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Old 03.25.2006, 06:11 PM   #21
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Could be. That's a popular frequency for pirates, as is 6925KHz. They could be domestic or foreign, most likely domestic since a lot of them run low power.
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Old 04.02.2006, 04:29 PM   #22
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CRI have just informed me that today in Thailand is election day. Happy voting, Thai boardies!
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I don't get it.. how do I pick up this stuff?
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Old 04.02.2006, 04:41 PM   #24
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With a short wave radio.

Or you can stream some of them at World Radio Network.
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Old 04.02.2006, 04:47 PM   #25
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Where do I get a short wave radio? Or do I have to make one?
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Old 04.02.2006, 04:48 PM   #26
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You can buy them. They used to be quite common, but not anymore. Any radio shop should have a few though.
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Old 04.02.2006, 04:50 PM   #27
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I'll keep an eye out for them.
I remember this thread from the old board and I think this stuff is really interesting.
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I want this.

 
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Old 04.02.2006, 09:48 PM   #29
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Well what are you all using?

My two main RX's are:
http://www.rigpix.com/icom/ic746.htm
http://www.rigpix.com/rs-realistic/realistic_dx394.htm
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Old 04.02.2006, 09:55 PM   #30
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I have thiss:
 


I want the Satellit 800 Millenium (as pictured before).

And I used to have an older version of the Sony ICW (not pictured).

Flanger, how much did you pay for those?

I want something along the lines of that, but I can't afford the top performing ones at all. It gets mighty expensive!
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Old 04.02.2006, 09:58 PM   #31
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I got the RS one on closeout for about 200 bucks, I think. They're super-modifiable and available on the used market for a little bit of money.

The Icom was $1k. It transmits too, all over the place.
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Old 04.02.2006, 10:00 PM   #32
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Wow, 1K? Well worth it?

How difficult are they to operate?
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Old 04.02.2006, 10:08 PM   #33
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Well, it's not worth it unless you're going to use it as a transceiver, if you want my opinion on it, and you need a license to do that. Some HF transceivers have really really really good receivers in them but that's still half a radio you don't need (transmitter).

It's not difficult to operate for normal tuning and stuff, there are filters for the receiver which I know I've never even skimmed the manual on how to use because I don't need to, really.

I bought it because I'm licensed to use some of the frequencies it covers in transmit and it was a lot nicer having a shortwave radio that also doubled as a HF/VHF transmitter than separate equipment.

The RS one is basically what most people would need for decent shortwave listening, minus a few outboard accessories maybe. There are other/better desktop-style receivers out there, but unless you're chasing really really rare and low signal stuff out there, you don't need something fancy.
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Old 04.02.2006, 10:11 PM   #34
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Do you broadcast something?
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Old 04.02.2006, 10:13 PM   #35
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Nah. I mentioned a pirate frequency a few posts back and if I clip a diode in the Icom, it'll transmit on that frequency...which is illegal to do but I've thought about doing it just to have my own radio station.

I used to have a lot of other dorky radio friends that were local to me and we'd got on the radio and chat for hours on end. Basically like this board.
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Old 04.09.2006, 05:30 PM   #36
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Sonics on the shortwave!!! (maybe)

So this is Sonic-related, but it really belongs in this thread.

This from the front page:
SY LIVE ON RADIO FRANCE APRIL 19 AND LIVE IN PARIS APRIL 20
Sonic Youth will perform live on 'Le Mouv' on Radio France to debut songs from their new album 'Rather Ripped' April 19. The performance is at 9pm Paris time. For more information and a chance for tickets, visit the Radio France site. SY will also be playing one show in Paris April 20 . The show is at the Nouveau Casino and tickets are on sale now at FNAC and through ticketnet.fr.


Though I don't know if Radio France is the same as Radio France International. I would assume so? Unfortunately its a rarity that I ever pick up Radio France. I have heard it before though. Not sure where or when. Perhaps it will be streamed?
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Old 06.08.2006, 01:50 PM   #37
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According to Radio Sweden, the Swedish government's computer system has been affected by hackers for the second time this week. The hackers are apparantly angry about the government trying to crack down on illegal downloading etc.
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Today I recieved a QSL verification card from Radio Habana Cuba. Its not everyday you get mail from Cuba! They also inserted a nice little letter, and information on essay contests with the winner getting a free trip to Cuba. I'm going to enter just for kicks. But by far the best thing they sent me is a 2006 calender celebrating '80 anos Fidel'. I guess Fidel turns 80 this year? I would have guessed he was older. But its neat. Something you'd never see anywhere but Cuba, and now....Omaha, Nebraska too. Crazy.
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I forgot to mention - for a long time, until recently, there has been a noise at 4.60 on the 50m band. Just a regular noise, I assumed it to be interference from a stellar object.

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Not sure what the noise you're picking up is. Sometimes stations that broadcast world time will make a steady sounding noise. Could be that.

4.62, on the 60m band, I'm picking it up again. I'm guessing at somesort of cosmological/stellar body. Noise for a second, off for a second.

Quasars pulse, don't they? Do they ever cause interference? I have no idea about their pulse patterns.

Mybe I'm the only person in the world who ever hears it. It's probably my fridge.
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