i wish to get into shortwave rafio but i don't know quite where to start

is there  anyone out there using short wave radio?

You might want to contact  @simon43

 

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Are you interested in SWL-shortwave listening, or in amateur (ham) radio (two way communication)?

 

If you're interested in listening to shortwave broadcasts (and lots more) go to Youtube and search for videos with the keyword RTL-SDR. Lots of stuff for the entry level listener and very cheap to get started. All you need is a cheap RTL-SDR dongle that connects to your computer, an antenna (a random long wire strut up in the trees or on your balcony) and some free software.

 

If you're interested in transmitting, ie. amateur radio, you'll need to be tested and licensed, which is not easy to do in Thailand if you're not already licensed as an amateur radio operator in your home country.  Actually it's not at all easy even if you are...555. Lots of paperwork and bureaucracy, TIT.

 

Gordo

K5ABB

4 hours ago, Mai mee said:

All you need is a cheap RTL-SDR dongle that connects to your computer,

 

Be aware that the Software Defined Radios are on a Thai import blacklist

(licence needed to import)   so make sure you if you order online that it comes from a shop with stock already in Thailand   stuff from China/Europe/US   most likely wont turn up.

500B on Lazada, and they all come from China... I've ordered tons of electronic bits that way and never had a single issue. There's nothing on the package indicating a radio receiver, and even if they inspected the package they'd think it was a memory stick. Nobody in Thai customs would even know <deleted> it is... It doesn't look like a radio.

 

It won't be a problem. 

 

Watch some you-tube video's they'll tell you everything you need to know to get started.

12 hours ago, Mai mee said:

500B on Lazada, and they all come from China.

Ah, very interesting... I stand corrected. 

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