Short Wave Listening Fun

Shortwave listening demonstration. Hear a sampling of foreign and domestic broadcast stations, time standard signals, international air traffic, amateur (ham) radio voice and Morse code communications on a general coverage short wave radio.

The receiver is a Ten Tec T1253 kit. The antenna is a horizontal wire supportedd by trees connected to the receiver with coaxial cable. An antenna tuning unit is used to match the antenna to the receiver.

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[b5kalad]

hello, I am looking to get a short wave but I don't know where to shop and what to get. I would like to have one that can run off "off the grid" during a long term power outage. Also, maybe second one that is portable.

Any suggestions? Thank you,

[NG9D]

@b5kalad Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception, plus External Plug-in Antenna. Sony list $170. Amazon is selling today with free shipping for $131. Read the on-line reviews. I like mine a lot. One feature is "selectable" sideband. If you want to listen to the ham bands, this will be very usefull (it cuts the interference dramatically, compared to radios that receive both sidebands). I use rechargeable batteries & it does well "off the grid" ;-)

[senderjaeger]

Very nice video and demonstration. I didn't expect that such a simple kit receiver is capabable of such clean SW reception. If the set had only a more precise frequency readout... 73 from Germany

[NG9D]

@senderjaeger

Danke. Als ein Kind wollte ich einen "Knight Kit Ocean Hopper" bauen. Jetzt habe ich einen ähnlichen Empfänger gemacht und habe jugendlich gefühlt! Die besten Wünsche zu Ihnen in Deutschland.

Thanks. As a child, I wanted to construct a "Knight Kit Ocean Hopper". (That was a simple little regenerative shortwave radio sold as a kit). Now I made this similar Ten Tec receiver and felt like a kid again ;-) Best wishes to you in Germany. 73 de NG9D Lynn

[g0vqw]

Very nice Lynn,

You had a good selection of different signals there.Just goes to show what you can hear with an RX that is matched to it's antenna!

73 Sandy

[NG9D]

Hi Sandy, Thanks - your comment on matching the antenna to the receiver is spot-on! A resonant or tuned antenna makes a "world" of difference!! 73 Lynn NG9D . .

[carneiro970]

that is a very good receiver, keep it clean and perfect state to long many years to enjoy this exelent machine!! 73´s from portugal(PMR-1387(ESTAÇÃO CB ELECTRÓMAGNETICA) in ch 24 fm and 11 am!! merry cristmas and a happy new year to you!!!

[gor4897]

This is great.Thanks for the demonstration. Any idea where i can buy the diy kit or the schematics, would love to make one.

[owlsrock150]

great video.happy listening and wishing you clear skies!!!

[pesnyaozemle]

Great reception and well-composed receiver! I guess The first station on this video sounds like R. Portugal International.