/r/shortwave
A community dedicated to shortwave radio broadcasters, experimenters, and listeners.
A community dedicated to shortwave radio broadcasters, experimenters, and listeners.
Other bands of radio are allowed to, but this is primarily a shortwave subreddit. Always and forever.
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As the title says here I’m new to SWL. I’m using a Tecsun pl-990 and the an-48 antenna. I’m currently in Utah. I have scrolled and scrolled and tried all the frequencies identified from the helpful websites. I’ve heard a lot of different static, but no voice yet. Any tips or suggestions?
Just purchased one - very fun radio. However it didn't come with USB-C headphones. All USB-C headphones I've found include a microphone and are intended for phones.
I bought one of these wired earbuds anyway and I'm not getting any sound from the radio. I checked all the radio config settings and didn't see anything specific to turning on headphone sound. I adjusted the volume to high. Still no sound until I pulled the USB-C plug out and the speaker was blaring.
The headphones work fine with my phone. Not sure if the existence of the microphone is the problem, but I haven't found any of these without a microphone.
I haven't heard back from Choyong Support yet. Any ideas? Thank you.
K Russian Naval Beacon on 7039 KHz from Peteropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia at 14:00 UTC 27 OCT 2024. Received from the Pacific Northwest, USA using a vintage Drake SPR-4 receiver and a 20 meters length end fed random wire antenna.
North Korea Reform Radio 11510 KHz at 12:50 UTC 27:OCT 2024 from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 100 kw beamed to North Korea. Received in the Pacific Northwest, USA on a vintage Drake SPR-4 receiver using a 20 meter length end fed random wire antenna.
NHK World Radio 11815 KHz at 10:18 UTC 27 OCT 2024, from Ibaragi-Koga-Yamata Japan. 300 kw station received in the Pacific Northwest using an AirSpy HF+ Discovery with a 20 meter length end fed random wire antenna.
UTC 10:30 Nice morning music
Hope Radio MFC Worldwide 9965 KHz at 08:15 UTC 17 OCT 2024 from Medorn, Palau. 100 kw broadcast heard in the Pacific Northwest using AirSpy HF+ Discovery and 20 meters in length end fed random wire antenna. 6,471 mi (10,414 km).
Greetings community!
Planning on putting up a longwire antenna soon but internally debating on a decent height. I mean i realize the higher the better but I am limited to my ladder height (and fear of heights) but i wanted to put this out in the SWL community.
In your expertise, what's a good height for a longwire antenna?
Happy radio-ing!
Does anyone enjoy Worldwide Country Radio on WWCR? I usually listen to the 12:00 AM Sunday CST show on 4840 kHz.
Brother Stair coming in nice and strong from USA to South East UK. Ignore the clock, it's actually 04.20. I've not put the clock back an hour yet.
SCH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng 21800 KHz in Chinese from Miaola, Taiwan at 03:40 UTC 27 OCT 2024. This station, 100 watts was received from the Pacific Northwest, USA at 9,964 km (6,191 mi) using AirSpy HF+ Discovery with a 20 meters length end fed random wire antenna.
I am putting up a new antenna. But what is best. End feed or center feed? Bare enamel copper wire. Length is almost 50 feet. Please excuse my bad tech drawing.. Thanks in advance.
I have been thinking of getting into shortwave radio listening. After researching different radios to get started with, I have been focusing on the Malahit DSP2.
However, the background to this receiver is confusing and as clear as mud. I want to make sure I am purchasing a radio that will be supported by the manufacturer and I'm not feeling 100% that is the case here.
From what I can tell, these receivers were designed by https://malahiteam.com but strangely they only show the https://malahiteam.com/en/product/receiver-malahit-dsp2/ model which doesn't look anything like the model everyone is reviewing online which looks like : https://www.amazon.com/Malahit-DSP2-10kHz-380MHz-404MHz-2GHz-Reduction/dp/B0D1R5YSV6 .
Yet, the startup screen on the later model which the reviewers are using refers to https://malahiteam.com and also shows a 'Device ID' which I believe is important to get firmware updates?
To throw more confusing information into the mix, I often see people refer to these as Malachite. Where does this name come from?
I've heard mention of Chinese clones. Are all the Malahit DSP2 receivers that look like https://www.amazon.com/Malahit-DSP2-10kHz-380MHz-404MHz-2GHz-Reduction/dp/B0D1R5YSV6 , unofficial clones of the device designed and sold by https://malahiteam.com ? Or are they manufactured officially?
What does this mean when it comes to the firmware and updates? Are the clones 'stealing' the firmware software from MalahiTeam? Does this mean that there is a risk that firmware updates won't be available in the future. Is there differing quality in these clones? I've seen them sold everywhere from Banggood, Ali Express, Amazon, etc. Do they all originate from the same manufacturer?
It is confusing. Can anyone shed some light and understanding on this topic?
Will be replacing my blog 4 with something better any suggestions. Took the time today to get SDRuno working and am pretty impressed vs SDR++ and SDRSharp
In the video I change from one band to another to compare the difference.
The station is from Asunción, Paraguay and as you can hear, the signal is very clear and I even doubt if it is an interference. So far they haven't answered me if they also transmit in SW 3240 kHz (90m)
China Radio International's Russian language service on 6100 KHz at 1220 UTC 26 OCT 2024. 500 kw received in the Pacific Northwest, USA on an Sony ICF-SW100, sync mode, using a 20 meter length end fed random wire antenna, homebrew 'Lil Stinker Passive Preselector between antenna and radio. Distance is 5,500 mi (8,851 km).
China Radio International's Russian language service on 6100 KHz, from Beijing , China at 1220 UTC 26 OCT 2024. 500 kw received in the Pacific Northwest, USA on an AirSpy HF+ Discovery using a 20 meter length end fed random wire antenna. Distance is 5,500 mi (8,851 km).
Forgot to mention that I also gave it an alignment today as well.
Hey folks,
I know it’s a bit of a weird wishlist combination but ideally I’m looking for a portable full band radio including SSB that also allows for playing mp3s and Bluetooth connection.
I’ve looked at the Choyong LC90 and the Tecsun PL990. Are there any others you would recommend?
Thanks for your help
I'm curious if you all know of other shortwave archives than those I mentioned in the title. In searching the web, I see references to the BBC WS radio archive, but it seems to no longer exist.
Thanks for any tips you can share.
NAU US Navy. Puerto Rico. Isabela Teletype or other digital Station
Signal received in Asuncion, Paraguay.
For those needing it in written format.
All times in UTC
Europe
Times: 15:00 – 16:00, 18:00 - 19:00, 21:00 - 22:00, 13:00 -14:00
Frequencies:
North America
Times: 15:00 - 16:00, 13:00 -14:00.
Frequencies:
South-East Asia
Times: 05:00-06:00,
Frequencies:
Times: 10:00-11:00
Frequencies:
North-East Asia
Times: 04:00- 05:00, 06:00-07:00
Frequencies:
7220khz
9445khz
9740khz
Middle-East and North Africa
Times: 16:00-17:00,
Frequencies:
Times: 19:00-20:00
Frequencies:
Southern Africa
Times: 19:00-20:00
Frequencies:
Central & Southern America
Times: 04:00-05:00
Frequencies:
Times: 10:00-11:00
Frequencies:
I recently had to get a new garage RIP
I found this antenna and am not sure if it is worth keeping. I've been thinking of getting a radio and wasn't sure where to start and if this could be the kickstart I needed.
Any suggestions for where to read on starting this journey are welcome!
Recorded on October 22th 13.24 UTC on 15245kHz.
Hi, Is there better active loop antenna than Tecsun AN-48x? I don't have anything to compare with but it looks like the telescopic antenna of PL-330 works almost the same
Received on 1976 Grundig satellit 2100 using internal whip antenna