3 from The Official SWL Channel

These 3 will help get you started with that new shortwave that hopefully Santa is bringing . . .

And of course you can always <<<CLICK HERE>>> and go to the YouTube channel and do some binge watching there . . .

Shortwave radio 101 beginner series : Why use multiple bandwidths and what they do

Shortwave 101 beginners series : How to Identify what you are listening to tips and tricks

Shortwave 101 beginners series : How do I find unusual signals tips and tricks

the fun part of SDR radios is you can see in the waterfall the various signal types

Picked up an SDRPLAY RSPdx-R2 from Ham Radio Outlet – Oh My! – ( had what turned out to be a minor but frustrating issue – software related – and the folks at HRO were very helpful in resolving it ) I have been an aficionado of Airspy and the SDR# software for sometime now – the SDRPLAY seems to be at the very least a moderately better radio – the software – SDRUNO – is a step or three above any of the software I have used to date – quite a “suite” of software – the best part – there is no screwing around with USB drivers to install it!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Everything You Should Know About Secret Numbers Stations & How To Listen

When the government says that you shouldn’t be interested in listening to something then that’s when you 100% should be listening to whatever it is – just saying . . .

If you want to head down the rabbit hole – here are three sites to start with HERE – HERE – or HERE . . . I am not responsible for any of you folks losing sleep – forgetting to eat etc. – just saying . . .

Chasing numbers stations can become quite addictive. And then you can start chasing pirate stations in your spare time – or navigation beacons – or . . . LOL!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Furusato No Kaze / Japan

Caught this at approximately 14:50 UTC – 16 November @ 9.560mhz – best results were on the random wire.

And a short clip – audio was almost sketchy – they are running 300KW and for this time of day and conditions they are doing a decent job with it – I will figure this video stuff out eventually – really I will . . .

I had read about this issue in the past – here’s a shot of Paul Simmonds page – Link HERE . . .

Folks – if anybody says “there’s nothing on shortwave” – chances are they bought a $30 dollar pocket radio on amazonia and don’t really have a clue what they are doing . . . there is site after site – on the utube as well as static pages on how do do “this” – it’s really no magic or mystery to it – like anything else – there is a right way and a wrong way – you will tend to have more success at SWL by doing it as right as you can . . .

Slowly working through the bird’s nest of wiring on the bench – think really BAD cast with a bait caster – that will get you in the ball park – LOL! Going to be stupid busy this next week – we are doing Thanksgiving dinner here – next Sunday – Yippee Skippy and all that stuff – will try to get you folks something up for tonight and Sunday – but time is becoming a rare commodity at this point . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!