Hi, I am interested in the Kaito KA1107 World Band AM/FM Shortwave Radio, I live in Miami fl, does this radio gets centralamerican radios?
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I live in SW Florida. The Spanish speaking SW stations I get are mostly Cuban and US based. Would not expect that you can get CENTRAL American radio stations on SW. In fact in SW FL many times I get no SW stations at all. By contrast, in NJ I get between 30 and 40 SW stations. Same radio, same times of day.
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This radio can receive broadcasts from Central America under the right conditions. Shortwave reception is best after dark, and in the winter, away from electrical equipment, and outside of buildings made of steel and concrete. There are many stations in that region broadcasting around 5 and 6 megahertz. Visit the library, or search online for Latin American Shortwave Broadcasts.
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Hector: Buying a shortwave radio for informational purposes is second to none! I agree with you that picking up a tiny signal half a world away is fun and challenging. Shortwave offers an incredible variety of programming - much with the local flavor of the country of origin - with the viewpoints from other cultures from around the world. I believe there is a definitive place for shortwave in the coming years, Hector. It used to be said that we all live in a global village. Today, it is said that we live in tumultuous, terror-filled times. 9/11 changed the world and there is no looking back. So when an act of terror occurs, what is the most reliable source of information? AM/FM/TV/Cable/Internet and Satellite communications will be silenced. Shortwave radio will be there, as always. No other form of communications can make that statement. As for the issue of program content and quality, where else can you find a source of varied information 24/7 365 days a year? There are absolutely no restrictions on what you can hear. In addition, during economic depression (such as we are currently experiencing on a worldwide basis) shortwave radio offers an alternative source of entertainment with the most bang for your nearly worthless buck. Hector, I think you hit on something when you said shortwave is changing shape. I don't for a minute believe it is dying; it is undergoing a transformation whose value will undoubtedly re-emerge in the months and years to come.
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This radio will be covered by a technician license in the US, not sure about other countries. Check out the band allocations for 70cm and 2m here: http://www.arrl.org/frequency-allocations
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Its work in Paraguay. Both countries uses similar band width. Sure it will work.
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Not to my knowledge, it does not receive CB, weather emergence broadcast, or police broadcast. It does do an excellent job with FM, AM (mid-range). Its short wave capability depends on area or location. It has a micro chip that scans the bands so you can listen to what is available in the region or country. This is a nice feature if you are traveling and do not know the stations in that location very well. I have found it to be an excellent radio for the price but like all recent radio's nowadays you must spend some time with the instructions. Hope this helps you.
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I don't know anything about shortwave, but this works great on my sony receiver for improving AM reception.
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This radio does not have an external antenna jack. You may want to clip an external antenna to the pull up whip antenna. Just a note I live in Vancouver Canada and I pick up a few stations on the short wave - world band. I had the radio in Asia, and the bands were packed with stations.
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Unfortunately, as I understand from a press release some time ago, BBC does not broadcast shortwave transmissions to US any more. Moreover, they only do to regions in the world where other ways of broadcasting are scarce (ie, internet, etc.). The links below show shortwave BBCś coverage. I hope it helps. Carlos.http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/frequencies/http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/010119_namerica.shtml
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Short wave works ok. Just receives am no ssb. But it is pretty amazing how well it picks up the stations. It really picks up am local broadcast here in the us very good, for its size and cost. I really like mine
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Not that I'm aware of, but that would be great. The radio is fantastic. I'm getting stations I'd never gotten clearly before. It was a big investment for me, but glad I took the plunge.
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I'm native american lakota and u tried to tune in on kili radio south dakota could not , catch it.I recommend the panasonic rf 4800 more sophisticated you could catch mars maybe.edward
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The radio dial goes to 1710. The specs on Kaito's website say 1710. Most radios built for sale in North American since 1993 have been capable of receiving the extended AM band. There are no AM stations in the extended band where I live. Depending on the weather sometimes at night there are out of town stations that can be heard. I will try to remember to check and will update the post. I would go with what appears on Kaito's website or send an email to Kaito and ask them. It is evening here. I am listening to a station on 1660 AM. No question about it. This radio does indeed receive stations up to 1710. The radio dial goes to 1710. The specs on Kaito's website say 1710. Most radios built for sale in North American since 1993 have been capable of receiving the extended AM band. There are no AM stations in the extended band where I live. Depending on the weather sometimes at night there are out of town stations that can be heard. I will try to remember to check and will update the post. I would go with what appears on Kaito's website or send an email to Kaito and ask them. It is evening here. I am listening to a station on 1660 AM. No question about it. This radio does indeed receive... » Read More The radio dial goes to 1710. The specs on Kaito's website say 1710. Most radios built for sale in North American since 1993 have been capable of receiving the extended AM band. There are no AM stations in the extended band where I live. Depending on the weather sometimes at night there are out of town stations that can be heard. I will try to remember to check and will update the post. I would go with what appears on Kaito's website or send an email to Kaito and ask them. It is evening here. I am listening to a station on 1660 AM. No question about it. This radio does indeed receive stations up to 1710. « Show Less
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I have no idea where you are But we do get very good reception for a long way. We love our radio it is better then any we have had in our life time
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You can stream many international stations on the Internet these days. There's plenty of shortwave to listen to, particularly if you aren't limiting yourself to English. China has an aggressive schedule, and Spanish Foreign Radio is quite active. This particular radio is a single-conversion unit and not really anything great. If you are looking for a comprehensive answer, I suggest you spend a couple of bucks and get Ken Reitz's book "How to Listen to the World."
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This radio is one of the best SW portable radios. So if there still is a BBC SW world service directed towards the Mediterranean, you will be able to receive it. Best if you go on-line, and check if the BBC has not cut yet that service. It used to be in the 49m band. Three addtl. comments: 1) This is not the best FM radio, very dificult to tune in to a known frequency. I say that because if you go to Greece, expect "touristy" FM broadcasts in the morning in English. 2) There are much cheaper and better radios for local FM. The TECSUN PL-310et comes to mind. 3) This is a really good radio for AM! I expect that in Greece at night you should be able to listen to a few AM radio stations in English.
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I bought this radio several days before. It works very well:good sound, world receiver, and cheap. The only disadvantage maybe 3 not 2 aaa batteries required. Who mind this disadvantage? I don't mind, and I am thinking about buy another one for my parents. I live in CT and I can receive radio station from China, and Japan. I don't know if it receives station from central america but I did received some stations speaking Spanish though I don't understand. Good radio!
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I can make the radio play, but I cannot get the time to show CST. It came with a remote, but I cannot get it to do anything. The sound is fine! Everything these days is made too complicated!