Comments on: Bandscan #1 - Easter Eve 49 Meter Band

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:52:20 +0000

Interesting stuff, and quite akin to my regular 49MB scans here in NW Florida. I have 2 “boatanchor” rigs: A recently recapped National NC125 and a completely overhauled and restored Hammarlund HQ145X. Both units are great performers with the 145X having a slight edge in sensitivity and selectivity.

Band scans are fun, but I want more. I recently learned of the existence of old, vintage band scans recorded on acetate as far back as the 1930’s, as well as more “traditional” tape recordings of BCB and SW band scans done in the 1950’s. Now, reading about them is one thing - actually locating soundclips is a different matter altogether. Anyone ever hear of such an obscure item online anywhere?
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tom

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:56:39 +0000

You have no idea how right you are! Been listening off and on for years, and these guys (Harold Camping, Gene Scott, Brother Stair) have a corner on broadcasting if anyone has it at all!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:54:59 +0000

Just found you site! A very nice one it is! While i’m here, i’d like to know if anyone has contact info for Radio Habana Cuba? I’ve been copying them a lot as I scan around the SW bands, and want to send a reception report in.

No luck with that so far.

Will be watching the site and blog. Keep up the great work!

By: prof

prof — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:57:46 +0000

OR old weird Harold Camping! I saw one of those bandscan videos on YouTube, recorded in Germany I think, and there was Brother Scare. Loud and clear. That’s the bulk of shortwave content America offers the world these days.

Speaking of the three wacky preachers of shortwave, sometimes if you’re real lucky you can come across as many as three different recordings of those clowns running simultaneously on separate frequencies. A trifecta of sorts.

By: tdevine

tdevine — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:10:24 +0000

It’s not a shortwave bandscan without coming across the good Dr. or Brother Scare