Transmission1

whats the shortwave like in your area..i live in Derbyshire and just lately its been atrocious anyone else having difficulty receiving...i'm using a garex long wire.

I'm on the Notts/Derby border, reception has been poor lately, using random long wire as well about 30 mtrs inverted L

Thank God for that in a sorry sort of way ..i thought it just me and my long wires etc...even the dongle is struggling this time..i have two long wires one i made
and the garex and it's useless to say the least...about May time was the last time i heard rescue in kinloss.

AM/MW radio (500 to 1800) yesterday was like there was a mobile phone next to the radio. 80M was bad,

Geomagnetic unrest at the moment hence the bad SW reception.

i did start to get something today on 40m and 80m but even the hams we're complaining today...so same as you...must atmospherics

Are you all still having trouble receiveing shortwave 'in Nottingham/Derby? I only got into radio earlier this year, so don't have any real idea of how it should sound here when reception is good. I have one of those roll-up wire antennas which makes a difference to the telescopic in-built one but still I'm not sure how to gauge this kind of thing. Sorry to ramble on. Cheers for info.
- Ezz

just the normal QRN now, changed to a better antenna and radio,got Icom 725 for working on HF jst thinking about getting a ATU now to make it tune better.