can i talk on a short wave radio or is it for listening only?
611355
It is only for listening.....in special you can listen the air band, such as airplanes, control tower.
611356
Sorry David it's only a receiver, you can only listen (and on SSB you can hear distant HAM radio operators from across the US).- You would need a HAM license to transmit voice (this radio doesn't transmit/as it's just a really good receiver) if you already have your HAM radio license, you should be looking for local HAM fests, for working used HAM radios- I'm just a SW listener at times but I'm sure if you find a local HAM club they would be able to get you hooked up. The test it multiple choice, and I believe like $30- most of the material is online too. Good luck.
1301053
I don't think so. I can't! Maybe some people can change the freq's so it will pick up shortwave but, I don't think so.I've been in radio since 1957 and I can't do it. I've got a good shortwave and I think the two should stay the way both are made. This Baofeng is only $30 something bucks and it will do a lot of things but, the freq is different from shortwave freq's.
1301051
The short answer is no. This radio only receives VHF & UHF. Shortwave is HF & requires a different receiver & antenna combo.
409398
You can tune in to a limited number of stations on the shortwave "band" which I believe takes in a number of closely located frequencies. I don't think it covers the entire spectrum of what is known as shortwave, but I'm not an expert. I mainly like it as a travel clock-radio on AM & FM stations. My biggest complaint is that the analog tuning (digital display) drifts a bit once you have the station you want. There is a newer, nearly identical model that has digital tuning, that may be better. Hope this helps.
293286
Yes you can, but it is not the best quality as I expected. There is the same background noise as in a FM wirless transmitter.
1039710
Yes, if you run a radio app on your phone, like ihart radio, you can listen to radio stations on the ear piece. The fidelity won't be great though.
1272305
Depends on what you're looking for. This is a great little radio and I happen to like it a lot. I am an FM Dxer and this radio can receive stations up to 100 miles away on FM or more regularly. As far as shortwave radios go, there are better ones on the market. If you are willing to shell out the cash for Sangean 909x. That is the best shortwave radio out there. I would consider sticking with Grundig, Tecsun, Sangean. They are the best brands for this.
260072
Yes, you can, although you don't really need speakers for it. I love this radio.
367501
FM has less noise then either AM Or SSB. That said this is a handy talkie not a walkie talkie. You will need a license from the FCC for most uses of this radio.
1544014
If english is broadcasted over a certain frequency you would need a FM receiver to listen to it. This is a transmitter. Using this you can transmit something on a particular frequency which others can listen by tuning their receiver to that frequency
1509263
No. AM/FM radio and you can stream from your wireless phone, Ipad, home computer through bluetooth. All these features are easy to use and believe it or not we really use the radio most of the time.
2156022
I'mSorry I can't answer your question........ I have never used this feature on the radio.
363888
The Kaito KA321 will receive several "strong" shortwave signals. It is a little bit hard to tune them in with the dial but with patience and a steady hand you can receive several stations. I can get the voice of Cuba. Always good for a few laughs. But this radio has an excellent receiver for both AM and FM and the FM is in stereo. Pretty cool.
1376419
You will have to put on an external antenna. Not designed for reproducing music. More for talking.
142196
Yes it looks like you can , but my radio came with the Sony an - 71 compact antenna for short wave
1176741
Yes. You can use a preset station or program your own. But the audio over fm is susceptible to interference from other fm stations...
1414446
You can, but the device would not tune to a station the second time I tried it. It was useless