Ahhhh Shortwave radio. If you’re my age you probably remember it fondly in the 70’s and 80’s. Every home probably had at least one World Band radio. If you are my kids age you may not even know it exists or if you do ………… what exactly it is.
Everyone knows what AM radio is. What most don’t know is AM Radio is actually called Medium Wave (MW). The frequencies BELOW AM are called LONGWAVE. So it stands to reason the frequencies on the other side of AM are called “SHORTWAVE”.
Shortwave kind of fell out of popularity mostly due to the big old orange ball in the sky firing solar storms at us. The sun works in cycles and sometimes shortwave listening is really really good and sometimes it is really really pointless to try.
I like CCrane Radios. I probably shouldn’t because they are among some of the more expensive radios out there but I find them kind of hit or miss for the money.
Bad, bad storm last night. I seldom have a chance to give any emergency gear a good workout but I sure got the chance last night.
You need to bear in mind that I said that this is MY FAVORITE RADIO and not that it is the best radio in the world.