MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SHORTWAVE |
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Listed below are the characteristics of the major shortwave |
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| time. They assume that we are all either at work or at school, and | |||
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| are not able to listen during the day. If you want to try daytime | ||||
bands. Follow these guidelines for best listening results. Because |
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| listening, use the guidelines below. You will have some success, | ||||
shortwave signals depend on such factors as the sun, the iono- |
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| but not nearly as good as during the late afternoon and evenings. | ||||
sphere and the earth itself, signals cannot be heard on all bands |
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| The best bands are BOLD. |
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throughout the day. Some bands are best during the daylight |
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hours, and some are best at night. If the term “band” is new to |
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| DAYBANDS | CHARACTERISTICS | ||
you, please read the section titled, “WHAT IS A SHORTAVE |
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BAND?” on page 9. |
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| 13m | Results vary. Worth trying. | ||
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DAYTIME LISTENING |
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| 16m | Similar to 19m. | ||
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Shortwave listening is generally at its poorest during the daylight | ||||||
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| 19m | The best daytime band. | |||
hours of about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The major reason for this is that |
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the broadcasters are not transmitting to North America at this |
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| 22m | Similar to 19m (fewer stations). | ||
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| 25m | Best around sunrise/sunset. | ||
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| 31m | Similar to 25m. | ||
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