Wooferton Transmitting Station – This is London Calling . . .

Obviously the glory days of the BBC World Service are done and long gone . . . A decent article about Wooferton transmitting station can be FOUND HERE ON WIKI – And here’s a quick clip of Wooferton carrying some Radio Farda programming – 9/01/25 1600 South Dakota time – 2100 UTC . . .Continue reading “Wooferton Transmitting Station – This is London Calling . . .”

Friday Music – A Little Southern Rock

A lot of groups and great music was a part of what made southern rock popular – many artists contributed to the “genre” through their influence on many of the bands – maybe I will dig through a pile of YouTube stuff and do another Friday Music or two on the artists and bands thatContinue reading “Friday Music – A Little Southern Rock”

SCANKING HF Discone – not a re-hash . . .

So I actually covered this in a post – <<<CLICK HERE>>> – this is just some thoughts on the antenna – not the best performer until you get above 30Mhz – it does work below 30 – but it is a compromise – it performs quite well for VHF and UHF – haven’t found anythingContinue reading “SCANKING HF Discone – not a re-hash . . .”

Blanketing – The Reason Summer Daytime HF Radio is So Bad

Bruce – there must be something wrong with my radio / antenna / “set-up” – I’m not hearing hardly anything !! Well – Maybe it is not so much YOUR “set-up” or antenna or radio – Remember folks – just as real estate values are dependent on 3 things more than anything else – LocationContinue reading “Blanketing – The Reason Summer Daytime HF Radio is So Bad”