Board:   [DoveNet] HAM Radio
Subject: Shortwave
From:    Chris Krascek
Date:    Mon May 04, 2026 22:56

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  Re: Shortwave
  By: phigan to Chris Krascek on Tue Mar 10 2026 01:51 pm

 >   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 co
 >
 > 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 someti
 > 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
 >
I'm located SW Ontario Canada. I have tried with just the whip and the
longwire.. No go. Just static mainly. Its crazy because I did get all kinds of
channels then one day not so much. I used the map, indicates shading of your
area andwhat freq to turn to yet nothing. Ive varied the times and tried
during the day. It could just be that not a lot of countries are broadcasting.

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