SHORTWAVE RADIOS GAINING POPULARITY IN U.S. AGAIN

Detroit Free Press ^ | Nov 6, 2001 | MIKE WENDLAND

[John Farson]

The cool thing about the synch detector on the 2010 is that it helps when browsing around the dial. I manually advance the dial (in a set range of active freqs.)... and then flip the synch... it will point you right to the exact frequency they're broadcasting at.

If the signal isn't strong, the synch can make it sound worse.

[ScreamingFist]

It works well, but after finding out that 1 of the tubes is impossible to find or if you can find one it is a fortune, I just let it sit and look pretty."

Yes, the 1L6 usually costs about $30, but they can be found every where and there are numerous work arounds. Look here,

http://www.oselectronics.com/ose_p84.htm

[footstomper]

Evidently it is time to get out the old Hammerlund. I had sort of forgotten about having that. Got alot of good stuff all over on it.

[longleaf]

I've got three or four real cheap SW radios, but I can still get the BBC Caribbean transmissions pretty clearly on 5.975 MHz during the evening hours until 11 p.m. when they change to another frequency. I could probably get that one, too, if I knew what it was.

[eternity]

I have a Hammarlund 129-X. Nice when they made stuff here in the good ole USA. Evening time here on the East Coast BBC on 5.975 Mhz good signal. Also Voice of Russia on 7.180 Mhz in english broadcasted from transmitters in Siberia. Great stuff. Moving into the winter time will find low noise on the frequencies. Domestic WBCQ out of Maine 7.415 Mhz they play Jean Sheppard and his radio programs he did on WOR in New York.

[Mark17]

I am KJ6II, advanced class. Kenwood TS940s, into a 2 element tri band quad.

[Mark17]

Question to short-wave radio enthusiasts: what's the cheapest model that can be used to reliably get stations around the world?

Whatever you have, a good outdoor antenna always makes things better.

[Mark17]

Just how many Freepers are Hams?

There are a few of us around here. KJ6II

[Nogbad]

bump

[footstomper]

Well sigh- if I keep reading I am going to have to do something about the situation.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Wouldn't you think that anyone who wants to broadcast short wave would also want to stream onto the Internet?

[Indie]

Wouldn't you think that anyone who wants to broadcast short wave would also want to stream onto the Internet?

Not when the power [or the internet] is out..LOL.

[2.5 years too late]

[_Jim]

Wouldn't you think that anyone who wants to broadcast short wave would also want to stream onto the Internet?

It may actually be cheaper to purchase airtime (yes, any of these domestic broadcasters like Alex Jones purchase airtime from WWRB (Purchasing Airtime On WWRB) and do not own any transmitting facilities) at somewhere around 50 bucks an hour than directly source streaming audio on the web ... there are other considerations, too, such as shortwave broadcasting, per se, originating in the USA (on US soil) is intended, per FCC rules and regs in place for shortwave broadcasting, for broadcasting to *other* parts of the world - NOT an audience in the USA ...

This last aspect may, or may not, play into decisions to directly put 'streams' on the internet intended for US listenership (although domestic stations that carry Alex Jones's show may stream themselves).

We all *know* that Alex Jones broadcasts primarily to a US-based audience; I think he (and his broadcaster/transmitting service) is walking a very fine line (if not distinctly OVER that fine line) by purchasing airtime from a broadcaster whose purpose is to broadcast to the world - but carries program content distinctly aimed at a domestic US audience; the bunker-buddy crowd.

I suppose if someone were to 'raise a stink' with a complaint to the FCC about this the broadcaster (the guys who own and lease their 'air time' via their transmitter and license to Alex Jones et al) might get 'cold' feet' and refuse to sell him any more airtime targeted to that US-based audience ...

P.S. Alex Jones is now purchasing airtime from WWCR - perhaps for better coverage, perhaps for other reasons as mentioned above (I don't know; I'm only surmising now).