posting under various
names. Please do NEVER ask a question or respond to them in any way.

OK. I bought a Grudig S350, comments, thoughts, suggestions?

It's an 'appetizer' just fine for a beginner :-)
For sure you want to upgrade to a tabletop receiver within a short time
when getting deeper into the stuff.
Your first upgrade may be an outdoor antenna. Just take a wire length of
10' to 20' connected to the whip antenna with an alligator clip....


I live in USA, Florida, Panhandle and I really want to catch up
on world news and the local cultures and going ons of various
countries, can someone help me out and toss a newbie a bone or
two?

OK.Here's a first bone ;-)
A free database for shortwave broadcast:
http://www.ilgradio.de/ilgradio.htm


I also understand Morse code as well as the next boy scout, but
some of it I seem to be picking up seems to be bursting out so fast
that I'm starting to think it isn't even Morse code, is there some
other high speed data burst stuff going on or am I just really
clueless to Morse code?

A second bone ;-)
On this site you will find a lot of stuff for decoding morse code and
digital modes on shortwave with computer and soundcard:
http://www.muenster.de/~welp/sb.htm

also any truth to the half murky stuff about random M/C popping up
at random places and times across the world and no one know
exactly what the **** is going on?

Thank You.

Zaphod "stil prez, stil a newbie"

PS. I think that shortwave radio is kinda like the internet only for people
who have imagination. Am I wrong or a snob?

You are wrong and a snob :-)
Best regards from Berlin/Germany.

Volker 'I live in Berlin cause that's where my heroes hung out' Tonn wrote:

Zaphon B. schrieb:

I'm new, so I'd like to wish everyone here a good day and a big HELLO.

At first a hearty welcome to the crowd.

At second: Beware of N8KDV (Steve Lare) and mwbryant (Michael Bryant).
Both known to keep everything to offtopic and posting under various
names. Please do NEVER ask a question or respond to them in any way.

First and foremost: Beware of Volker Tonn, known NAZI sympathiser and he's
definitely anti-American... beware.

"DeWayne" wrote in message
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"Zaphon B." wrote in message
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I live in USA, Florida, Panhandle and I really want to catch up
on world news and the local cultures and going ons of various
countries, can someone help me out and toss a newbie a bone or
two?

You have a kweer way of expressing yourself.


Well I didn't think the fact that I was a fagot was shining through
quite so much but I guess I'm mistaken.

Oh well.

Zaphod

From: "Zaphon B."
Organization: "President of the Universe"
Reply-To: "Zaphon B."
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 02:51:28 -0500
Subject: Hi, I'm new

I'm new, so I'd like to wish everyone here a good day and a big HELLO.

OK. I bought a Grudig S350, comments, thoughts, suggestions?

(Snip)
I'm surprised no one has said this yet, so I will. Get the newest edition
(2004) of Passport to World Band Radio from Amazon or your favorite book
seller. It's chock full of SW information, like broadcast schedules,
equipment reviews, and interesting articles. The World Radio and TV
Handbook (WRTH) is another popular guide.

Also, look for a Radio Shack wind-up antenna. It's a 24-foot wire on a
plastic reel with a clip on one end to attach to your whip antenna. It will
make that excellent portable of yours much more sensitive and it makes it
easy to use the radio in different rooms in the house or on camping trips to
St. Andrews State Park.

Have fun.

Greg