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    From BOB KLAHN@1:123/140 to ALL on Mon Oct 27 12:41:00 2014

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

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

    Though I seem to be getting even more religious stations than
    before.

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

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  • From Josh Roybal@1:18/200 to Bob Klahn on Mon Oct 27 17:37:02 2014
    BOB KLAHN wrote to ALL <=-

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

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

    Sounds like you've just had bad luck listening sessions. I've only had
    the 40USD Sangean budget analog dial sw receivers and I still have some
    pretty good listening sessions. I can often pick up programs from WBCQ
    the planet, www.wbcq.com. And this helps enhance my hits
    http://www.earthsignals.com/swfreqs.html
    I still get some insteresting random hits, the Netherland, Japan, and Sweden have had some interesting programming in English.

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  • From BOB KLAHN@1:123/140 to JOSH ROYBAL on Wed Nov 12 20:06:00 2014

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

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

    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.

    I've only had the 40USD Sangean budget analog dial sw
    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.

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

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

    http://www.earthsignals.com/swfreqs.html I still get some
    insteresting random hits, the Netherland, Japan, and Sweden
    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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