By Tim Lemmon, WK4U Article 3 in a series of 5 Yep, 4pm is probably the worst time to hear broadcast stations on short wave. Even worse than lunch time! Some of the North American pirate radio stations start broadcasting about this time. More common a little later in the evening. Especially on weekends and holidays. 6925 USB is still best, but a somewhat active secondary frequency is 6850 (USB or AM). Try them both! Right now (at 4pm local) the grayline curve is hovering over Sweeden, Southern England, France and Spain – headed our way. We still have 4-5 […]

By Tim Lemmon, WK4U Article 2 in a series of 5 People ask, is it possible to hear anything interesting on short wave radio at lunchtime? Does short wave radio even work during the daytime? Actually yes and yes. Lunch time is about the worst time to hear programming material on short wave radio. Why? Because world-wide broadcasters are beaming their signals to parts of the world that are currently in their evening hours. The thought is more people listen at home after work. They don’t listen as much during the day. Especially at lunch time. But can we hear […]

By Tim Lemmon, WK4U Article 1 in a series of 5 In the morning, after you eat breakfast, how far can you communicate on 40 meters? How far can you HEAR signals on 7 MHz from Atlanta? 500 miles? 1000 miles?? California maybe??? Probably not that far – right? What if I said you CAN hear signals from thousands of miles away on 7 MHz. Would you believe me? Tune your radio to 7575 in the AM mode (8-10am Atlanta time) and you’ll hear the Voice Of America (VOA) broadcasting to the Far East in their evening hours from … […]