Hello!
After finally giving up on trying to find anything worth listening to on SW and finding banter about antennas do be deathly dull on the ham bands, I'd like to see if I can pick up some voice transmissions either on AM or SSB.
So far, in all my dial spinning on my JRC NRD 545 connected to a 100 foot outside longwire I've never once picked up an aircraft or coast guard or any other voice transmission. Then again, this probably due to timing, lack of knowledge of "where to scan", or just dumb luck.
Given my location (in Boston), can any recommend certain frequencies or frequency ranges where I may pick this stuff up? I know the receiver is receiving because it picks up tons of machine-made signals outside the SW bands.
Jeff in Boston
After finally giving up on trying to find anything worth listening to on SW and finding banter about antennas do be deathly dull on the ham bands, I'd like to see if I can pick up some voice transmissions either on AM or SSB.
So far, in all my dial spinning on my JRC NRD 545 connected to a 100 foot outside longwire I've never once picked up an aircraft or coast guard or any other voice transmission. Then again, this probably due to timing, lack of knowledge of "where to scan", or just dumb luck.
Given my location (in Boston), can any recommend certain frequencies or frequency ranges where I may pick this stuff up? I know the receiver is receiving because it picks up tons of machine-made signals outside the SW bands.
Jeff in Boston