Hi, new poster here.
I owned a scanner back in the early 90's, it covered from low frequencies to mobile phone bands of those days, once scanning kind of went quiet when it went digital I put it away in a cupboard.
Anyway; 20 years later! tidying up that cupboard recently, I found my old scanner but it no longer worked..somethings wrong with it? so I bought an eton g3 as I wanted to get back into listening.
The bands seem a whole lot quieter now? and I no longer have my old books of frequencies..I've had a look on the threads here but many of them seem to relate to USA sw freqs or further out ones,which I cant hear.
I can pick up volmet and things, I used to like all the clandestine stuff too..Really though I am open to interesting listening on all bands.
I have just lost touch on what lies where and often spend any time I have scanning empty spaces looking for signals and probably in the wrong places.?
thx.
What can I hear from the UK?
- grahamwilman01
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Re: What can I hear from the UK?
Most of the clandestine stuff like the number stations have fallen by the wayside, from time to time I have heard Andrews airforce base on hf given out certain codes over the air, you can also pick up hf civil aviation on the oceanic frequencies but since I have had my amateur radio licence I have only been operating on the amateur bands and Oceanic frequencies have kinda of slipped my mind (age catching up on me ). and then obviously as I have mentioned there are the amateur bands and the AM stations as well.
- marcusabacus
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Re: What can I hear from the UK?
Try these sites...
http://www.short-wave.info/index.php
http://www.shortwavetimes.com/
http://www.listenersguide.org.uk/
Some frequencies
4.472 usb Strategic Command
5.696 usb Culdrose
8.971 usb Awacs
6.547 , 5.598 , 5.616 , 5.649 , 8.864 , 8.879 , 11.279 , 8.957 usb Shannon Volmets & Voice
8.831 usb Gander
2.182 Distress
5.680 , 5.699 usbKinloss SAR
4.472 usb Tascomm
http://www.short-wave.info/index.php
http://www.shortwavetimes.com/
http://www.listenersguide.org.uk/
Some frequencies
4.472 usb Strategic Command
5.696 usb Culdrose
8.971 usb Awacs
6.547 , 5.598 , 5.616 , 5.649 , 8.864 , 8.879 , 11.279 , 8.957 usb Shannon Volmets & Voice
8.831 usb Gander
2.182 Distress
5.680 , 5.699 usbKinloss SAR
4.472 usb Tascomm
Waak Waak
Signal R-537S
Baofeng UV-5R
Baofeng GT-3
Yaesu VR160
Uniden Bearcat BCT15X
Tecsun PL365
Sony ICF-5500M
Commradio CR1A
Whistler TRX-2
Uniden UBC3500XLT
Commtel COM207
Nasa HF3
Kenwood R600
Yaesu FRG7
Signal R-537S
Baofeng UV-5R
Baofeng GT-3
Yaesu VR160
Uniden Bearcat BCT15X
Tecsun PL365
Sony ICF-5500M
Commradio CR1A
Whistler TRX-2
Uniden UBC3500XLT
Commtel COM207
Nasa HF3
Kenwood R600
Yaesu FRG7
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Re: What can I hear from the UK?
When you say "scanner" are you on about a wide band receiver or a "scanner" which is usually VHF +
What is the model of the receiver you have?
What is the model of the receiver you have?
- marcusabacus
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Re: What can I hear from the UK?
quote so I bought an eton g3 as I wanted to get back into listening. quote
Waak Waak
Signal R-537S
Baofeng UV-5R
Baofeng GT-3
Yaesu VR160
Uniden Bearcat BCT15X
Tecsun PL365
Sony ICF-5500M
Commradio CR1A
Whistler TRX-2
Uniden UBC3500XLT
Commtel COM207
Nasa HF3
Kenwood R600
Yaesu FRG7
Signal R-537S
Baofeng UV-5R
Baofeng GT-3
Yaesu VR160
Uniden Bearcat BCT15X
Tecsun PL365
Sony ICF-5500M
Commradio CR1A
Whistler TRX-2
Uniden UBC3500XLT
Commtel COM207
Nasa HF3
Kenwood R600
Yaesu FRG7
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Re: What can I hear from the UK?
thank you, thats a start for me.marcusabacus wrote:Try these sites...
http://www.short-wave.info/index.php
http://www.shortwavetimes.com/
http://www.listenersguide.org.uk/
Some frequencies
4.472 usb Strategic Command
5.696 usb Culdrose
8.971 usb Awacs
6.547 , 5.598 , 5.616 , 5.649 , 8.864 , 8.879 , 11.279 , 8.957 usb Shannon Volmets & Voice
8.831 usb Gander
2.182 Distress
5.680 , 5.699 usbKinloss SAR
4.472 usb Tascomm
I am Herts based too!
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Re: What can I hear from the UK?
Thanks, my 2nd attempt to reply to your post..I don't have a clue where or why it never made it.?marcusabacus wrote:Try these sites...
http://www.short-wave.info/index.php
http://www.shortwavetimes.com/
http://www.listenersguide.org.uk/
Some frequencies
4.472 usb Strategic Command
5.696 usb Culdrose
8.971 usb Awacs
6.547 , 5.598 , 5.616 , 5.649 , 8.864 , 8.879 , 11.279 , 8.957 usb Shannon Volmets & Voice
8.831 usb Gander
2.182 Distress
5.680 , 5.699 usbKinloss SAR
4.472 usb Tascomm
I am Herts based too.