shortwave question

[browning]

i asked this in another thread and was told to come to this board. i'll just copy n paste it here:


some basic shortwave models i've found say they get AM, FM, SSB and "continuous shortwave". what does continuous shortwave mean? is it a modulation mode?

also, the current shortwave model i have (and my first. this is the one that got me interested in shortwave the grundig FR200) does not get the ham radio, utility stations etc that are supposed to be on shortwave. however, since this model doesn't have SSB, i'm guessing this is the problem? what is it in the radio specifically that enables SSB reception?

and lastly, when i do get a dedicated shortwave radio, what othe rmodulation modes should it be able to receive (besides AM and SSB?)

[hoser147]

Browning in your last thread you said you wanted something to listen to Police and Weather and so on..........Go Back to your last post and read thru it again Thanks Hoser

[zz0468]

Originally Posted by browning

and lastly, when i do get a dedicated shortwave radio, what othe rmodulation modes should it be able to receive (besides AM and SSB?)

AM and SSB are all you really "need". FM is completely useless in an HF receiver except for the upper end of the 10 meter ham band (around 29.7 mhz).

[nexus]

continuous shortwave most likely means that there are no gaps within the shortwave bands. So if a radio says it does continuous shortwave, you won't lack any of the frequencies used in shortwave broadcasting.

It's not a mode, its just a way of saying the radio will cover all of the shortwave freqs.