Shortwave Radios

People enjoy amateur shortwave radios for a number of reasons. It is easy to get started as a hobby, and it is also a great way to see what's going on all over the world, including emergency channels. You can listen to these broadcasts on Single Side Band (SSB) transmissions.

You don't need to have any special skills, or get a university degree to be an amateur radio operator. To get started, all you need is a radio and a list of frequencies. For most of what you will be doing with amateur radio, you will be able to use the antenna that is supplied with your radio. If you want to receive stations in more distant locations, you will need an external, long-wire antenna. Then, all you have to do is sit down and start transmitting or receiving. The skills you will learn as you continue to be involved in amateur shortwave radio will grow, and you will eventually learn how to trouble shoot, and even build your own radio, if you are so inclined.

Amateur radio is also an enjoyable past time for many, enabling them to send and receive information to other operators around the world. What a great way to make new friends! Amateur radio also provides the user with the means to keep up with politics and commerce on a regular basis. You will be able to listen to a variety of programs, including news. Ship-to-shore calls have Longwave (LW) band, and FM and Medium Wave (MW) bands are often referred to as AM.

If you are an amateur shortwave radio enthusiast, or are interested in becoming one, this is the site for you! Here you will find loads of great information about everything to do with amateur radio, from it's inception and history to FCC regulations to building your own crystal radio. This e-book uses the terms short wave and amateur radio interchangeably. It is written in a way that anyone with an interest in amateur radio can easily understand, with technical terms being simplified as much as possible for newcomers to this fun and exciting past time.

This e-book will give you a basic introductory knowledge about many aspects of amateur radio, and you will also find a number of stations listed that you can tune in to as soon as you are all set up and ready to go. You can access short wave directories for more stations and frequencies, but the stations listed here are a wonderful place to begin.

Of course, as you learn, you will want to learn more, and there are plenty of other, more in-depth books, manuals, websites and other sources of information about amateur radio, which would be a great asset to you as you grow with your hobby. This site is a small sampling of what you will find when you enter the world of amateur shortwave radio.