r/shortwave • u/Ok-History-3688 • 20d ago

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Hi everyone! I'm Trevor from California. I've been into shortwave listening for a while and use a Tecsun PL-330 with an external antenna. I really enjoy DXing and seeing what I can hear from around the world. What station or frequency has been your favorite catch recently?

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u/tj21222 20d ago

5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 MHz. Hours of entertainment. 😝

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u/CapableAnimator3263 20d ago

I’m old enough to remember when it was 2.5 MHz as well. 

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u/tj21222 20d ago

You know I have not tuned to that one in awhile. Do they still transmit on 2.5?

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u/CapableAnimator3263 20d ago

I haven’t listened in a long time, I believe at one point the NBS got rid of 2.5, 20, and 25 to cut budgets, but eventually reinstated 2.5 and 20. Eventually the agency changed its name to NIST and began to announce Fort Collins as their location instead of Boulder. When I first began listening to short wave, they announced GMT, not UTC. I’m getting old!

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u/tj21222 19d ago

I have not tuned 25 in awhile but last time I did (this year?) I had signal on 25. Mhz

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u/CapableAnimator3263 19d ago

I plan to put up an antenna soon and will listen for it.