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Shortwave listening abbreviated swling is tuning for stations located on shortwave frequencies, usually thought of as those from 1700 khz the upper limit of the am broadcasting band to 30 mhz the lower limit of the tuning range of most scanner radio. It is also available in many sizes and grades, which can be confusing. Yes, shortwave listening is still very much a thing among some folks, myself included. Prior to our move, i had been using and trying all kinds of indoor antennas since the early 60s.
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Turn on your shortwave radio mine is a sony icfsw 7600g. Even simpler, you can simply clip on an external antenna to the telescoping antenna, or wrap bare wire around it. Lightning safety first of all, long antennas do not attract lightning. This is a quick video showing my collection of shortwave antenna books. Shortwave radio quick reference to find english language shortwave broadcasts from a specific country click here. Tecsun pl360 digital pll portable amfm shortwave radio. This is a quickreference list of frequencies from each country which carry some english and which may be heard in north america.
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This antenna is fed with coaxial cable coax of 50ohm impedance. All that is required is a suitable shortwave sw radio receiver and an antenna. The american radio relay league arrl is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the u. The swling post now participates in two affiliate advertising programs with two large retailers that still sell shortwave radios, the amazon services llc associates program and the ebay partnership, designed to provide a means for sites like ours to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to these retailers of radio products. Your first shortwave radio needs to be useful and reliable enough to pick up signals from both local and international channels. Simple antenna for better shortwave radio reception. Sadly, however, the number and variety of international broadcast stations has shrunk drastically over the years.
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The ultimate reference for amateur radio antennas arrl inc. I was going to run a copper wire from the antenna connection to the cable tv line. This is a fantastic book that covers all aspects of building your own shortwave broadcast band antenna setup. The simplest multiband shortwave antenna for shortwave listening is probably the longwire for most newcomers to building antennas. This book contains everything you need to understand how radio signals propagate, how antennas work, and how to construct your own antenna system. Sdrplay software defined radio receiver 26,271 views. The tecsun pl360 is a portable digital amfm shortwave radio. Ultra high frequency, or uhf ranges from 300mhz and 3ghz.
Clerks in radio stores told me that this book was outselling other titles 2. A typical phenomenon of shortwave propagation is the occurrence of a skip zone where reception fails. The success of the three previous editions of practical antenna handbook has been most gratifying. The simplest multiband shortwave antenna for shortwave listening is.
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Understanding antennas for the nontechnical ham by n4ja an online book. To reduce powerline induced noise in your shortwave radio, shortwave longwire antennas should be run perpendicular to, and away from, utility power lines. Up for auction in cdrom format is that classic hardtofind book entitled 25 simple shortwave broadcast band aerials by e. Learn how the sangean ats909x can help you find accurate radio signals so that you can enjoy listening to your favorite broadcasters. Mar 08, 2010 it is easy to blame the internet and international satellite television for the decline in shortwave radio listenership. This e book in pdf form is now ready for your antenna building fun. The arrl antenna book for radio communications softcover. May 01, 2016 shortwave radio antenna and ground demonstration duration. In addition, specific models mentioned in the ham radio forum like antenna books,amateur radio, shortwave, scanning, antenna building, if you are learning or building we sell what you need, and more are here for future reference. Will a disconnected cable tv cable work for a shortwave. The new shortwave propagation handbook may well be the only book youll need on the.
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Very high frequency, or vhf, radio frequencies are between 30mhz to 300mhz. Buy the complete shortwave listeners handbook 5 by andrew yoder. Shortwave radio antenna and ground demonstration duration. Theres a cable tv cableline that comes through the wall.
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