PT-80 Sangean / new to shortwave
 

schrieb:

Hello. I just got a PT-80, my second Sangean--I'm very happy with the
WR-1 I've had for a year.

I've never used shortwave or longwave radio before, but I'd like to.
This PT-80 picks up AM/FM fine but I can not get anything on SW or LW
mode (just static or silence).

For longwave, that's not surprising given you're in the US. No AM
broadcasts on LW to be expected there. You might hear some beacons in
SSB mode, but that's about it. As for shortwave, well, it should be more
lively there, particularly on 49 though 31 meters. If there's really
nothing around 6 MHz in the evening, then your PT-80 suffers from severe
deafness.

I live in Washington State, is there a
particular website that lists what frequency I must tune the radio in
order to hear anything?

This one might be of help:
http://www.dxing.com/tuning.htm
Additionally, you might appreciate a book like the Passport to World
Band Radio.

Also, if I push the "BAND" button the radio
rotates through AM/FM/SW/LW but not MW. The instructions indicate that
MW is picked up with the PT-80.

g What's commonly called the "AM broadcast band" *is* MW. It's right
between longwave and shortwave, thus mediumwave.

Stephan
--
Home: http://stephan.win31.de/
PC#6: i440BX, 2xP3-500E, 704 MiB, 18+80 GB, R9k AGP 64 MiB, 110W

F..K!!! sangean!!!!!
cuhulin

Go and buy a Drake Radio.
cuhulin

And one other very useful publication is Monitoring Times, available at
most Borders Bookstores and via the MT website
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/


Stephan Grossklass wrote:
schrieb:

Hello. I just got a PT-80, my second Sangean--I'm very happy with
the
WR-1 I've had for a year.

I've never used shortwave or longwave radio before, but I'd like
to.
This PT-80 picks up AM/FM fine but I can not get anything on SW or
LW
mode (just static or silence).

For longwave, that's not surprising given you're in the US. No AM
broadcasts on LW to be expected there. You might hear some beacons in
SSB mode, but that's about it. As for shortwave, well, it should be
more
lively there, particularly on 49 though 31 meters. If there's really
nothing around 6 MHz in the evening, then your PT-80 suffers from
severe
deafness.

I live in Washington State, is there a
particular website that lists what frequency I must tune the radio
in
order to hear anything?

This one might be of help:
http://www.dxing.com/tuning.htm
Additionally, you might appreciate a book like the Passport to World
Band Radio.

Also, if I push the "BAND" button the radio
rotates through AM/FM/SW/LW but not MW. The instructions indicate
that
MW is picked up with the PT-80.

g What's commonly called the "AM broadcast band" *is* MW. It's
right
between longwave and shortwave, thus mediumwave.

Stephan
--
Home: http://stephan.win31.de/
PC#6: i440BX, 2xP3-500E, 704 MiB, 18+80 GB, R9k AGP 64 MiB, 110W

http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/

In article . com,
wrote:
Hello. I just got a PT-80, my second Sangean--I'm very happy with the
WR-1 I've had for a year.

I've never used shortwave or longwave radio before, but I'd like to.
This PT-80 picks up AM/FM fine but I can not get anything on SW or LW
mode (just static or silence). I live in Washington State, is there a

Like the other poster says, try (at least this week until the schedules
change) the 6 MHz band. At 5 and 8 PM local time, there's Radio
Netherlands at 6165 kHz, and the BBC at 8-10 PM on 6135 kHz. During
the day can be pretty dead on 6 MHz, but they rebroadcast CBC-1 from
Vancouver on 6160. Morning, try for Radio Australia (5995, 6020, 7240,
9580, 9590, 9710, 11880 (kHz)) or the BBC (9740, 7160, 6195).

particular website that lists what frequency I must tune the radio in
order to hear anything? Also, if I push the "BAND" button the radio
rotates through AM/FM/SW/LW but not MW. The instructions indicate that
MW is picked up with the PT-80. I hope this PT-80 is not just a

Medium Wave is another name for AM. (Technically, Medium Wave is
defined as 300 kHz to 3 MHz).

lightweight AM/FM clock radio that cost $160!

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

wrote:
Hello. I just got a PT-80, my second Sangean--I'm very happy with
the
WR-1 I've had for a year.

I've never used shortwave or longwave radio before, but I'd like to.
This PT-80 picks up AM/FM fine but I can not get anything on SW or LW
mode (just static or silence). I live in Washington State, is there
a
particular website that lists what frequency I must tune the radio in
order to hear anything? Also, if I push the "BAND" button the radio
rotates through AM/FM/SW/LW but not MW. The instructions indicate
that
MW is picked up with the PT-80. I hope this PT-80 is not just a
lightweight AM/FM clock radio that cost $160!

Thanks for any advice.

Fritz

Fritz:

the radio probably works better on Shortwave with a good external
antenna;- anything from the 30 foot roll up Sangean ( away from
electrical interference)
to a " real" outdoor antenna

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx...age/index.html

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I live in Washington State, is there a
particular website that lists what frequency I must tune the radio in
order to hear anything?

Use primetimeshortwave.com that TheCaptain mentioned and get
bc-b04.txt at http://www.eibi.de.vu
Note: frequencies and times will be changing on March 27 so
be sure to keep checking for new information. The A05 schedules
will be out, some already are.