How Many Of You Have A Boombox With LW??

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Ghettoboom767

Ghettoboom767

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Hi all-How many of you have a boombox with the rare LW or I also believe it's called marine band??
I have only 2-3 or so.BUT I can't seem to get anything on this band as I know for sure I'm no where near a marina or an ocean.
My Sharp GF-777H has it and my Sharp GF-767 also has it I believe.

Is this band even used anymore? Also does anyone here have it and does it work in your area??

Again I believe it's a marine band.
Not too many boomboxes have this,mostly short wave bands.
Something I haven't seen talked about her so hopefully someone has some info on this.
Been boomin my 777H lately to some cool SW at night but no LW! :-P
Have a great weekend-Jeff :hmmm: . :-) :yes:
 
Reli

Reli

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It must be big in Europe, because every box I've gotten from there has it. Pretty useless here though.
 
blu_fuz

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Obviously my 777H has it too. LW doesn't really do anything here that I remember :hmmm: . Oh well :-/
 
stormsven

stormsven

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I have a few boxes with LW. And i can catch one national radio here in Bulgaria in LW ( i belive its on all freq). The rest of the dial is staying dead tough. And im far from the sea :hmmm: . This radio station which im catching is comin from the capital city Sofia (around 450 km from the sea). And im from Sofia, no idea how far im goin to catch it. 50 km from the city is still there. Never try it longer distance :hmmm: . But its nice strong signal.
 
2steppa

2steppa

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All mine have it I believe.

Traditionally we've always had (and still have) BBC Radio 4 LW 198 khz which is almost countrywide (a benefit of using lower freq signals).
There are some fill in TX's for weaker areas eg; London has Radio 4 on 720 MW/AM also.

Also there was Atlantic 252 from Ireland which covered a big swathe of the UK.

Apart from that, quite a few European stations on LW especially during nighttime conditions.

And let's not forget the Siemens-Datatrak LF automatic vehicle location (AVL) system on 144 khz broadcasting from the Swiss Alps (makes a weird warbling sound). :-P
 
Zippy

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LW is only used by radio stations in Zone 1 (Europe, CIS, Northern Africa, Mongolia, the Middle East). It's got a range of up to 1000km (~620 miles) so the stations can be received across the borders. On the American continent, in Australia, Oceania and South-East Asia the long wave frequencies are license-free and can be used by amateur radio operators (so-called LowFERs - Low-Frequency Experimental Radio) as long as the antenna isn't longer than fifty feet and the input power doesn't exceed one watt.
 
Boom Shaka Laka

Boom Shaka Laka

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Most of my boomboxes and radios made for Europe have the longwave band. While there are radio stations broadcasting on LW in parts of Europe, here in the U.S., all I hear (when I hear anything) are a few navigational beacons.

My multi-band radios show the Marine Band at the low end of the shortwave band, between 1600 and 2850 kHz, and my understanding is that it is for "ship-to-shore" and Coast Guard use. I believe there's also a VHF (FM) Marine Band around 156-157 MHz, and that its is installed on all large ships and most small craft for two-way communication.

Wikipedia has lengthy articles on all of this stuff.
 
Ghettoboom767

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Thanks everyone for the info! I thought it was a Europe thing as the 777H is a Great Britain Or European version.
Yes I thought here in the US ther isn't much but as our member from Detroit said navigational beacons or near large water or oceans may have some activity.
Ira!! Check your boomers at night for mairine activity down there!
Have a great weekend & boom those boomers!!-GB. :-) :yes: :surf: :choco:
 
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