What is there to listen to in the Longwave bands

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @MrEdTraveller
    @MrEdTraveller 3 года назад +36

    To the best of my knowledge, these are the broadcast stations currently on air: Romania (153kHz), Morocco (171kHz), Iceland (189kHz and 207kHz), UK (198kHz), Poland (225kHz), Luxembourg (234kHz), Denmark (243kHz), Ireland and Algeria (co-channel on 252kHz) and the Czech Republic (270kHz). There is a low power pirate station in the Netherlands on 261kHz that comes on the air occasionally, but I have only ever heard it via an online SDR. I've never managed to pick it up here in the south of England on my Sangean ATS-909. 73 to you all from Ed M0MNG.

    • @RalphCZ
      @RalphCZ Год назад

      The 270 kHz transmitters is destroyed :-(

    • @rodriguezfranco3839
      @rodriguezfranco3839 Год назад

      Aint any numer station on long wave band ?

  • @techtinkerin
    @techtinkerin Год назад +6

    I used to like Atlantic 252 as it was a good signal in South west Scotland in the 80s and early 90s.👍😎

    • @Foxyexrn
      @Foxyexrn 10 месяцев назад

      Ditto i loved Atlantic 252 as well!

  • @alangiles4616
    @alangiles4616 3 года назад +4

    I really enjoyed this video - LW has always held a special interest for me. Thanks.

  • @ZadenZane
    @ZadenZane 2 года назад +3

    I remember driving through central France years ago and picking up BBC Radio 4 loud and clear on 198kHz in the mid-afternoon as we passed through fields of sunflowers, it felt most weird. Radio 4 still broadcasts shipping forecasts four times a day on longwave so that fishermen at sea can get a reliable weather forecast if their marine radio should fail.

  • @jimgordon1563
    @jimgordon1563 3 года назад +9

    Thank you for this Gilles, Here in Scotland, I am able to regularly monitor broadcast stations on LW. A favorite of mine is RTE 1 from Ireland, reportedly, using 300kw/150kw day/night. Nightime sees more distant stations in N. Africa come in. This is using the ferrite aerials of my radios. I don't know if its an age related thing, but to my ears a good LW signal has a more mellow sound. 73s

    • @davidsradioroom9678
      @davidsradioroom9678 3 года назад +1

      I loved listening to longwave when I lived in the UK.

    • @jimgordon1563
      @jimgordon1563 3 года назад +2

      @@davidsradioroom9678 Sadly, LW is on the way out in Europe. One of the main French stations has left, BBC Radio 4LW is under threat and RTE is waiting for it to be able to use DAB in the UK. It will then close. A sorry state of affairs! 73s

    • @ZadenZane
      @ZadenZane 2 года назад +1

      I bought a new DAB+ radio recently and I can tell you a lot of those digital stations barely sound any better than AM. I remember when the BBC started promoting FM heavily in the 1980s I didn't particularly like it, I always preferred the AM sound. I thought it sounded punchier.

    • @JimHUdson-d9s
      @JimHUdson-d9s 5 дней назад

      @@ZadenZane I agree reference DAB, its just awful! AM all the way.

  • @squallywally
    @squallywally 3 года назад +8

    Thank Giles for covering long wave.

  • @mikkei3532
    @mikkei3532 2 года назад +5

    In Poland we listen 225khz - good quality inside building even without antena. In 1980 -1990 this Polish Radio 1 -225khz (has 500meter anterna and strong amplifier and in night people can easly listen this radio in good quality even in Iran and Iraq - For example my uncle was in 1986 in Bagdad) and he remember he listen news 225khz in your language 4200km from home

  • @tomaszjasinski2411
    @tomaszjasinski2411 3 года назад +4

    225 Polish Radio 1. It used to have the highest radio mast in the world and highest building structure as well. In 80's Polish engeeners could listen to Polish station in north Africa...

  • @hamandshortwaveradioirelan4773
    @hamandshortwaveradioirelan4773 3 года назад +3

    It’s worth mention that amateur transmission in 2200 and 630 metre bands operation is usually CW or QRSS CW (very low speed CW) and narrow band digital modes.

  • @spresc2180
    @spresc2180 3 года назад +7

    Could you please do a vid where you discuss external antenna requirements for LW reception, please.

  • @franciscole3039
    @franciscole3039 3 года назад +6

    I got back into shortwave radio after a long hiatus! So fun! I’m wondering if there is a future for it? I hope so.

    • @FamtechVideos
      @FamtechVideos 2 года назад

      Short wave is popular in South Africa!

  • @upliftingsiren
    @upliftingsiren 2 года назад +2

    I usually listen to bbc radio 4 on longwave with a nice signal strength via my boomboxes

  • @markwilliams8702
    @markwilliams8702 3 года назад +1

    Another interesting video. I guess persistence is key here. Very importantant on SW too. Running ETM a few times doesnt hurt and can produce good results. Thanks again.

  • @MichaelMcFerrin
    @MichaelMcFerrin 6 месяцев назад +1

    Still have my Kenwood R5000 from years ago. Hear a lot of stuff below 500 KHz.

  • @VolcanoTimeLapse
    @VolcanoTimeLapse 3 года назад +3

    Years ago, I would catch a couple military weather reports on LW.

  • @WilliamParmley
    @WilliamParmley 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for this. I used to enjoy logging NDBs, but haven't had LW capability since my ICFSW7600 died.

  • @tomaszjasinski2411
    @tomaszjasinski2411 3 года назад +1

    646 meter high (1974-1991) The world highest building in those years!

  • @michaelkhf
    @michaelkhf Год назад +1

    What is a good long wave antenna I can use with a d808

  • @hymatwat9412
    @hymatwat9412 3 года назад +2

    BBC Radio 4. 1500 metres. Droitwich transmitter. Formerly Radio 2. Radio 4 was originally the Home Service and Radio 2 the Light Programme. Also are used to have Atlantic 252 from the Irish Republic

  • @bryanpeek4677
    @bryanpeek4677 Год назад +1

    I would love to know what you are using for your mic. Amazing audio on your speech

  • @spiritualtraveler5473
    @spiritualtraveler5473 3 года назад +2

    Nice info.. Are they any converters for VLF That are afford able ?

    • @dzvxo
      @dzvxo 3 года назад +1

      its possible to use your computers sound card and sdr sharp to tune VLF, there are some vids (i think theres one by vwestlife) that explain this in more detail here on youtube.

  • @pwang01
    @pwang01 3 года назад +1

    5 minute videos are the perfect length!

  • @nickmolonlabe5780
    @nickmolonlabe5780 3 года назад +4

    I live on the east coast. Where can i find an underwater antenna for submarine listening. I just had to say that the devil made me do it.

    • @markgreen7858
      @markgreen7858 2 года назад

      I wonder what I would hear I live STPETERSBURG Florida

  • @marjla
    @marjla 2 года назад

    Are any longwave stations in English language? I am thinking about purchasing a sw/longwave digital radio from Amazon.

  • @josesebastian5986
    @josesebastian5986 2 года назад

    Seems that RTL will turn OFF transmissions at 234 kHz from 1 January 2023. 😞

  • @pdxh0b0shack89
    @pdxh0b0shack89 3 года назад +1

    Just picked up an rsp1a in Tigard,OR at HRO 🕺🏼

  • @umbsix
    @umbsix 3 года назад +2

    389kHz was some alarm system! I recorded it lol

  • @WvhKerkhof
    @WvhKerkhof 11 месяцев назад

    Let us hear what there is on the Longwave bands!

  • @markgreen7858
    @markgreen7858 2 года назад

    oh man I just learned how to use the longwave band

  • @Georgew2777
    @Georgew2777 2 года назад

    I never heard anything on longwave with a tecsun pl-380

  • @markgreen7858
    @markgreen7858 2 года назад

    in I have a vhf ufh anntena on a shortwave radio

  • @foobarmaximus3506
    @foobarmaximus3506 Год назад +1

    Short wave and long wave enthusiasts killed their own hobby by being snobbish and trying to make it exclusive. Keep it nerds!