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What is Shortwave Radio?
Well you listen to AM and FM stations at your house or in a car. Shortwave radio or SWL for short (shortwave listening) is similar but you can receive stations from across the world. In the US you can hear radio stations from England, Russia, Canada, Cuba, China and so many other countries in english and many native tongues. Shortwave radio signals bounce off different layers of the atmosphere and can be received in another part of the world. This is why time off day plays a big role in what is the best frequency to listen to a certain radio transmission. The shortwave radio spectrum is made of groups of frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz. Lower frequencies are best at early morning and late evenings. And higher frequencies are best during day hours. |
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Why Shortwave Radio ?
No other type of public broadcast can offer you news and information from around the world anytime of day for free like shortwave. If you are looking for a different perspective on the news and current events or looking to expand yourself and views or just looking to listen to music or a talk show from a different country then you need to add one to your home or office. Plus you can be kept informed during power outages caused by storms or extreme weather because most if not all portable shortwave radio's run on batteries and require alot less juice to run then portable tv's and computers. |
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How do I Listen?
The first thing to do is get a radio. You can either build or buy. There are many radio's for different budgets, new and used from $10 bucks on up to hundreds of dollars.Shortwave Radio Ebay Search Or you can build a kit or Homebrew a radio with plans located on the internet. The next thing is the antenna . The bigger the better. If you can get a wire outside the house and away from "electronic noise" it will make a big improvement over the indoor telescoping antenna found on most portable radios. |
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Shortwave Bands
- 11 meters – 25.67–26.10 MHz – Very little broadcasting activity in this band. Day reception tends to be poor, night reception nonexistent. This band could be used for daytime 'single hop' regional coverage, but very few broadcast transmitters and anteannas function in this band. Not to be confused with the Citizen's Band 11-meter allocation, which in most countries runs from 26.965 MHz to 27.405 MHz.
- 13 meters – 21.45–21.85 MHz – Short range during day, very little night. Similar case to 11 meters, but long distance daytime broadcasting keeps this band humming in the Asia-Pacific region.
- 15 meters – 18.90–19.02 MHz – Seldom used.
- 16 meters – 17.48–17.90 MHz – Day reception good, night reception varies seasonally, with summer being the best.
- 19 meters –15.00–15.825 MHz – Day reception good, night reception variable, best during summer. Time stations such as WWV are clustered around 15 MHz.
- 22 meters – 13.57–13.87 MHz – Similar to 19 meters; best in summer.
- 25 meters – 11.50–12.16 MHz – Generally best during summer; said to be ideal during the period before and after sunset.
- 31 meters – 9250–9995 kHz – Good year-round night band; seasonal during the day, with best reception in winter. Time stations are clustered around 10 MHz.
- 41 meters – 7100–7600 kHz – Reception varies by region – reasonably good night reception, but few transmitters in this band are targeted to North America.
- 49 meters – 5800–6300 kHz – Good year-round night band; daytime reception is lacking.
- 60 meters – 4400–5100 kHz – Mostly used locally in tropical regions, though usable at night. Time stations are clustered around 5000 kHz.
- 75 meters – 3900–4050 kHz – Mostly used in Eastern Hemisphere, not widely received in the Americas.
- 90 meters – 3200–3400 kHz – Mostly used locally in tropical regions, with limited long-distance reception at night.
- 120 meters – 2300–2495 kHz – Mostly used locally in tropical regions, with time stations clustered around 2500 kHz. Not technically a shortwave band; resides in the upper reaches of the mediumwave band.
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