[MilCom] HF Comms Help

[Keith Coleman]

At the risk of being off topic..

I'm in search of some advise/help from those much more knowledgeable than
myself.

This weekend I stepped into the world of SW/HF monitoring. I purchased an
Eton E5. While this radio by all accounts seems pretty good (and I got a
good deal), it has many features, I'm a little overwhelmed by the vastness
of HF and what is available to monitor.

I guess what I'm looking for is a beginners list of freqs to get started. I
have already heard Offut and Andrews AFBs  on 11175. 

How might I best utilize the supplied wire antenna? (Currently stretched
around the small room I'm in).

 

My apologies for bringing this into the milcom groups..but I figured some of
you gents are the experts. Please feel free to contact me off-list. Thanks
for your time and help.  

Regards,

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Keith
Monitoring Central Alabama
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