If the thunderstorm static gets so loud that reception is impossible, then there's most likely a severe storm close to you and it's advisable to check the local weather. Thunderstorm static can be heard from hundreds of miles away on a good receiver. In general, the lower frequency bands, 120 meters thru 40 meters are very prone to thunderstorm static, especially durning the summer months. In the summer time, the day bands often are good into the early evening but sometimes are hampered by summer static as are the nighttime bands. In general, the bands with frequencies below 13000 KHz (13mhz) are better at night and the bands with frequencies above 13000 KHz (13mhz) are best during the day.Īround sunrise and sunset, both the daytime and nighttime band reception can be good, sometimes so remarkably good you'll think their coming from the next town but they are coming from around the world!

In short, when you're at home, they are at work. This is because of improved propagation conditions on the lower frequencies or bands, reduced static noise created by storms, and because shortwave broadcasters like to aim for the local evening hours for their primary audience since most of them will now be at home listening to their World Band (Shortwave) radio receivers. The hours of darkness still offer the best time for shortwave DXing. What can you hear on the shortwave bands?Ĭontrary to popular belief.You can 'DX' (listen to Distant Shortwave Transmissions) 24 hours a day! When is The Best Time To Listen To Worldband Shortwave Radio? What you can hear on the short wave bands, a list of U.S. This page contains information about shortwave radio listening, best time to listen to shortwave,

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