Hi Gang, I'm new here and desperately trying to get some basic info on shortwave radios.
Here is what I am up against.
My Mentor and I are building a church in the Philippines and we really really really need a good shortwave radio for on our little island of Bohol.
We need something pretty powerful. I've read about ham radios in the past and I know they need a power source for the antenna, is this needed in shortwave? Do we need like an amp or something to get good reception from far off stations?
We are hoping to be able to reach Australia with it God willing and we really need to know what gear we need to get good long range reception. I know we'll need a receiver, we are thinking of a table or desktop model.
Anyone have any advice on what we should buy and what to look for?
We need the best quality available and I think a digital readout would be best from my research so far so we can easily find the same station again in the future. The main thing we want to be able to reach is a BBC station to get world news and hear if any typhoons or storms are heading our way.
I'm not sure if there is a weather band on the Philippines that is something I still have to find out but we really need to be able to keep up with the world news.
Thanks for any advice in advance.
God bless
Here is what I am up against.
My Mentor and I are building a church in the Philippines and we really really really need a good shortwave radio for on our little island of Bohol.
We need something pretty powerful. I've read about ham radios in the past and I know they need a power source for the antenna, is this needed in shortwave? Do we need like an amp or something to get good reception from far off stations?
We are hoping to be able to reach Australia with it God willing and we really need to know what gear we need to get good long range reception. I know we'll need a receiver, we are thinking of a table or desktop model.
Anyone have any advice on what we should buy and what to look for?
We need the best quality available and I think a digital readout would be best from my research so far so we can easily find the same station again in the future. The main thing we want to be able to reach is a BBC station to get world news and hear if any typhoons or storms are heading our way.
I'm not sure if there is a weather band on the Philippines that is something I still have to find out but we really need to be able to keep up with the world news.
Thanks for any advice in advance.
God bless