listening to hf

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gerald123
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listening to hf

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hi lads, I have been searching around the hf bands at night but there is not a lot to listen to. what do you lads listen to and on what frequencies ..........
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Are you searching for Shortwave broadcast or amateur type traffic?
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Clipper wrote:Are you searching for Shortwave broadcast or amateur type traffic?
amateur....and..... airband thanks for replying.
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Don't give up my friend, some days and even weeks the whole of HF can drop right off, it's a spooky phenomena, please stick with it, and with the internet now part of our lives you can check on conditions and easily identify exotic stations.

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I monitoring the hf aircraft there is always frequencies that are busy every night location is australia i am listening to shanwick atm on 6547.

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