Short Wave Listening Guide

by I.D.Poole (Author)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $19.15

  This text provides an introduction for radio amateurs who are interested in the traditional area of short wave listening. It explains exactly what short wave listening is, how radio waves travel, what equipment is needed to receive a signal, how to set up and run a short wave listening station and how to obtain an amateur radio licence. Each topic is covered using a combination of text and diagrams. Various types of transmission which can be encountered on the short wave are detailed, for example morse, amplitude modulation, single sidebend, frequency modulation and data modes including RTTY, packet and amtor. The practicalities of short wave listening are also discussed, from the buying of a new or second hand radio and the making and erecting of an aerial to selecting ancillary equipment to enhance the operation of receivers and aerials.