Thread: Amateur radio
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Old 09-10-2008, 03:50 PM   #19
scottyd
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Default Re: Amateur radio

Hi goldtree.

A "world band" radio is a good start, as long as it can receive "Single Sideband" (SSB) signals. Some of the older/cheaper ones can't. 99.9% of all amateur voice transmissions (in the HF or "shortwave" bands) are SSB. This is a different type of signal than BBC, Deutche Welle, etc. and requires different circuitry to hear correctly.

-scottyd
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