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    From Fringe@VERT to All on Mon Feb 6 18:54:11 2017
    I've been ...

    Scanning shortwave on a analogue set for nearly a year.

    Caught more than 50 broadcasts, numerous from China and Cuba.

    Made contact with a VEC.

    I want to take it inland ona 40m or 80m set ..

    I am also looking for a good WiFi booster, a good antenna, and a chip to link it to a phone or device.

    Any recommendations ?

    Please advise.
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  • From Chris Krascek@VERT/RICKSBBS to All on Mon Mar 9 23:06:27 2026
    Hi all,

    Not quite HAM but.. related. Anyone here also do shortwave?
    I'm curious if you had any luck getting any broadcasts. At one point I could get quite a few at night with a couple during the day but now-- nothing at all comes in. Could be general noise from wifi and cell towers that interfere, I'm not sure. Im using a Sony 7600 with a long wire strung (that's new as I never needed anything more than the antenna on board.

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  • From Mortar@VERT/EOTLBBS to Chris Krascek on Tue Mar 10 12:07:18 2026
    Re: Shortwave
    By: Chris Krascek to All on Mon Mar 09 2026 23:06:27

    Anyone here also do shortwave?

    Yo!

    I'm curious if you had any luck getting any broadcasts.

    All the time.

    At one point I could get quite a few at night with a couple during the day but now-- nothing at all comes in...Im using a Sony 7600 with a long wire strung (that's new as I never needed anything more than the antenna on board.

    Short answer: Go back to the radio's antennae, but if you want to avoid the hassles of external antennaes and signal propagation, use the various online SDR networks. Whereever you want to listen, there's probably an SDR you can listen in on. AFAIK, none of them have a phone app, so you'll need a real computer.
    Go back to the radio's Go back to the radio's

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  • From phigan@VERT/TACOPRON to Chris Krascek on Tue Mar 10 13:51:29 2026
    Re: Shortwave
    By: Chris Krascek to All on Mon Mar 09 2026 11:06 pm

    Not quite HAM but.. related. Anyone here also do shortwave?
    I'm curious if you had any luck getting any broadcasts. At one point I could

    It probably makes a big difference where you are geographically. I'm in Phoenix, and I have the same luck. Once in a while I can find a broadcast or two at certain times.. Faintly, of course. It's usually religion, but sometimes it's weird foreign music (rarely). And then sometimes, just nothing.
    There are some SW schedules online.. They haven't really helped me much, though. It's probably different on the East coast, or maybe further up North.

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