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Jonny 290 posted:Ugh, so tired of coming in to share sad news. Sir Mix-A-Lot likes to get down on the shortwaves so there's that ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRTab_MZJ_A&feature=youtu.be
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Here's some condensed shortwave for newbies. It's pirate radio, crazy religious, creepy kids singing, single sideband (so terrible sound quality, more so) and it just appears wherever it drat well feels like it! Not my recording but I am using it for a ringtone now. http://amdxer.com/download/DX_Audio_Clips_Other/6075%20kHz%20AM%20YHWH%2023NO13%200228-0232%20UTC.mp3 http://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/YHWH
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QPZIL posted:It's been a long time since I've looked into it (and a lot time since the OP was written), but what is the current best entry-level radio? And is Shortwave still prevalent enough to warrant getting into it? I know that a number of stations have shut down. If that is your price range the PL-600 is a great deal. Also in that range is the Kaito 1103, I've had mine for 5 years now and still works great. It seems if you go much lower in price you lose SSB which is needed for pirate crazies, amateur radio, 2-way comms and morse code/digital stuff. Another investment to make is an antenna, loop antennas are hard to beat if space is an issue. You can make them, cited in the op, or buy one for pretty cheap like this Degen DE13.
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Mar 24, 2014 16:38
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De Nomolos posted:So if you were recommending a cheap set for a newcomer with no experience who doesn't want to sink much into an initial set, would you recommend RadioShack's in-house stuff? I use an old inherited Zenith set party for the fun of repairing it, so I'm not up on the recent stuff. I had to look at their website, it's been so long since I stepped foot in a Radio Shack store. Their $20-30 radios are priced similar to places like Amazon or eBay so why not. They are limited frequencies, no SSB and only the real strong signals will make the whip. Still a great way to get your feet wet in shortwave, I have two under $20 radios (one analog, one digital freq counter) and I'll use them to quickly gloss the dials to see what's out there. You don't need much of a setup to bring in religious crazies, Cuba and many foreign language stations.
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nmfree posted:So... here's something: It was coming in great this afternoon in Maryland. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SAzpX0xEk0
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freelop posted:Hope this is the right place to ask: It's very possible, probably a nearby AM station or CBer. A ferrite core on the speaker wire could help, only like $2 from Radio Shack.
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Apr 10, 2014 13:56
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Looks like the number stations people have found The Buzzer! Not nearly as creepy and guarded as the old site it seems. http://priyom.org/blog/real-buzzer-site-found!.aspx
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May 18, 2014 22:14
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General Tofu posted:The Fourth Beast: Combining the Power of the Lion and Bear on WWCR, 5.890 MHz Brother Stair  is 24/7 insanity on many shortwave frequencies, if you can't hear him your radio is broken.
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Dec 6, 2014 19:06
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shoplifter posted:I'm reading UVB-76 is offline? I know it's happened before, but some interesting timing for that. Probably bad reception at the SDR receiver site or the stream(s) are down. As of a few days ago I was hearing a faint UVB-76 buzz in Maryland.
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This is pretty exciting! http://artbell.com/art-bells-new-show-faq/ Q. Will Art be on Shortwave radio? A. In fact yes! We have made a deal with a shortwave station out of Tennessee, WTWW on 5,085 khz, a good frequency to be heard at that time of night. They will carry just the LIVE portion of the show.
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May 18, 2015 12:46
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java posted:Haven't listened to shortwave in quite sometime and decided to tune in last night. Holy poo poo, there is a lot more racist-flavored crazy than I remember. 80 meter amateur radio or 'Pastor' Pete Peters?
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Jul 24, 2015 20:54
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java posted:It was at 3185 khz. Looking it up, might have been the overcomer ministry? Might have, depends on the hour. WWRB has been airing other religious nutters recently on 3185. They become way too familiar the more you get into the hobby. It'll be a weird day if I ever turn on a shortwave radio and Brother (overcomer) is nowhere to be heard! Then again Peter Peters and Gene Scott have been dead for years and they still haunt the dial 
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When it comes to shortwave religious nutters this program has to be the most metal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcETroAozlo Not my clip, but always weird fun when I stumble upon it.
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Europe allows lower powered broadcasting utilizing former state owned facilities; not sure why North America ceases facilities then immediately tears them apart (looking at you Sackville and VOA).
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Not 100% shortwave related, but shortwave radio is apart of it! http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-voice-of-america-232442 Also this hurts, http://swling.com/blog/2016/12/radio-australia-to-end-shortwave-broadcast-service-on-january-31-2017/ Since I live in a noisy townhouse neighborhood now I've been doing most of my shortwave listening on these. http://websdr.org/ http://sdr.hu/ Cheating I know, but only so much shortwaving I can do outside now that winter's hit.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Living in a mid level crowded apartment sucks for ham and shortwave radio. I cant pick up poo poo, but that link ought to keep me entertained for a bit. Not nearly as bad but my townhouse drives me to webSDRs a lot. Love I can tune a Japan based receiver to North Korea's nuttiness, can't quite get that reception on my Degen 1103 on the east coast. In semi-positive news a new shortwave station coming and it's in the U.S.; downside is it'll be another religious broadcaster .... http://swling.com/blog/2017/03/kimf-a-new-shortwave-broadcasting-station-in-nevada/
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Mar 26, 2017 01:22
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AnimalChin posted:I'm a stupid dumby. Will shortwave radios scan channels and stop if they find something? Kind of like how my car can find KFMW TODAYS HITS! radio? Or do I need to sit there and spin a dial through static until angry preacher man yells at me? Most digital radios will scan except for the really cheap ones.
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Not quite shortwave, but vacationing in the Florida Keys and the Cuban AMs are local signal strength. These are usually stations I hear with low to moderate quality at night in central Maryland. Totally jamming to Cuban easy listening music (AM 530) on the beach with my Grundig G5.
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