Shortwave Listening
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 2:55 pm
Greetings:
I returned to operating after a 50-year absence. I earned both my Technician and General licenses and operate cw exclusively. Based on my readings of Thomas's SWL posts, I became interested in Shortwave listening also.
Thomas finally wore me down and I purchased a CCrane Skywave SSB 2 and am having fun with it. It lives up to Thomas's and other operator's reviews.
However, as I'm still just getting into SW listening, I contacted Czech Radio to monitor their 100-year celebration. I emailed the address and asked which frequency I should listen on. They responded and directed me to their website. On the schedule, I went to the website and successfully listened to the anniversary broadcast and it was very interesting. As directed, I sent an email requesting the QSL card.
Now, here's the stupid question on my part: as a ham, in my mind, SW listening will be on radio freqs. Is listening to a broadcast on a website considered SW listening?
Thank you and I'm enjoying the hobby.
73/ZUT
Jim
N2ZUT
I returned to operating after a 50-year absence. I earned both my Technician and General licenses and operate cw exclusively. Based on my readings of Thomas's SWL posts, I became interested in Shortwave listening also.
Thomas finally wore me down and I purchased a CCrane Skywave SSB 2 and am having fun with it. It lives up to Thomas's and other operator's reviews.
However, as I'm still just getting into SW listening, I contacted Czech Radio to monitor their 100-year celebration. I emailed the address and asked which frequency I should listen on. They responded and directed me to their website. On the schedule, I went to the website and successfully listened to the anniversary broadcast and it was very interesting. As directed, I sent an email requesting the QSL card.
Now, here's the stupid question on my part: as a ham, in my mind, SW listening will be on radio freqs. Is listening to a broadcast on a website considered SW listening?
Thank you and I'm enjoying the hobby.
73/ZUT
Jim
N2ZUT