I love short wave and AM radio since I was a Kid in Puerto Rico. I always have a short wave radio at hand although I don't listen to it regularly. In 2017 hurracaine Maria beat the hell out of our island. We didn't have electricity for 4 months total blackout. No TV, only a couple of radio stations survived, no phones. This were very difficult times... I even had a heart stroke 5 days before Maria. My only life line with the world was with my tiny 12 band radio. My oh my! Without interference from anything electric that little thing pull in so many am stations from the Caribbean and short wave stations that I have never heard before and that now 4 years after can't pull in. I remember I took a piece of strong cooper wire extended about 30 feet to a branch and clipped to the antenna and my goodness that was incredible! Such clarity and so much to hear so every evening and night in the darkness I set up my radio to listen the world while watching the most espectacular starry skies. The constellation became alive as well as my little radio. By the way I love analog radios they gives me the adventurous thrill of what will come now at the turn of that tiny wheel. I just received a Tecsun R9700 dx I'm desperate for that Xmas morning to arrived. Thanks for the video very good explanations.
I listened to SW radio in the 70’s. Radio Australia was my favorite station, too bad it is gone now. I received QSL verification cards from NHK, Radio Netherlands, Radio Austria, Radio Budapest, KBS, etc. in response to my SINFO reports. It was one of my youth activities which I enjoyed with. Later on I was so busy with my works, this short wave listening was abandoned. Nowaday, with Internet based technology, once a while I use an app to listen with streaming method to some international stations, i.e. VOA, BBC, CRI. But the spirit is diiferent, although the reception is more clear, the short wave listening is more enjoyable (the noisy reception). Thank you for your content concerning SWL!
just. received my new Degen 1103 . Going to try out SSB tonight . Thanks for the great tip Giles ..I owe my interest in SW to you . Came upon your review of the R9012 and have been listening every evening since then . Thank you Giles .
These radios work great on the highway away from cities, you know in these days you can hear almost everything in tune in app on smartphones but, for me isn’t the same feeling when you catch the signal in your radio on a wave propagation, is like when you go fishing in a big lake, you’ll get good days and bad days, if everything were too easy like tune in app, is like fishing in a swimming pool. I remember in late 90s some of those Sony explode stereos for mobiles used to come with SW2 and SW1, I’m wondering why the new ones don’t come with those features any more. Greetings from Canada prairies 73*s XE-SWL-0504
i got into listening to shortwave using WebSDR, and I still use it, but I just got a couple of lower-end receivers. There is something satisfying about catching the signals yourself.
i totally agree. but radios like my Eton Elite Executive have 7 function bottons assigned to bands between 16 and 49 m. But even more so, it allows us to listen to the entire spectrum between 1.7 to 30 MHz without jumps. Greetings.
I have one of these radios 660 680 I forgot the exact number and I can't say enough good about this radio. I love the auto tune and the incredible reception you can get with this radio. I like to go to the top of a parking garage and tune in stations. FM on this radio is the best I have ever gotten incredible instrument.
After a few days of no signals as a new SW listener, tonight I finally received 2 religious broadcasts from WTWW (5085) and WBCQ (9330) another signal that sounded like Indian music on 3100 and a chinese station (7750) SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng. There are 3 AM towers about half a mile from my house and I am getting a lot of bleedthrough of that station on some frequencies from 3000 to 9000 kHz range. I am still just using my telescoping antenna on my 501x. I ordered a Sangean 23ft wire reel antenna to try. I will travel away from my house to see if the AM bleedthrough disappears.
Thanks for some excellent Information. Im new to SW and trying to learn as fast as possible. I want to make a very good outside long wire antenna and run it inside my home.
@Gary West....i made my own end-fed long wire antenna from some braided copper wire. There was no insulation on it so i gave it a good soaking in Waxoyl. It obviously did the trick as it's been erected at the back of my house the past 25 years now and withstood all weathers. Best of all....it cost me absolutely nothing as i found it thrown in a scrap bin at my workplace!
I have always been a radio advocate even at the age of 7, I wanted a transistor radio for Christmas, and I loved scrolling through the channels early hours of the morning and would listen to the talk shows and then tight fit, or kajagoos, and Greats like nick Kershaw, would start playing. Now I am 50, and I do not own a TV, out of choice, as would much prefer one of these beautiful world band radios, these radios I would take with me while on one of my survival, or camping exhibition. Beautiful radios however I would prefer to go with the Robinson's variety. I loved your video, thanks. when the big shop open I will buy like this one but Roberts brand
Tom Styles sent me, although I am a Sub'er. Gilles has inspired and taught a lot, and I just got a Yaesu FRG 100 from a neighbor for a great price and what a great little radio that is. Still saving for that Icom.
I picked up a barlow wadley xcr-30 mk 2 at a flea market.It still works but i dont recieve much signals in my sailboat. Going to try and hoist an external antenna up the mast. Quite a nice old radio 1970s South African- very detailed manual online. Would appreciate some tips on getting this old girl in tune.
SWL is one of the more gentle, relaxed hobbies. It's practitioners are like yourself: gentlemanly and helpful. But fortunately those who wish to push the envelope and get into amateur radio, remember that most all of the HF radios sold nowadays cover the entire HF band and can double nicely for an SWL rig.
I have basic understanding of old analogue FM & AM reception- spurred on as a 13 yr old in the late 1970s & wanting better reception of a radio station putting out 0.2 kw erp on 95.5 & 22miles away & beyond the horizon from us but SW is a different ballgame & seeing as I have the identical Tecsun radio as you , it looks as if I’ve come to the right place because at present after dark in southern England there’s very little apart from Romania & China in English but only at certain times ! 😁👍
If you only hear Romania and China the problem is noise, you probably do not realize how much noise you have, In Europe there are dozens and dozens of broadcasts to be received easily
I just restarted SW listening, i used to do it a lot when i was a kid. I had an old Philips tube radio and only a pièce of wire in the attic. Now i use a modern Sangean ATS 505, Very sensitive but there is also a lot of static and rf noise around the house these days. Wifi router, smartphones, computers, tv's, power/charge adapters, etc. All these electronics seem to transmit rf noise that the radio picks up. I think i am going to build a better external antenna. That should improve reception.
One thought, the electronic calm required by the listening SW keep us outside, away from the last days hectic electronic that surround us. Listening SW is healthy. ;-)
We always learn something new in life, thanks for the nice comments
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I have always wanted to be a HAM. My dad was a HAM for about 20 years (G0IBV) before he sadly passed away, but I could never pass the theory. Still, I was allowed to talk if dad was in the room so that was good. I used to love going to Radio Rallies and finding out about the latest equipment in HAM radio. I saw SSTV for the first time at a rally. (I am going back to the mid 90's.) Setting up his di-pole and his wire antenna. Good times.
Yogibear2k10.... If you read the tech book then study the question pool, and concentrate on only the correct answer to each question, you will have a much easier time passing the exams. There is four answers to each question, but only one answer is correct. No need to fill you thoughts with wrong answers. Study the question and answer pool several times then when you take the test and you see the correct answer to each question you will probably remember enough to pass the test. Give it another try.
My crappy little FM/MW/SW radio receiver has split up the radio bands in half. One goes from 3.4 - 8.0 MHz and the other one 8.0 - 20 MHz. But the first one is markes with a moon icon and the other one is marked with a sun icon.
Hey so I've been curious about getting a modern sw radio now but I'm not sure what to get. I recently found a vintage radioshack SW-60 at an antique store that had never been opened. It was dirt cheap, and got me curious about a more modern SW radio, problem is IDK which ones to avoid and which ones to take seriously. I don't really want to spend a fortune, and also still want portability. So far, two that I've been looking at, have been a skywave, and a eton grundig, but I'm curious if anyone has any other recommendations?
Здравствуйте, я вижу вы используете PLL радио, так вот есть ли разница с DSP кроме Soft Mute? И ещё, не могли бы вы дать совет как настроить приёмник Tecsun PL330 хорошо для приёма на SW? У меня из инвентаря только антенна типа длинный провод от. Tecsun Pl380. Внешней антенны у меня нет, я просто этим занимаюсь как хобби :)
Hi, these tips are great for beginners or not so beginners, is there any book around with the same level of information related with short wave radio?.....
I hear a lot of ham radio talk on 3870 or 3.870 in the evenings. It’s AM and the signals can sound like broadcast quality. I fact Many if the hams on this frequency are using commercial broadcast transmitters that used to be on commercial AM radio.
I was wanting to listen to short wave radio for under $200. After research, you tube, and reviews I am more lost than when I started. Even if I buy a 300 dollar unit I am doubtful it will work. I live in a valley so I think I’ll need to make some funky antennae modifications. I guess I’ll need an external jack for an antennae, maybe wire. Not sure what kind of wire. I was thinking about connecting it to some fencing. Any ideas? (My experience is seldom does anything work unless you know the trade secrets.)
I have the 660 version of this radio and it seems that the BFO knob does nothing in ssb mode is this a known issue or am I using it wrong. I think it used to change tone when turned before but now nothing happens.
You used USB, why not LSB? What is the reason to use the SYNC button? What is the purpose of the AM BW button? I'm trying to learn my PL 880, the manual identifies the parts, but doesn't advise when/how to use them. Please advise. Thank you!
I have the same questions for the same reasons. I'm going through the motion, not knowing what I'm doing. Monitoring and looking at a shortwave schedule for reference.
If I listen out side and I run a 20ft wire antenna , should I have it positioned vertical or horizontal ? Can I just lay the wire out on the grass ? Or should I hang it from a tree ? Thanks
I have a 1950's EKCO shortwave radio. could you tell me if the switch labeled "N" and "W" is for side band (SSB). I would very much appreciate hearing from you, this is London over and out.
I live in Vancouver BC and it's a dead zone for shortwave. Got a PL-606 and a 22 foot wired antenna. Nothing, day or night. Will try my luck when I go camping.
@@OfficialSWLchannel update: went out of the city and picked up some channels easy! Installing a 40 foot wired antenna outside my condo window and am getting some progress.
I heard that theirs not much to listen to anymore....since a lot of broadcasters have jumped ship so to speak.Also do you have the choice of usb or lsb?
There is tons to listen to, some broadcasters might have gone, but there are still many I listened to Voice of America, France, Turkey, Romania, Radio Prague, Slovakia and Radio Tirana in the last 24 hours and I could add all utility and ham signals I tuned to and pirate stations
@@OfficialSWLchannel Any specific info on the pirate stations? Like frequency, time of day/week, etc? I know, I'm supposed to scan the frequencies :) still waiting for my Tecsun to arrive, so I was hoping for some shortcuts. Thanks for the video!
shortwaves Radio is my hobby since 1977 I listen BBC voice of China and Voice of free china, Radio Vatican voice of America , voice of New Zealand and Indonesia, radio Sweden Deutsche Welle voice of Turkey Radio France International, RAI Italy Radio Egypt and many other stations in the world .......
Press and hold MW/LW button when the unit is in standby mode first. Don't know why they have designed it like this but there you have it. After that the LW band maintain unlocked and you can normally switch it back and forth later with MW/LW switch
Hi my name is John in Denver I listen to your broadcast on the internet youtube and I'm also want to dissipate in it but I don't own a Facebook page please let me know how to dissipate in your talk shows on TH-cam because I like shortwave radio I'm not a ham radio operator and I also listen to wwt or wtww and in another country in Denver on my shortwave radio then I discovered thank you
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I love short wave and AM radio since I was a Kid in Puerto Rico. I always have a short wave radio at hand although I don't listen to it regularly. In 2017 hurracaine Maria beat the hell out of our island. We didn't have electricity for 4 months total blackout. No TV, only a couple of radio stations survived, no phones. This were very difficult times... I even had a heart stroke 5 days before Maria. My only life line with the world was with my tiny 12 band radio. My oh my! Without interference from anything electric that little thing pull in so many am stations from the Caribbean and short wave stations that I have never heard before and that now 4 years after can't pull in. I remember I took a piece of strong cooper wire extended about 30 feet to a branch and clipped to the antenna and my goodness that was incredible! Such clarity and so much to hear so every evening and night in the darkness I set up my radio to listen the world while watching the most espectacular starry skies. The constellation became alive as well as my little radio. By the way I love analog radios they gives me the adventurous thrill of what will come now at the turn of that tiny wheel. I just received a Tecsun R9700 dx I'm desperate for that Xmas morning to arrived. Thanks for the video very good explanations.
I'm 13 from New Zealand and I want a shortwave radio FM-AM it looks so fun
@@VOMITK0 Go ahead for less than $50 usd you can have a very good radio.
This is EXACTLY the kind of information I'm looking for as I embrace SW radio as my new passion in retirement! Thank you so very much! David 🤗
Hi David, have you ever heard "Lvver" Brand radio? You may know more about it and get it at www.amazon.com/dp/B075CHGBGF
What do you do on there???
I listened to SW radio in the 70’s. Radio Australia was my favorite station, too bad it is gone now. I received QSL verification cards from NHK, Radio Netherlands, Radio Austria, Radio Budapest, KBS, etc. in response to my SINFO reports.
It was one of my youth activities which I enjoyed with. Later on I was so busy with my works, this short wave listening was abandoned.
Nowaday, with Internet based technology, once a while I use an app to listen with streaming method to some international stations, i.e. VOA, BBC, CRI. But the spirit is diiferent, although the reception is more clear, the short wave listening is more enjoyable (the noisy reception). Thank you for your content concerning SWL!
just. received my new Degen 1103 . Going to try out SSB tonight . Thanks for the great tip Giles ..I owe my interest in SW to you . Came upon your review of the R9012 and have been listening every evening since then . Thank you Giles .
👍🏼found a nice bit of Middle Eastern music on 9,420 at 21.37 UTC in England.
Update- Oh frequency spotter says it’s the Voice of Greece, good stuff
What a helpful video, I'd never thought of scanning in USB. Keep up the great work, I really appreciate your channel 👍
These radios work great on the highway away from cities, you know in these days you can hear almost everything in tune in app on smartphones but, for me isn’t the same feeling when you catch the signal in your radio on a wave propagation, is like when you go fishing in a big lake, you’ll get good days and bad days, if everything were too easy like tune in app, is like fishing in a swimming pool.
I remember in late 90s some of those Sony explode stereos for mobiles used to come with SW2 and SW1, I’m wondering why the new ones don’t come with those features any more.
Greetings from Canada prairies 73*s
XE-SWL-0504
Short wave is good in the mountains. The signal rebounds down. Fm, Am straight line horizontal no signal.
I totally agree whilst TuneIn etc make most stations accessible easily nothing beats the thrill of finding stations the old way!
i got into listening to shortwave using WebSDR, and I still use it, but I just got a couple of lower-end receivers. There is something satisfying about catching the signals yourself.
i totally agree. but radios like my Eton Elite Executive have 7 function bottons assigned to bands between 16 and 49 m. But even more so, it allows us to listen to the entire spectrum between 1.7 to 30 MHz without jumps. Greetings.
Working your way up to a signal using a knob is one of the most beautiful things
I haven't listened to SW in ages. Quite interesting what you can hear. I even heard Air Force 1 in the 80's.
Excellent video. Short and straight to the point. Learned everything I needed to know.
I have one of these radios 660 680 I forgot the exact number and I can't say enough good about this radio. I love the auto tune and the incredible reception you can get with this radio. I like to go to the top of a parking garage and tune in stations. FM on this radio is the best I have ever gotten incredible instrument.
Thank you for this informative video. I am new to SWL and this is helpful. New subscriber. 🤠
After a few days of no signals as a new SW listener, tonight I finally received 2 religious broadcasts from WTWW (5085) and WBCQ (9330) another signal that sounded like Indian music on 3100 and a chinese station (7750) SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng. There are 3 AM towers about half a mile from my house and I am getting a lot of bleedthrough of that station on some frequencies from 3000 to 9000 kHz range. I am still just using my telescoping antenna on my 501x. I ordered a Sangean 23ft wire reel antenna to try. I will travel away from my house to see if the AM bleedthrough disappears.
Great advice. Back in the days of tube (valve) SWL receivers, I learned to scan/tune around in SSB, then switch to AM to listen.
I have the Pl 880. Just got back into listening. Thanks. Mine was a great buy for 150 smackers.
Valuable information for having fun with your radio.also very encouraging tips.thanks..
Another very informative show. Thanks for sharing and thumbs up.
Tom
Thanks for the suggestions.
Thanks for some excellent Information. Im new to SW and trying to learn as fast as possible. I want to make a very good outside long wire antenna and run it inside my home.
@Gary West....i made my own end-fed long wire antenna from some braided copper wire. There was no insulation on it so i gave it a good soaking in Waxoyl. It obviously did the trick as it's been erected at the back of my house the past 25 years now and withstood all weathers. Best of all....it cost me absolutely nothing as i found it thrown in a scrap bin at my workplace!
Very nice video Thanks good teach I am newbie 🌻
I love your radio tips I hope you have more I'm a shortwave listener
Thanks for a fascinating video.
I have always been a radio advocate even at the age of 7, I wanted a transistor radio for Christmas, and I loved scrolling through the channels early hours of the morning and would listen to the talk shows and then tight fit, or kajagoos, and Greats like nick Kershaw, would start playing. Now I am 50, and I do not own a TV, out of choice, as would much prefer one of these beautiful world band radios, these radios I would take with me while on one of my survival, or camping exhibition. Beautiful radios however I would prefer to go with the Robinson's variety. I loved your video, thanks. when the big shop open I will buy like this one but Roberts brand
The Shortwave Radio Schedule app is a great way to find stations. I use it all of the time for my LCJ L 258. 📻
I'm new to sw listening.. This video is great for me.. Thank you
Tom Styles sent me, although I am a Sub'er. Gilles has inspired and taught a lot, and I just got a Yaesu FRG 100 from a neighbor for a great price and what a great little radio that is. Still saving for that Icom.
great tips!
Thanks Great video
Great vid. I'm just starting out!
Thanks for the info.
Great video thanks man
tnx for great tips. im "green" in ham radio hobby, and your tips helps greatly. Any input on decent/good SW radio up to 150$?
I picked up a barlow wadley xcr-30 mk 2 at a flea market.It still works but i dont recieve much signals in my sailboat. Going to try and hoist an external antenna up the mast. Quite a nice old radio 1970s South African- very detailed manual online. Would appreciate some tips on getting this old girl in tune.
SWL is one of the more gentle, relaxed hobbies. It's practitioners are like yourself: gentlemanly and helpful. But fortunately those who wish to push the envelope and get into amateur radio, remember that most all of the HF radios sold nowadays cover the entire HF band and can double nicely for an SWL rig.
7x 3's from Scotland and a keen SW Listener.
Very whell thanks for sharing.
I just got a shortwave and it comes next week!
I have basic understanding of old analogue FM & AM reception- spurred on as a 13 yr old in the late 1970s & wanting better reception of a radio station putting out 0.2 kw erp on 95.5 & 22miles away & beyond the horizon from us but SW is a different ballgame & seeing as I have the identical Tecsun radio as you , it looks as if I’ve come to the right place because at present after dark in southern England there’s very little apart from Romania & China in English but only at certain times ! 😁👍
If you only hear Romania and China the problem is noise, you probably do not realize how much noise you have, In Europe there are dozens and dozens of broadcasts to be received easily
I just restarted SW listening, i used to do it a lot when i was a kid. I had an old Philips tube radio and only a pièce of wire in the attic.
Now i use a modern Sangean ATS 505, Very sensitive but there is also a lot of static and rf noise around the house these days. Wifi router, smartphones, computers, tv's, power/charge adapters, etc. All these electronics seem to transmit rf noise that the radio picks up. I think i am going to build a better external antenna. That should improve reception.
That's nice 😊
One thought, the electronic calm required by the listening SW keep us outside, away from the last days hectic electronic that surround us. Listening SW is healthy. ;-)
Great vid.
I have been a ham for 35 years and enjoy your videos immensely- you can teach an old dog new tricks. 73s G6XYZ
We always learn something new in life, thanks for the nice comments
I have always wanted to be a HAM. My dad was a HAM for about 20 years (G0IBV) before he sadly passed away, but I could never pass the theory. Still, I was allowed to talk if dad was in the room so that was good. I used to love going to Radio Rallies and finding out about the latest equipment in HAM radio. I saw SSTV for the first time at a rally. (I am going back to the mid 90's.) Setting up his di-pole and his wire antenna. Good times.
Yogibear2k10.... If you read the tech book then study the question pool, and concentrate on only the correct answer to each question, you will have a much easier time passing the exams. There is four answers to each question, but only one answer is correct. No need to fill you thoughts with wrong answers. Study the question and answer pool several times then when you take the test and you see the correct answer to each question you will probably remember enough to pass the test. Give it another try.
My crappy little FM/MW/SW radio receiver has split up the radio bands in half. One goes from 3.4 - 8.0 MHz and the other one 8.0 - 20 MHz. But the first one is markes with a moon icon and the other one is marked with a sun icon.
Hello from New Jersey
Hey so I've been curious about getting a modern sw radio now but I'm not sure what to get. I recently found a vintage radioshack SW-60 at an antique store that had never been opened. It was dirt cheap, and got me curious about a more modern SW radio, problem is IDK which ones to avoid and which ones to take seriously. I don't really want to spend a fortune, and also still want portability. So far, two that I've been looking at, have been a skywave, and a eton grundig, but I'm curious if anyone has any other recommendations?
which one is the best budget model please recommend ?
Здравствуйте, я вижу вы используете PLL радио, так вот есть ли разница с DSP кроме Soft Mute? И ещё, не могли бы вы дать совет как настроить приёмник Tecsun PL330 хорошо для приёма на SW? У меня из инвентаря только антенна типа длинный провод от. Tecsun Pl380. Внешней антенны у меня нет, я просто этим занимаюсь как хобби :)
ty man
Reviewbrah aproves
Hi, these tips are great for beginners or not so beginners, is there any book around with the same level of information related with short wave radio?.....
I hear a lot of ham radio talk on 3870 or 3.870 in the evenings. It’s AM and the signals can sound like broadcast quality. I fact Many if the hams on this frequency are using commercial broadcast transmitters that used to be on commercial AM radio.
I brought a Grundig 800 and I don’t hear anything all I hear is straight beeps on some freq
Nice
I was wanting to listen to short wave radio for under $200.
After research, you tube, and reviews I am more lost than when I started. Even if I buy a 300 dollar unit I am doubtful it will work.
I live in a valley so I think I’ll need to make some funky antennae modifications. I guess I’ll need an external jack for an antennae, maybe wire. Not sure what kind of wire. I was thinking about connecting it to some fencing. Any ideas?
(My experience is seldom does anything work unless you know the trade secrets.)
According to my Sangean ATS-505. The 31m Band is 9400-9990khz
Nubbie here, picked up all radio india today using your tips. Thanks!
I have the 660 version of this radio and it seems that the BFO knob does nothing in ssb mode is this a known issue or am I using it wrong. I think it used to change tone when turned before but now nothing happens.
Would you recommend reading of Wrth Global Broadcasting book?
Kindly suggest some Band of up to 200 KHz meant for Amateur Radio
What sort of radio receiver do I need to buy to listen to a signal on 915Mhz please
Ok, crazy question! You speak of using wire to pick up singles. What if you use a Barbed wire fence, over several acres?
it's a complex thing, since barbed wire fence touches the ground but sometimes, it can be very surprising , try it !
What you think of eddystone eb36 recivers
You used USB, why not LSB?
What is the reason to use the SYNC button?
What is the purpose of the AM BW button?
I'm trying to learn my PL 880, the manual identifies the parts, but doesn't advise when/how to use them.
Please advise.
Thank you!
I have the same questions for the same reasons. I'm going through the motion, not knowing what I'm doing. Monitoring and looking at a shortwave schedule for reference.
Why do I have to tune back and forth to get the station I heard a blip of
What outside antenna would I need?
Wanted to say if you live in a condo as I do you can run a wire inside channel of siding for sw listing works great can't be seen.
If I listen out side and I run a 20ft wire antenna , should I have it positioned vertical or horizontal ? Can I just lay the wire out on the grass ? Or should I hang it from a tree ? Thanks
Its better in a tree ... not much difference horizontal or vertical ... just have it as long as you can
I have a 1950's EKCO shortwave radio. could you tell me if the switch labeled "N" and "W" is for side band (SSB). I would very much appreciate hearing from you, this is London over and out.
N and W are bandwith filters so on some radios they are for AM mode but some radio also SSB
I live in Vancouver BC and it's a dead zone for shortwave. Got a PL-606 and a 22 foot wired antenna. Nothing, day or night. Will try my luck when I go camping.
you should get quite a lot of signals from the Asia Pacific area, you might simply have too much noise where you are
@@OfficialSWLchannel Yes was thinking the same thing. Will try the countryside and see if anything gets picked up.
@@OfficialSWLchannel update: went out of the city and picked up some channels easy! Installing a 40 foot wired antenna outside my condo window and am getting some progress.
i miss those sssh's , tunning difficulties clicks and marsh of SW
can u pick up number stations
Do they ever have professional sports on the sw stations?
How do I find tv stations in my area ?
What sw 1 and 2 on my port Sony?
Is this valid for all countries or just for US?
I just bought a county comm. Do all shortwave stations just broadcast static like in your video? If so I may have regrets on my purchase
I was thinking the same thing. Not once did he lock in anything, ever. Just static.
@@daniellake6691 Ill have to try it outside sometime - I hear that is better
I heard that theirs not much to listen to anymore....since a lot of broadcasters have jumped ship so to speak.Also do you have the choice of usb or lsb?
There is tons to listen to, some broadcasters might have gone, but there are still many I listened to Voice of America, France, Turkey, Romania, Radio Prague, Slovakia and Radio Tirana in the last 24 hours and I could add all utility and ham signals I tuned to and pirate stations
@@OfficialSWLchannel do you use upper or lower sideband
@@OfficialSWLchannel Any specific info on the pirate stations? Like frequency, time of day/week, etc? I know, I'm supposed to scan the frequencies :) still waiting for my Tecsun to arrive, so I was hoping for some shortcuts. Thanks for the video!
I tested the new deshabo 1860 and in my opinion I think tge Tecsun 330 and eton elite has better ssb and sound
SW was great back in the 80/90's. I can't pick up squat now.
Still tons of things to listen to and still a lot of fun, you must have too much noise where you listen
@@OfficialSWLchannel I live in a suburban neighborhood in New Orleans.
@@OfficialSWLchannel I have the C.Crane Skywave. I can pick up the occasional religious broadcast or Spanish stations at night but that's it.
@@nolagospeltracts8264 Try going outside at any time of the day. Thats what I did and it worked.
I sold my Tecsun PL-660 and keep the Sangean ATS-909x.
Can you go thought Thant ageing I missed the ending
shortwaves Radio is my hobby since 1977 I listen BBC voice of China and Voice of free china, Radio Vatican voice of America , voice of New Zealand and Indonesia, radio Sweden Deutsche Welle voice of Turkey Radio France International, RAI Italy Radio Egypt and many other stations in the world .......
What are the frequencies for those radio stations? Thanks
Hi I've just got a pl380 and cant seem to get it on LW
Press and hold MW/LW button when the unit is in standby mode first. Don't know why they have designed it like this but there you have it. After that the LW band maintain unlocked and you can normally switch it back and forth later with MW/LW switch
Shortwave is neat.
no info on air band
7100 to 7200 is an amateur radio band. There is no broadcast on these frequencies.
bet you haven't found Australia recently :(
Still, a sore point, with me..
Yep, an absolute disgrace.
Why would that be?
No I have not picked up a single Aussie station
Hi my name is John in Denver I listen to your broadcast on the internet youtube and I'm also want to dissipate in it but I don't own a Facebook page please let me know how to dissipate in your talk shows on TH-cam because I like shortwave radio I'm not a ham radio operator and I also listen to wwt or wtww and in another country in Denver on my shortwave radio then I discovered thank you
"Dissipate"???????????????????????
Hello please tell her I'm not mad at her I've just been very busy
Internet and smart phones are replacing SW radios since their appearance.
i got a little Tecsun but i don't like digital screens, i must buy antother radio. Shit.....
I wonder if you can listen to North Korean radio with this
yes
@@OfficialSWLchannel Thank you for your answer! Your video was quite helpful as well for someone who barely understands this whole thing.