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

Жыл бұрын

The 270 kHz transmitters is destroyed :-(

@rodriguezfranco3839

Жыл бұрын

Aint any numer station on long wave band ?

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

@Foxy_ladyYTSL

6 ай бұрын

Ditto i loved Atlantic 252 as well!

Thank Giles for covering long wave.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

2 жыл бұрын

Short wave is popular in South Africa!

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@jimgordon1563

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

@dzvxo

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

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

5 minute videos are the perfect length!

I live in the UK why in the winter time and why does it go better soon as it gets dark

oh man I just learned how to use the longwave band

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

Жыл бұрын

I wonder what I would hear I live STPETERSBURG Florida

Let us hear what there is on the Longwave bands!

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

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

389kHz was some alarm system! I recorded it lol

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

in I have a vhf ufh anntena on a shortwave radio

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