for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks

FAQ'S ABOUT SHORTWAVE RADIO AT URL:
http://www.shortwave.org/faq.htm

--
The Anon Keyboard
I doubt, therefore I might be



"gringo_nordestino" wrote in message
om...
for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 05:22:12 -0700, gringo_nordestino wrote:

for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks


Go get the book "Passport to world band radio for starters and do a google
search for Shortwave radio.

In article ,
(gringo_nordestino) wrote:

for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks

Here you go.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgrou...shortwave.html

Just follow basic net etiquette and you will be fine.

Don't spam, don't cross post, don't top post.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Also check he

http://www.radiointel.com/

A lot of good info including reviews of so not so expensive,really
good SW radios.

hth,
jeff

On 18 Oct 2004 05:22:12 -0700, (gringo_nordestino)
wrote:

for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
(gringo_nordestino) wrote:

for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks

Here you go.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgrou...shortwave.html

Just follow basic net etiquette and you will be fine.

Don't spam, don't cross post, don't top post.

--
Telamon

How about not getting involved with endless OT posts and flaming people
you don't like.


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"K. " wrote:

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
(gringo_nordestino) wrote:

for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks

Here you go.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgrou...shortwave.html

Just follow basic net etiquette and you will be fine.

Don't spam, don't cross post, don't top post.

--
Telamon

How about not getting involved with endless OT posts and flaming people
you don't like.

LOL... how many different names are you going to post under?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

In article ,
"K. " wrote:

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
(gringo_nordestino) wrote:

for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks

Here you go.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgrou...shortwave.html

Just follow basic net etiquette and you will be fine.

Don't spam, don't cross post, don't top post.

--
Telamon

How about not getting involved with endless OT posts and flaming people
you don't like.

No, I have no problem with flaming morons like you.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

In article , lono808
@iwon.com says...
for the last few months miami got hit with hurricane after hurricane..
in buying supplies i bought a small handheld radio that receives SW..
its from a brand called LIFELONG.. at the time all i wanted was a
battery operated handheld radio for when the power went out.. in
playing around with it i noticed how much fun listening to SW can be,
and id like to get into it as a hobby.. is there a FAQ for this
newsgroup? and what other good sites are there for a beginer?
thanks

I'll second the recommendation that you pick up a copy of "Passport to
World Band Radio." It's an excellent resource for beginner and veteran
alike. Visit www.passband.com for details. The 2005 edition is just
coming out, too.

Also, you'll want to subscribe to Monitoring Times magazine. Each month
they publish the shortwave equivalent of a "TV Guide" showing what
stations are scheduled to broadcast at a given time, and on what
frequency. It's an excellent aid to finding programming on the
shortwave bands. MT also carries a lot of information about other
aspects of the radio hobby, including scanning and amateur radio, so
it'll definitely expand your horizons a bit.

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
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