Ramsey Electronics FR146 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 5)

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• Radio Canada International: editorial quality similar to BBC

• Radio Moscow: powerful signals, increasingly honest and open

• Voice of America: VOA broadcasts are "aimed" outside the USA, but if

you're in the "path" you'll hear it loud and clear!

• U.S. Armed Forces Radio-TV "Feed" Service: master programming

source for U.S. military radio- hear CBS-NBC-ABC-Mutual news all on

the same "channel," plus many other features and spots which give a

feel for how it's going with those in uniform.

• Numerous South American stations

• USA religious broadcasting to other continents

You'll easily tune in broadcasts from many other countries as well. As you

become more and more familiar with the world of shortwave broadcasting,

you'll be deciding on your own favorite band.

You will hear a variety of other "interesting" sounds, but just remember that

this receiver is designed for AM only. If a Morse Code signal really sounds

"good," it is because it is being transmitted in AM tone-modulated form, or

perhaps the signal is so close to an AM broadcast carrier that the carrier acts

as a "beat-frequency-oscillator" (BFO). Even though this receiver can let you

tune through several different ham radio bands, the signals are not likely to

be intelligible. Reception of CW and SSB signals on an AM receiver requires

a BFO. This is not a complicated feature, but it is beyond the purpose of the

SR-1. Our companion receivers designed for the HAM bands will let you tune

into these SSB and CW broadcasts.

SHORTWAVE LISTENING AS A HOBBY IN ITSELF

Many people worldwide enjoy listening to shortwave broadcasts of all kinds,

and they keep written records of what they hear. Almost every nation on

earth has some sort of shortwave broadcast service, though many are much

more challenging to tune than the powerful signals of Radio Moscow and the

BBC. In addition, these "SWLs" (Shortwave Listeners) listen to ham

operators, government and commercial stations and even clandestine

operations. Some shortwave listeners enjoy collecting QSL cards from

stations which they have logged. Shortwave listening is, for some, a step

toward getting a ham radio license. For others, it is a great hobby in itself.

The SR-1 Shortwave Receiver is a good introductory receiver for this hobby.

After you decide exactly what kinds of listening are of the most interest to

you, you'll be a better position to choose a more elaborate receiver. While

there are various multi-band portable radios available, you can expect to pay

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