This is a pretty obscured category of information! As a HAM of just maybe a year and a half, this explanation was never really offered anywhere else like this! Thanks for the help, you've cleared up a LOT of confusion for a LOT of HAMs!!!
I also just purchased a Tecsun PL-660 from Amazon, and this tutorial series has been extremely helpful even after all these years for a beginner like me that never even heard of shortwave. Shoutout to this channel! Cheers
I have a little Shortwave Receicer that can do SSB too. With a BFO. When I tune into a Signal in LSB, it is that when I tune up, the Voice will sound more high-pitched and when I tune down, the Voice will sound more low-pitched. In USB the Opposite is the Case.. When I tune up, the Voice will sound more low-pitched and when I tune down, the Voice will sound more high-pitched. This is how I notice the Difference, if a Signal is USB or LSB.
Thanks very much! Very helpful video. Could you please provide the links for the other lessons in your beginners series? I scrolled through your channel videos and couldn't find all of them. Thanks again!
Excellent instruction/tutorial. QUESTION: If I attach a length of wire (antenna) to my radio, how would I be able to determine what frequencies/bands I should be able to receive??? Let's say, for example, a 16 foot length of wire. Thanks!!!
hello, can i do anything good with a panasonic rf 2200 ? i just repaired this radio, i had gotten from my grand father, i remember seeing this radio at his house when i was 10... 35 years ago... heh and now i got it working, but i havnt been able to really hear much so far,.. any pointers, ima gunna watch the rest of your parts, this is the 1st i've seen so far, thx
Hello i've just bought SONY ICF SW 7600 GR and can not listen to any stations except local FM , though never tried night listening , besides that a purchase did not include a manual .I got no knowledge of the short waves radios , so please prompt whether SW tuning search in this parcticular part of the World makes any sense .Cheers from Poland .
in Poland there are a lot of shortwave radio signals to listen to, you need to listen to in the evening and night time, also, you might have too much interference from your electronic devices, take it to a park and try to listen there
What is the difference between SSB and SW? I have the Tecsun PL-310 ET and has no SSB. Thanks for the videos too. I have learned quite a bit watching. TY
Well technically CW is for Morse Code, but it does work in a similar way as SSB in creating a Carrier in the receiver for reception, also CW often has a much smaller bandwith size, since there is no voice but only tones
anyone interested in a few facts. 1. most radios are twice as sensitive in ssb than am. 2. tuning a weak am signal can be enhanced by tuning the am station then selecting upper or lower ssb mode. Upper or lower ssb may allow better reception due to moving away from adjacent interfering signals, real or images. I use equipment with selectable ssb and has no bfo.
Moving away from interference OK, but most of all it helps coping with selective fading by reinserting a carrier when the original one was destroyed by fading.
CW stands for continuous wave, meaning morse code. I'm just guessing here but your radio probably limits the bandwidth in CW mode for pinpoint accuracy, which allows for greater sensitivity. DSB means double side band but without the carrier, which is usually reserved for radio data systems.
I prefer an analog type radio. I have a similar digital radio like his and it goes quiet when tuning. This misses weak stations often like nothing is on the air when auto tuning scan mode.
This is a pretty obscured category of information! As a HAM of just maybe a year and a half, this explanation was never really offered anywhere else like this! Thanks for the help, you've cleared up a LOT of confusion for a LOT of HAMs!!!
Thanks for this explanation. It really helped me understand SSB better as someone who is not a HAM.
This explanation is just what's needed. Thank you!
Great, easy to understand, explanation of USB vs. LSB . I'm new to the hobby, and this helps tremendously. Thank you sir.
Love this SW series you put together I have learned so much! Thank you for all the time you put into sharing this great hobby.
Why do I feel like this guy has explained this for the last time....lol. Great explanation just the same.
Thank you for your videos, very helpful! I just bought a Tecsun pl 660.
I also just purchased a Tecsun PL-660 from Amazon, and this tutorial series has been extremely helpful even after all these years for a beginner like me that never even heard of shortwave. Shoutout to this channel! Cheers
You are so awesome! Thank you for breaking this down for me. You truly are a teacher! Thank you so much!
Thank you. Excellent information. I have recently purchased a PL 660.
Thanks for your videos I've learned a lot and enjoy them very much
Thank you
Thank you for your videos just bought a cheapy Retekess looking forward to upgrading after I learn my stuff!
Very helpful! I am very happy with my pl-680.
In the amateur bands all frequencies below 10 Mhz. are operated in the lower sideband, those above 10 Mhz. are upper sideband.
there is a exception for 60 meter is is USB
I have a little Shortwave Receicer that can do SSB too. With a BFO. When I tune into a Signal in LSB, it is that when I tune up, the Voice will sound more high-pitched and when I tune down, the Voice will sound more low-pitched.
In USB the Opposite is the Case.. When I tune up, the Voice will sound more low-pitched and when I tune down, the Voice will sound more high-pitched. This is how I notice the Difference, if a Signal is USB or LSB.
Thanks for your great video clips.
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
I'm Subscribed. I think I'll learn some cool stuff. Thanks. - N Idaho -
Excelent video for my favourite part of tje band.
Really good stuff for thi newbie thanks
Thanks very much! Very helpful video. Could you please provide the links for the other lessons in your beginners series? I scrolled through your channel videos and couldn't find all of them. Thanks again!
Excelente my fryend 73
CB ,has upper and lower ssb ,does this pick up ,27 mhz,or 11 meters or 10 meters
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Excellent instruction/tutorial.
QUESTION: If I attach a length of wire (antenna) to my radio, how would I be able to determine what frequencies/bands I should be able to
receive??? Let's say, for example, a 16 foot length of wire.
Thanks!!!
for receiving just apply the rule, the longer the better and it should be good for the entire shortwave spectrum
@@OfficialSWLchannel
I assume that the longer the better also includes "the higher the better"??????
hello, can i do anything good with a panasonic rf 2200 ? i just repaired this radio, i had gotten from my grand father, i remember seeing this radio at his house when i was 10... 35 years ago... heh and now i got it working, but i havnt been able to really hear much so far,.. any pointers, ima gunna watch the rest of your parts, this is the 1st i've seen so far, thx
There could be a lot of noise if you just use a indoor antenna that prevents you from hearing the signals
Hello i've just bought SONY ICF SW 7600 GR and can not listen to any stations except local FM , though never tried night listening , besides that a purchase did not include a manual .I got no knowledge of the short waves radios , so please prompt whether SW tuning search in this parcticular part of the World makes any sense .Cheers from Poland .
in Poland there are a lot of shortwave radio signals to listen to, you need to listen to in the evening and night time, also, you might have too much interference from your electronic devices, take it to a park and try to listen there
@@OfficialSWLchannel Thank you for the idea od going outside i may start in my garden , hoping not to sleep on the grass the whole night . P
The manual is available online. Read it and watch youtube tutorials for your radio.
@@ObamaoZedong thank you
PL-680, how many of Tecsun receivers do you have mate?
about a dozen
@@OfficialSWLchannel wow! What do you do with these many?
What is the difference between SSB and SW? I have the Tecsun PL-310 ET and has no SSB. Thanks for the videos too. I have learned quite a bit watching. TY
Well technically CW is for Morse Code, but it does work in a similar way as SSB in creating a Carrier in the receiver for reception, also CW often has a much smaller bandwith size, since there is no voice but only tones
Thank you for your quick response.
anyone interested in a few facts. 1. most radios are twice as sensitive in ssb than am. 2. tuning a weak am signal can be enhanced by tuning the am station then selecting upper or lower ssb mode. Upper or lower ssb may allow better reception due to moving away from adjacent interfering signals, real or images. I use equipment with selectable ssb and has no bfo.
Moving away from interference OK, but most of all it helps coping with selective fading by reinserting a carrier when the original one was destroyed by fading.
Very good
can you tell me plz which radios can connect to Internet likes Tecsun or Sangean. tnx
you should be looking for bfo on the radio. then you know you can listen to ether sideband or double sideband. but it isn't used as much anymore.
Thank you so much. Is there a part 6? How many parts are there currently? Thanks.
I need some info on getting stations from Europe. I need some instruction on tuning SSB
I have to learn more about sw band
Hiya! I have a 7600gr I’ve used it sparingly since new. How long will a radio like this last me if taken care of?
portable radios today last forever when properly taken care of
And the bandwidth?
How does CW mode and DSB differ from SSB
CW stands for continuous wave, meaning morse code. I'm just guessing here but your radio probably limits the bandwidth in CW mode for pinpoint accuracy, which allows for greater sensitivity. DSB means double side band but without the carrier, which is usually reserved for radio data systems.
Thanks
20m Amateur Radio band is 14000 ~ 14350.
We're is part 1 please ..
Is it possible for a radio to have BFO but not SSB? and if so, why?
+simple jones no, a BFO will always be used to tune the SSB frequencies, so if a radio does not have SSB it does not have a BFO
Thanks, I have an older Radio Shack with wide and narrow, and BFO, but no button or knob that says SSB LSB or USB.
How to rice ssb?
Can u PL suggest me the best ssb receiver ( model make)
I prefer an analog type radio. I have a similar digital radio like his and it goes quiet when tuning. This misses weak stations often like nothing is on the air when auto tuning scan mode.
does it receive 27MHz?
Nearly every shortwave radio with SSB recieves up to 29.995 mhz
Look at that, a Dutch station! (5:50)
Never mind, he's from Curaçao
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hi I have question that how I can receive mw in day time
Daytime MW is for local only, only night time you will received distant stations
Local stations means? Upto 200 to 500 miles distance?!