IndianaChad
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- Joined
- May 13, 2010
- Messages
- 4
I used to listen to SW regularly but have not done so for about 10 years now. I received a C Crane-SW radio as a gift and have to say I love the AM and FM section on it. Great reception and sound. My problem is SW reception. I live in southern Indiana right across from Louisville. KY and can not pull in any of WWCR's stations at all. No matter what time of day or night. I like some of the programs they carry (not the religious stuff but the conspiracy shows like Alex Jones).
I attached about 40' of small diameter insulated wire to the whip with an alligator clip and still no reception. I thought maybe it was the radio so I lugged out my ancient Zenith 7000 Transoceanic. No luck there either. I guess many of the stations I used to listen to are off the air now. Seems all I get up and down the dial is preaching. No more VOA, BBC, or anything interesting. I have been able to pull in Radio China and Radio Havanna around 0100 EDT. For what it's worth I always run my radios on batteries as I get severe interference when running anything on line cord here. Maybe living in an apartment hinders it. Just wondering if anybody in the Louisville metro area is receiving WWCR now. I know they are up and running per their website.
I've noticed that over the last ten years my scanning reception has gone way down as well. Using just the provided antenna I used to could listen to the railroads talking about 40 miles away, now I'm lucky to get them 5 miles away. Too many cell phones and other garbage I guess now. Thanks for any input and help.
Chad
I attached about 40' of small diameter insulated wire to the whip with an alligator clip and still no reception. I thought maybe it was the radio so I lugged out my ancient Zenith 7000 Transoceanic. No luck there either. I guess many of the stations I used to listen to are off the air now. Seems all I get up and down the dial is preaching. No more VOA, BBC, or anything interesting. I have been able to pull in Radio China and Radio Havanna around 0100 EDT. For what it's worth I always run my radios on batteries as I get severe interference when running anything on line cord here. Maybe living in an apartment hinders it. Just wondering if anybody in the Louisville metro area is receiving WWCR now. I know they are up and running per their website.
I've noticed that over the last ten years my scanning reception has gone way down as well. Using just the provided antenna I used to could listen to the railroads talking about 40 miles away, now I'm lucky to get them 5 miles away. Too many cell phones and other garbage I guess now. Thanks for any input and help.
Chad