BK>>  I have been trying to get back into SWLing. My receivers are not
 BK>>  top of the line, but not bottom, and I have done well with worse
 BK>>  in the past.

 BK>>  As I scan through the bands I am finding few stations, other
 BK>>  than apparently Spanish stations or Radio Cuba. Has Shortwave
 BK>>  Broadcasting been that badly abandoned? Or am I just not finding
 BK>>  them. I have tried most of the bands, several times a day. All
 BK>>  of them once in a while.

 JR> Sounds like you've just had bad luck listening sessions.

 I suspect it's location. I suspect this apartment building is
 filled with metal and electrical interference.

 JR> I've only had the 40USD Sangean budget analog dial sw
 JR> receivers and I still have some pretty good listening

 I am using two digitally tuned receivers. I am not pleased. The
 jumps as you tune are annoying.

 JR> sessions. I can often pick up programs from WBCQ the
 JR> planet, www.wbcq.com. And this helps enhance my hits

 That is a US station. I can receive those quite well.

 JR> http://www.earthsignals.com/swfreqs.html I still get some
 JR> insteresting random hits, the Netherland, Japan, and Sweden
 JR> have had some interesting programming in English.

 I'll check out that website. Thanks.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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