Bring Back Shortwave

Re:Bring Back Shortwave by Cthulhu_ on Monday March 10, 2025 @03:58AM (#43317977)

And I believe you don't even need a technician license for just listening in.

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Re:Bring Back Shortwave by DrillShopper on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:25AM (#43318113)

You do not!

You can get started for as little as $17: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074XPB313

For the other amateur radio operators on the site, the UV-5Rs from the main Amazon seller all comply with spurious emissions regs - the ones from AliExpress are hit or miss. Plus searching YouTube with 'Baofeng UV5R' will turn up a ton of material including explaining why people should care about the spurious emissions.

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Re:Bring Back Shortwave by lormayna on Monday March 10, 2025 @06:04AM (#43318711)

Just a note: this device is not able to listen shortwaves as it's capable to listen only VHF/UHF. If you want to listen shortwaves for cheap, you need something like an ATS-25 or this: https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005008266218975.html

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Re:Bring Back Shortwave by chasd00 on Monday March 10, 2025 @08:35AM (#43319909)

I have a yaesu ft65 and every now and then turn it on. I listen to an automated voice dispatching fire trucks in Dallas TX. They’re pretty busy as something comes across about once a minute. Heh I turned it on while typing this and “emergency child birth” just came across. Man, glad I’m not dealing with that at 7:30AM Monday morning.

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