[R-390] What do we listen to?

[wb5uom at hughes.net]

It took me a long time to finally get "my" R390, but I did get it last year and I dont think it has ever been turned off since.

I, too listen to whats left of the SW broadcasters.

 But mostly I monitor civil aircraft (its on 6.586 Mhz as I type this evening) and military air comms as well.
The VOLMET broadcasts are a great way to see what freqs are propagating AND to compare different receivers since the broadcasts are continous.

And then there is wefax. Oh my, I guess I better stop before I bore everyone to death.

And I have the 390 in the living room where its handy. 
(of course Im not married either)

This is a great list. 

David / WB5UOM
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  Don, 

  Back when (1990) I brought a Kamtronics RTTY interface. 

  But today I have loaded some computer software with that waterfall. 

  I have always been an avid reader of over seas news services in English RTTY. 
  As my R390 gets outside the Amateur Bands I find more than HAMS to listen to. 

  Lots of good short-wave music as alternative music to MTV, CW and NPR. 

  It has a slant as bad as some of that stuff you mentioned. But I find I get a lot more news than I get from CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. 

  But I do like to contest SSB. 

  I keep telling myself that I will get on CW this year. 


  Roger AI4NI 


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