This is a pretty obscured category of information! As a HAM of just maybe a year and a half, this explanation was never really offered anywhere else like this! Thanks for the help, you've cleared up a LOT of confusion for a LOT of HAMs!!!
I also just purchased a Tecsun PL-660 from Amazon, and this tutorial series has been extremely helpful even after all these years for a beginner like me that never even heard of shortwave. Shoutout to this channel! Cheers
Thanks very much! Very helpful video. Could you please provide the links for the other lessons in your beginners series? I scrolled through your channel videos and couldn't find all of them. Thanks again!
I have a little Shortwave Receicer that can do SSB too. With a BFO. When I tune into a Signal in LSB, it is that when I tune up, the Voice will sound more high-pitched and when I tune down, the Voice will sound more low-pitched. In USB the Opposite is the Case.. When I tune up, the Voice will sound more low-pitched and when I tune down, the Voice will sound more high-pitched. This is how I notice the Difference, if a Signal is USB or LSB.
anyone interested in a few facts. 1. most radios are twice as sensitive in ssb than am. 2. tuning a weak am signal can be enhanced by tuning the am station then selecting upper or lower ssb mode. Upper or lower ssb may allow better reception due to moving away from adjacent interfering signals, real or images. I use equipment with selectable ssb and has no bfo.
Moving away from interference OK, but most of all it helps coping with selective fading by reinserting a carrier when the original one was destroyed by fading.
What is the difference between SSB and SW? I have the Tecsun PL-310 ET and has no SSB. Thanks for the videos too. I have learned quite a bit watching. TY
Well technically CW is for Morse Code, but it does work in a similar way as SSB in creating a Carrier in the receiver for reception, also CW often has a much smaller bandwith size, since there is no voice but only tones
Excellent instruction/tutorial. QUESTION: If I attach a length of wire (antenna) to my radio, how would I be able to determine what frequencies/bands I should be able to receive??? Let's say, for example, a 16 foot length of wire. Thanks!!!
hello, can i do anything good with a panasonic rf 2200 ? i just repaired this radio, i had gotten from my grand father, i remember seeing this radio at his house when i was 10... 35 years ago... heh and now i got it working, but i havnt been able to really hear much so far,.. any pointers, ima gunna watch the rest of your parts, this is the 1st i've seen so far, thx
Hello i've just bought SONY ICF SW 7600 GR and can not listen to any stations except local FM , though never tried night listening , besides that a purchase did not include a manual .I got no knowledge of the short waves radios , so please prompt whether SW tuning search in this parcticular part of the World makes any sense .Cheers from Poland .
in Poland there are a lot of shortwave radio signals to listen to, you need to listen to in the evening and night time, also, you might have too much interference from your electronic devices, take it to a park and try to listen there
I prefer an analog type radio. I have a similar digital radio like his and it goes quiet when tuning. This misses weak stations often like nothing is on the air when auto tuning scan mode.
CW stands for continuous wave, meaning morse code. I'm just guessing here but your radio probably limits the bandwidth in CW mode for pinpoint accuracy, which allows for greater sensitivity. DSB means double side band but without the carrier, which is usually reserved for radio data systems.
