Actually not even sure I joined the right website, as I do not have some sophisticated shortwave receiver. Just an ordinary radio with FM, MW, LW and Shortwave.
Basically bought it because I travel a lot and hoped to receive worldwide broadcast on BBC, Deutsche Welle, etc. on shortwave.
However I was staggered to see I could hardly receive any station at all, on the whole range of SW maybe one or two stations, but extremely weak, really expected dozens.
Very peculiar indeed!
The radio even has a connection for external aerial, tried using that as well, but still virtually nothing.
Also there is virtually nothing to be received on MW either, also strange.
Only thing that seems to receive anything with reasonable strength is in FM with local radio stations.
I am stumped by all this and just cannot understand it.
Perhaps something to do with location, although I would not have thought so, as shortwave should be able to be received anywhere in the world.
Well, I am not exactly an expert in SW, hence my question.
I am presently in the Dominican Republic and infrastructure here is pretty primitive with electric cables all over the place, could this be having an effect?
There is a crackling noise on the whole medium wave for example.
So hope someone may be able to put me right here,even if I am not on the correct website, any advice gratefully received
Basically bought it because I travel a lot and hoped to receive worldwide broadcast on BBC, Deutsche Welle, etc. on shortwave.
However I was staggered to see I could hardly receive any station at all, on the whole range of SW maybe one or two stations, but extremely weak, really expected dozens.
Very peculiar indeed!
The radio even has a connection for external aerial, tried using that as well, but still virtually nothing.
Also there is virtually nothing to be received on MW either, also strange.
Only thing that seems to receive anything with reasonable strength is in FM with local radio stations.
I am stumped by all this and just cannot understand it.
Perhaps something to do with location, although I would not have thought so, as shortwave should be able to be received anywhere in the world.
Well, I am not exactly an expert in SW, hence my question.
I am presently in the Dominican Republic and infrastructure here is pretty primitive with electric cables all over the place, could this be having an effect?
There is a crackling noise on the whole medium wave for example.
So hope someone may be able to put me right here,even if I am not on the correct website, any advice gratefully received