World Band Radio Traffic?

[rs16]

I had a Sony ICF-SW7600GR that I sold a couple years ago because I wasn't really getting much of anything in North America. Radio Havana and a few odd religious things was about it. I kind of miss having the radio but I found it kind of frustrating. I recall a radio shop person told me something about a lengthy sun cycle that affects things combined with less broadcasting.

Is anyone in North America pulling in much of anything these days? What are hobbyists listening to on world band radio?

 

[mass-man]

If you want to sample what’s out there, give a WebSDR receiver a try! Pick a region, pick a band or freq and listen for a bit!
WebSDR.org

 

[ka3jjz]

See these 2 threads - both the WoR and UDXF servers have had plenty of Russian traffic on them over the last couple of days

Ukraine conflict

There are 2 distinct places to keep a watch for broadcast info from the war...The SWLing.post blog and the World of Radio (WoR) reflector on groups.io Between those 2 whatever can be found will be....'nuff said Mike

forums.radioreference.com

Military - Ukraine Conflict Frequencies ??

Does anyone have any HF frequencies that we can monitor that have to do with the conflict in the Ukraine Steve

forums.radioreference.com

Mike

 

[rs16]

Those are great tools, but are many of those able to be picked up in the NE USA with consumer grade world band radio such as something from Eton or Sangean?

 

[bearcatrp]

I listen to Florida and Cuba from Minnesota most of the time at night. Have picked up the orient in day light hours. I use a long wire. Allot depends on conditions and antennas.

 

[W8WCA]

Global Tuners would be another place to give a listen they do have some Free

On-line remotely controlled radio receivers - GlobalTuners

GlobalTuners provides access to remotely controlled radio receivers over the internet. You can listen to ham radio, shortwave radio, air traffic control, airband, ACARS, airports and much more. Tune remotely controlled receivers from all over the world with your browser and listen live.

www.globaltuners.com

 

[majoco]

You're probably listening at the wrong time of day - evenings and early mornings are best.

 

[ka3jjz]

This would be a good time to point out places where you can view sunrise / sunset charts...for example...

https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p

Remember, HF is HF no matter the service. This is a good part of the reason that many Euro listeners have a much easier time hearing stuff than we would

Mike

 

[ka3jjz]

Global Tuners would be another place to give a listen they do have some Free

On-line remotely controlled radio receivers - GlobalTuners

GlobalTuners provides access to remotely controlled radio receivers over the internet. You can listen to ham radio, shortwave radio, air traffic control, airband, ACARS, airports and much more. Tune remotely controlled receivers from all over the world with your browser and listen live.

www.globaltuners.com

Stick to the Euro sites. They will have the best chance of hearing something. We have links to many other online SDRs here..

Live Tunable Receivers - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

Mike

 

[jazzboypro]

I had a Sony ICF-SW7600GR that I sold a couple years ago because I wasn't really getting much of anything in North America. Radio Havana and a few odd religious things was about it. I kind of miss having the radio but I found it kind of frustrating. I recall a radio shop person told me something about a lengthy sun cycle that affects things combined with less broadcasting.

Is anyone in North America pulling in much of anything these days? What are hobbyists listening to on world band radio?

Aside from the ongoing war, the "odd religious thing" is unfortunately rampant on every band 24/7. Unless you speak many languages or manage to listen at the proper time of day shortwave is not as interesting as it use to be.

 

[W8WCA]

Give early mornings a try.
4 AM to 7 or even 8 AM

Use some known Frequencies to see what Band is best. (Or just scan each SWBC band)

The time stations below is a good start to check propagation
3330 CHU
5000 WWV
7850 CHU
10,000 WWV
15,000 WWV
20,000 WWV

 

[ka3jjz]

See message 3 of this thread. There have been numerous 4 and 5 Mhz frequencies identified in the last couple of days. For you to have a (rather slim) chance of hearing them, you need a darkness path between where you are and the Ukraine. Given the relatively low power of these transmitters, an external antenna of some kind is almost a necessity. This will be tough to hear on the East Coast, for sure....Mike

 

[rs16]

Thanks for all the responses and information.

 

[MisterK33]

Thanks for all the responses and information.

Greetings! I still have my Sony, and dug it out about a month ago to listen to again, including my Sangean long wire antenna. If my LED lights in my living room are turned off, you can still hear some transmissions, though it's mostly in a foreign language, or super religions. It's a fun radio to use, but I liked the tuning of my DX-390 that I gave away about 15 years ago much more.