Using Yaesu FT-991A for Shortwave Listening - QRZ Forums
Aug 21, 2018 · Tuning around the bands and listening to shortwave stations with a Yaesu FT-991A ("shack-in-a-box") located in Northern California USA. The antenna is an Alpha-Delta DX-EE parallel dipole at 21 feet. KM6NTW , Aug 21, 2018
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Oct 9, 2020 · In what seems to be a small revival in shortwave broadcasting, three USA radio amateurs with careers in SWBC & telecom have posed serious concerns... Thread by: W0PV , Jul 9, 2020 , 120 replies, in forum: Amateur Radio News
Introduction to Olivia Digital Chat Mode - Raleigh Amateur Radio ...
Dec 18, 2023 · The first on-the-air tests were performed by two radio amateurs, Fred OH/DK4ZC and Les VK2DSG, on the Europe-Australia propagation path in the 20-meter shortwave radio amateur band. The tests proved that the Olivia protocol (or, digital mode) works well and can allow regular intercontinental radio contacts with as little as one-watt RF power ...
New to Shortwave (HF)? Daunted By Antenna Choices?
Nov 9, 2020 · Are you new to operating on the shortwave frequencies (or, high-frequencies--HF; 3 MHz to 30 MHz; 80m, 75m, 60m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m)? Is the prospect of figuring out a good HF antenna a bit daunting? Here’s a question that might be relevant: Does an amateur radio operator need to design a perfect antenna, in order to get on HF?
Ham Radio - Do antenna tuners help with shortwave listening?
Dec 20, 2021 · I have used a low power (cheap) antenna tuner to dramatically reduce the amount of images that are heard on 1960s portable solid state multi-band shortwave receivers, whose front end design often fails to reject intermod and other signals that are far from the frequency being monitored.
Reviewing the Elad FDM S2 Software Defined Radio - QRZ Forums
Aug 12, 2017 · Excellent Review of the Elad SDR. PS. I love you dropping the beats. I am a strong proponent of the SDR Radios and the UNBELIEVABLE clarity of audio. I can tell you first hand that ELAD is an excellent radio. In my opinion when comparing with other, much more expensive SDR radios it tops the Charts. I personally own an operate the ELAD FDM-DUO SDR.
Livestream: Olivia Digital Mode on HF | QRZ Forums
Sep 9, 2024 · The MFSK digital mode is designed for high-frequency (shortwave) communications, especially over the polar regions. See https://OliviaDigitalMode.org for full details. In this livestream, we have a few live two-way keyboard-to-keyboard chat via the 20-Meter amateur radio band.
Demonstration: Using FLDigi to Communicate with Olivia Digital …
Jan 3, 2018 · (The meaning of QSO on Wikipedia: An amateur radio contact, more commonly referred to as simply a "contact", is an exchange of information between two amateur radio stations.) While making quick work of getting DX stations into your logbook by exchanging callsigns, a signal report, and a grid square, the JT/FT modes (JT stands for Joe Taylor ...
Proposed Shortwave Broadcast Station Prompts Objection
Jul 9, 2020 · BY PAUL MCLANE PUBLISHED in Radio World: JULY 8, 2020 Elevation for proposed shortwave towers; see detailed original in the Parable filing. There’s a plan in the works to build a new international shortwave radio station in Illinois, one that would use the Digital Radio Mondiale modulation system.
Shortwave Listening Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL | QRZ Forums
Apr 12, 2020 · In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barns N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is - Passion of Shortwave Listening with Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL.