/r/shortwave

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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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Your Go to Radio

Aloha, I recently started a SubReddit and we have a post for everyone to come and post their Favorite, Go To Radio Right Now. Click on the link below and join in to Post your Favorite. Add a picture, show it in action or just let us know what your favorite radio is right now. All types of Shortwave Radios are welcome!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/GrundigShortwaveRadio/s/SWnfDGk8HM

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2024/12/02
22:17 UTC

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Mini Buzzer on 6930 Khz

I been listening to it for a few hour now, the buzzer is on for a few minuets then it goes silent for a few more minuets and then there is some sort of data transmission, has anyone else heard it transmit data? I am currently live streaming the frequency on YouTube if anyone is interested in listening to it https://youtube.com/live/Dr6W7wH-6-8

2 Comments
2024/12/02
20:20 UTC

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MOMENT OF TRUTH: what’s your trick?

Hello friends who love radio waves!

We know that this hobby has a lot of science and techniques involved, but each individual's personal experience also makes a big difference.

That said, share with us what are your best tricks and tips to get better results in radio listening, tuning, and/or useful workarounds!!

12 Comments
2024/12/02
18:45 UTC

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Raddy RE40

So I bought this neat little radio for ice fishing so I dont have to use up my cell phone. Not sure how to read the Short Wave dial. Am I to assassume if I want frequency 2757 lets say...that I go to band 2 and dial to 757? Thanks for the help.

10 Comments
2024/12/02
17:10 UTC

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China Radio International 41m band 7425kHz from Boston

00:45 UTC / 7:45pm ET 41m L4.5 G10 R5 China Radio International English language broadcast. 7425kHz weak signal, very noisy but not drifting. I strung up a longer antenna today, so this is coming in on an 82’ wire -> 9:1 unun -> RG8X to the receiver.

18 Comments
2024/12/02
02:05 UTC

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Can someone tell me what this sound is on shortwave?

I was listening to China radio international when I heard this weird tone. It sounds like a cartoon laser weapon. I kinda sounded like a stronger tone then a weaker tone responding to it. You dont noticed that in the video since I wasn't recording at that part but idk. Any thoughts or answers are appreciated

17 Comments
2024/12/02
01:14 UTC

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Rate My Reception Report

This is my first time ever posting. I'm open to any comments, ideas, and criticisms. I like to use a typewriter and I've been using this general format for about two weeks.

4 Comments
2024/12/01
22:42 UTC

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China Radio International 9645 KHz

China Radio International's English language service on 9645 KHz at 12:40 UTC 01 DEC 2024. Powerhouse signal received in the Pacific Northwest, USA using RSPlay's RSP-1A/SDRuno with a 20 meter length end fed random wire antenna.

4 Comments
2024/12/01
12:49 UTC

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Voice of Korea 11735Khz on a Panasonic RF-2200 and C.Crane reel Antenna

Received in Upstate NY. The Russian language broadcast of the Voice of Korea. Hooked to a 23 foot C.Crane reel antenna. Great signal tonight for this station. December 1st 2024.

2 Comments
2024/12/01
07:40 UTC

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NHK World Japan, @ 9:20PM, Northeast Wisconsin (PL-880 & MLA-30)

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2024/12/01
03:22 UTC

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Testing MLA-30+ for the first time without any modifications

Without making any changes, I installed the antenna as high as I could and as far as the coaxial cable allowed. I live in the capital of my country (Asunción, Paraguay) very close to the area with the highest concentration of people and all kinds of noise generators.

I was surprised how well it works on certain bands, the example video was on 31m and they are transmissions I had never captured, I also had good results on 25m and 41m. Other bands with a lot of background noise.

With my long cable I don't have the same results on the mentioned bands, but the long cable has better reception where the MLA-30+ is poor. My next job will be to replace the coaxial cable with a better one with BNC connectors and I will see if I can eliminate the 5V USB source, which according to what I read, generates a lot of noise.

My radio is a D-808, now I'm looking into some SDR options, maybe to test and practice, I bought the RTL-SDRv4

6 Comments
2024/12/01
00:53 UTC

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Icom Ic-r3 plus Hack rf with signal stick (ntsc)

18 Comments
2024/11/30
23:54 UTC

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Shortwave recievers w/RCA output, or passive speaker connections?

Guys, Although I'm not exactly new to SW (I was listening to Desert Storm on my first), I haven't been in such a situation for a long time, so I need some advice.

I'm building a new stereo system, and I want it complete. So I'm asking: Is there any modern SW that has either RCA or passive speaker outputs so I can run the sound through the external speakers? I saw photos of one, with both, but it was old; probably 50s, or 60s.

Any advice would be appreciated

- Kevin

4 Comments
2024/11/30
23:31 UTC

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Best frequency for Hal Turner in Texas

I know this guy sends his show to WBCQ and a station in Florida. What is the best signal and time of day to catch his show in northern Texas? Does he actually hate Jewish people or is that propaganda against him? I know he did time for supposedly threatening a judge.

18 Comments
2024/11/30
22:07 UTC

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15580 VOA from Africa in Toronto about 05:05 utc

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2024/11/30
05:21 UTC

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Just heard some weird parody sort of radio program on 6930 khz usb

My dad came across a sort of mock radio broadcast on 6930 khz and it talked about someone named something like Dick Bulger from Boston who was going to run for president. And then said something about llamas, played parts of popular songs, and a clip from a Joe Pesci movie. Then had this ridiculous ad for an obviously fake erectile dysfunction medicine. It was actually pretty funny and then it abruptly ended. I tried to look it up online and saw some brief mentions of it from the past, but not enough to know what this actually is. Does anyone know?

2 Comments
2024/11/29
22:57 UTC

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Need honest review of the “Eton Elite Executive” radio please.

This looks promising, but not sure if it’s just cheap plastic. Any advice appreciated. Is it worth the price? Thanks.

30 Comments
2024/11/29
18:52 UTC

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Hoping to get a functioning ITT Touring Pro 107 out of these three. First radio I had when I got into shortwave

3 Comments
2024/11/29
16:14 UTC

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NHK World-Japan direct from Japan to western Canada

17810 and 15195 kHz, ~0330 UTC on Nov. 29, 2024.

📻 Qodosen DX-286 with random wire 11 metres long clipped to the telescopic antenna, listening indoors in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2 Comments
2024/11/29
03:35 UTC

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32.567 MHz Unusual Signal

32.567 MHz at 0050 UTC from the Pacific Northwest, USA using SDRplay RSP-1A/SDRuno with 20 meters length end fed random wire antenna.

I have always included the higher HF, including the lower VHF portion in my daily shortwave listening habits. In 1963 I purchased my first shortwave radio, a multiband portable GE. By the time I was in high school I had found a couple better receivers, a Hallicrafters SX-11 Super Skyrider and an S-20R Sky Champion. Both tuned above 30 MHz, the S-20R up to 44 MHz. My forays above 28 MHz included tuning up to 42.92 MHz, our old State Police frequency. During periods of low solar activity only the locals, like pagers at 35 MHz, the Highway Department and State Police were audible. But during each 11 year cycle's peak there was some excitement to be heard between 30 and 44 MHz! During the late 1970's to early 1980's I was able to receive transpacific audio signals from both Russian and Chinese lower television channels via F2 Layer propagation. The low channels in Far East Russia and China had frequency assignments between 42 and 54 MHz. I was using an 8 element log Periodic Yagi antenna tuned for 46 - 54 MHz. I was young and starting my career and could not afford a multi-format TV monitor, which would have allowed me to receive the entire video signal, not just the audio. I was plenty happy with just receiving the audio though.

Today, many years later all has changed on those frequencies. I still spend time at the Dial between 30 and 44 MHz, although these days it's pretty slim pickin's. The old low band Russian and Chinese analog television stations have gone digital and migrated to UHF. The pagers, highway maintenance, and State Police have all moved to UHF/P25.

Yesterday afternoon I caught this very interesting signal, almost 200 KHz in width, coming in between 32.450 and 32.650 MHz. It was propagating just above the MUF, via the F2 Layer. I received the signal between 0040 - 0110 UTC, centered around 4:50 o'clock PM local. Propagation hasn't changed over decades where I live and I'm quite familiar with the behavior of the upper HF spectrum during Fall and Winter. Propagation at 5 PM local favors to the west, Hawaii, Guam, Japan, and later into China, Vietnam, Mongolia, and finally central Russia if the Solar Flux is high enough and there is a low K-Index.

I looked for the signal again today, and sure enough it faded in about 0015 UTC, or 4:15 PM local time. Very strong about 0040 UTC, it had faded out by 0100 UTC.

Anyone have an idea as to what this signal might be? It looks and sounds a bit like some of the Over the Horizon Radar, especially the ones for tracking meteors. It just that the bandwidth seems too wide. Your thoughts are most welcome.

17 Comments
2024/11/29
01:28 UTC

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Radio Educación, 6185 kHz at 0900 UTC

Good reception tonight for Radio Educación. They typically play one or more album sides with only rare interruptions. CFRX from Canada has also been coming in well on 6070 kHz. Have Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate.

13 Comments
2024/11/28
09:36 UTC

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Ats 25 max decoder

Is it normal for the Ats 25 Max Decoder that every time I turn the device off and on, the date and time always reset to zero?

6 Comments
2024/11/28
02:10 UTC

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Broadcasting on shortwave

I'm curious about broadcasting on shortwave and if the feds will freak out as much about an F-Bomb getting dropped on SW as opposed to FM or MWAM broadcasts. I was thinking about seeing if I could create a show that would mix discussions about current events alongside technology discussions. I do sometimes curse like a sailor in real life, so I don't know if I would need some kind of delay. I want ask John Jurasek (Report of the Week) about how he transmits his show from Florida up to WWCR near Nashville (my guess would be through the Internet).

35 Comments
2024/11/28
01:31 UTC

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