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In times of power shortages, FReepers, can you post shortwave radio sites or links here?
12/3/2020 | Vanity

Posted on 12/03/2020 2:35:31 PM PST by ransomnote

We have no idea what kind of disruption might be headed our way.

Is it possible to share shortwave websites here or would that just point disrupters to locations to "take down."

A FReeper recently posted wishing to line up short-wave radio resources ahead of time.

FReepers/radioheads - can you offer advice, links? :)


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1 posted on 12/03/2020 2:35:31 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

Carrier pigeons. They worked in many a war. Maybe they will make a come back sometime.


2 posted on 12/03/2020 2:39:26 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve. DJT 11-07-20)
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Carrier pigeons. They worked in many a war. Maybe they will make a come back sometime.
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I hear they are delicious...XD

Actually looking for amateur radio links, and pigeon recipes.


3 posted on 12/03/2020 2:41:27 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote

Nice shortwave resource-

websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/m.html


4 posted on 12/03/2020 2:41:45 PM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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To: ransomnote

Bkmrk


5 posted on 12/03/2020 2:43:07 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: ransomnote

Bookmarked.


6 posted on 12/03/2020 2:44:05 PM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: ransomnote
Cal-I-Fornia here we come!


7 posted on 12/03/2020 2:44:49 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Responsibility2nd

Do you have any idea how long in time that would take to complete a thread. That poor pigeon making an arduous journey just to convey a message that says only BTTT.


8 posted on 12/03/2020 2:46:20 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: ransomnote

Thanks or this thread I have a shortwave radio that could be useful if I knew how to find the right settings for U.S. info.


9 posted on 12/03/2020 2:46:39 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: ransomnote

Pigeons are delicious. That’s what Captain Blackadder says.


10 posted on 12/03/2020 2:46:56 PM PST by captain_dave
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To: MomwithHope

Beautiful Shortwave radio and transciever....arrived this week! Yaesu FT DX 3000. Works as a transceiver with excellent RX and noise reduction and of course General RX for shortwave listening....Antenna is a Multi-Band Vertical DX COmmander from Callum McCormick in England.


11 posted on 12/03/2020 2:48:41 PM PST by abigkahuna (How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
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To: nascarnation

Let’s all chip in and buy JimRob a Megawatt transmitter, ship it to Fresno, and set it up as a mega-repeater.

All kidding aside. We need a select number of ham operators, one for each geographic area of the country. And a frequency that lay folk can tune in to at regular times. I think this was done in WW2. One-way transmission of news at top of the hour, certain times a day.


12 posted on 12/03/2020 2:49:01 PM PST by George from New England
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To: ransomnote
Find local repeaters closest to you and try to hit them

Repeater Book Data Base

13 posted on 12/03/2020 2:51:27 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: George from New England

Great idea.


14 posted on 12/03/2020 2:51:33 PM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: ransomnote
"... you have no idea how important you are."



15 posted on 12/03/2020 2:51:45 PM PST by Spirochete
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To: ransomnote

shortwave is different than ham no?


16 posted on 12/03/2020 2:55:03 PM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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no


17 posted on 12/03/2020 2:56:55 PM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: CodeToad

I am in Central Florida, so probably 200 miles around me. I got a 100 watt rig. Zip 33523


18 posted on 12/03/2020 2:58:20 PM PST by George from New England
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To: abigkahuna

“arrived this week!”

What zip are you at ? State ?


19 posted on 12/03/2020 2:59:12 PM PST by George from New England
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To: Pollard
shortwave is different than ham no?

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Will wait for knowledgeable people, experts to answer your question. Here's what I searched on the web:

Is ham radio AM or FM?
Frequency modulation, FM is used in many areas of amateur or ham radio, particular on the VHF and UHF bands as well as Ten Metres. Frequency modulation provides many advantages when used for amateur radio communications.
 
Why do they call it ham radio?
Amateur radio operators are also known as radio amateurs or hams. The term "ham" as a pejorative nickname for amateur radio operators was first heard in 1909 by operators in commercial and professional radio communities. The word was subsequently embraced by the operators, and stuck.
 
And this link looks good for noobs.
 

20 posted on 12/03/2020 3:00:08 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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