Short Wave Listening Fun

Shortwave listening demonstration. Hear a sampling of foreign and domestic broadcast stations, time standard signals, international air traffic, amateur (ham…

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  2. mrPregabalin
    mrPregabalin says:

    My sangean ats 803a is right beside me. Actually , it has been beside me
    for the past 21 years! Thx for uploading this and letting people know how
    sexy Dxing can be:)

    Reply
  3. Scott Bailey
    Scott Bailey says:

    As of almost Fall of 2013, I scan through the shortwave bands and R.G.
    Stair (Brother Stair) is buying their all their airtime. I heard that WYFR
    is off because Harold Camping of Family Radio out in L.A. is selling out
    due to Camping is too old now, if he is still alive. Brother Stair is
    almost 80 years old, so I give him about 10 years buying up all the time on
    shortwave station that he can buy. The rest of the stations I hear, I don’t
    understand their language.

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  5. b5kalad
    b5kalad says:

    hello, I am looking to get a short wave but I don’t know where to shop and
    what to get. I would like to have one that can run off “off the grid”
    during a long term power outage. Also, maybe second one that is portable.
    Any suggestions? Thank you,

    Reply
  6. senderjaeger
    senderjaeger says:

    Very nice video and demonstration. I didn’t expect that such a simple kit
    receiver is capabable of such clean SW reception. If the set had only a
    more precise frequency readout… 73 from Germany

    Reply
  7. UZI9MMAUTO
    UZI9MMAUTO says:

    NEVER buy those $30 SW Radios on Amazon etc. They are VERY tiny and suck at
    reception. I bought a Grundig (german) for $40 from amazon.com which is
    usually $100.00 You want quality receiver when it comes to SW listening
    folks. After that a good antenna and ears is all you need.

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  9. Wiltshire Man
    Wiltshire Man says:

    Very nice Lynn, You had a good selection of different signals there.Just
    goes to show what you can hear with an RX that is matched to it’s antenna!
    73 Sandy

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  10. ANTÓNIO CARNEIRO TÓ-ZE
    ANTÓNIO CARNEIRO TÓ-ZE says:

    that is a very good receiver, keep it clean and perfect state to long many
    years to enjoy this exelent machine!! 73´s from portugal(PMR-1387(ESTAÇÃO
    CB ELECTRÓMAGNETICA) in ch 24 fm and 11 am!! merry cristmas and a happy new
    year to you!!!

    Reply
  12. NG9D
    NG9D says:

    @senderjaeger Danke. Als ein Kind wollte ich einen “Knight Kit Ocean
    Hopper” bauen. Jetzt habe ich einen ähnlichen Empfänger gemacht und habe
    jugendlich gefühlt! Die besten Wünsche zu Ihnen in Deutschland. Thanks. As
    a child, I wanted to construct a “Knight Kit Ocean Hopper”. (That was a
    simple little regenerative shortwave radio sold as a kit). Now I made this
    similar Ten Tec receiver and felt like a kid again 😉 Best wishes to you
    in Germany. 73 de NG9D Lynn

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  14. NG9D
    NG9D says:

    @b5kalad Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single
    Side Band Reception, plus External Plug-in Antenna. Sony list $170. Amazon
    is selling today with free shipping for $131. Read the on-line reviews. I
    like mine a lot. One feature is “selectable” sideband. If you want to
    listen to the ham bands, this will be very usefull (it cuts the
    interference dramatically, compared to radios that receive both sidebands).
    I use rechargeable batteries & it does well “off the grid” 😉

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  15. Goran Wiberg
    Goran Wiberg says:

    This is great.Thanks for the demonstration. Any idea where i can buy the
    diy kit or the schematics, would love to make one.

    Reply
  16. NG9D
    NG9D says:

    Hello Jan, I would follow Ten-Tec recommendations using outdoor wire safely
    clear of any power lines. See: spge 56 of assembly manual. I just talked to
    a fellow ham operator Bob, N5URL. He said he built his T1253 receiver using
    the “high sensitivity” option, and had great luck at a recent hamfest
    showing his buddies 20m CW reception with only 20 ft (6m) of insulated wire
    thrown over a fence! I use various ham antennas, like half-wave dipoles and
    quarter wave end-fed wires. 73 Lynn NG9D

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  17. Jan Scheltes
    Jan Scheltes says:

    Hello Lynn, I just bought the same kit. I still have to build it. So the
    funpart is to come. I like to ask you what antenna you use for this radio?
    With kindest regards, Jan

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  18. NG9D
    NG9D says:

    Hi Sandy, Thanks – your comment on matching the antenna to the receiver is
    spot-on! A resonant or tuned antenna makes a “world” of difference!! 73
    Lynn NG9D . .

    Reply
  21. pesnyaozemle
    pesnyaozemle says:

    Great reception and well-composed receiver! I guess The first station on
    this video sounds like R. Portugal International.

    Reply
  24. Tim LeDoux
    Tim LeDoux says:

    I just Wished My radio could be that clear, you must have one hell of an
    antenna. All I get with mine is Mostly Static, And the channels I do get I
    can Hardly make out what they are saying, But I am New to this and only
    running the built in Telescoping antenna.
    I have the Radio Shack DX-390

    Reply

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