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Tim L

Let me see if I can explain this..

A couple of years ago I ran across several websites that ran High-end AM/FM/Shortwave receivers..And had software that allowed people online to listen and tune these radios as if they were in that person's home..I lost track of them as of late and I wonder if anyone would know of such sites today. Thanks..
 
Tim L said:
Let me see if I can explain this..

A couple of years ago I ran across several websites that ran High-end AM/FM/Shortwave receivers..And had software that allowed people online to listen and tune these radios as if they were in that person's home..I lost track of them as of late and I wonder if anyone would know of such sites today. Thanks..
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I think this is what you're looking for: globaltuners.com
 
radioman148 said:
Tim L said:
Let me see if I can explain this..

A couple of years ago I ran across several websites that ran High-end AM/FM/Shortwave receivers..And had software that allowed people online to listen and tune these radios as if they were in that person's home..I lost track of them as of late and I wonder if anyone would know of such sites today. Thanks..
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I think this is what you're looking for: globaltuners.com
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Radioman:I don't remember that particular site but I'll give it a try..Thank you.
 
Tim L said:
radioman148 said:
Tim L said:
Let me see if I can explain this..

A couple of years ago I ran across several websites that ran High-end AM/FM/Shortwave receivers..And had software that allowed people online to listen and tune these radios as if they were in that person's home..I lost track of them as of late and I wonder if anyone would know of such sites today. Thanks..
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I think this is what you're looking for: globaltuners.com
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I've used it in the past & it's very good. Good luck.

Radioman:I don't remember that particular site but I'll give it a try..Thank you.
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Tim L said:
I think this is what you're looking for: globaltuners.com
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Radioman:I don't remember that particular site but I'll give it a try..Thank you.
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I think the site may have been down for a while, then came back as globaltuners.com (I stand to be corrected on this) It's been a few years since I've used it, but it can definitely be fun. In all the years I've been DXing, I've never done true TA DX. A few hets, but nothing more. But with with global tuners, it was pretty easy.
 
It used to be called DX Tuners. Way back Javaradio.

-crainbebo
 
Global Tuners can be a lot of fun. There are some sites in the UK where you can DX trans Atlantic to the US & Canada.
One night last week from a UK site I heard WINS, WCBS, WBBR, WWZN, & WWKB. I've found that 1130 WBBR easily comes in the best of all the US stations.
 
radioman148 said:
Global Tuners can be a lot of fun. There are some sites in the UK where you can DX trans Atlantic to the US & Canada.
One night last week from a UK site I heard WINS, WCBS, WBBR, WWZN, & WWKB. I've found that 1130 WBBR easily comes in the best of all the US stations.
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Listening to the US from UK receivers was basically what I was doing when I was homebound for a few weeks following surgery in 2006. My result was pretty much the same as yours....WBBR was definitely a regular. I also was using a receiver in Sweden which was great for European DX. I can't recall if I got the U.S. from that post, but I do remember that using the remote receivers was a great way to while away the time.
 
cyberdad said:
...but I do remember that using the remote receivers was a great way to while away the time.
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Perhaps a little too much time for me, lol! Although I can work, while monitoring my own radio here, Global Tuners is proving to be a shiny new toy. One thing I've found though, while twiddling around the dial through Europe...the Spaniards are everywhere!

I haven't tried the North American east coast from the UK yet (that darn WBBR is everywhere!), but have found the site in Imperia Italy, to be quite interesting. 8)

~BG
 
Well, I wasn't allowed to drive, lift anything, or basically leave the house for several weeks, so I had a lot of time on my hands and not all that many options for what to do with it. Although I essentially felt fine. So the tuners proved to be great fun. But eventually, as I gradually eased back into work and other activities for one reason or another I lost interest.

I also think it was shortly after my experience when they were shut down for a while. But this thread may be re-kindling my interest, so perhaps I'll get active with it again.
 
WBBR is definitely the easiest station to hear over in Europe. The 1510 in Boston is probably second. WINS is in most nights, but with interference sometimes. I got WCBS twice, but there's a BBC station that interferes with it a lot. WWKB is also pretty regular. I'm surprised I haven't heard any of the Canadians yet, but I'll try further as the DX season progresses.
Conditions vary nightly just like on this side of the pond. I find checking out WBBR which always seems to come in to some degree is the best way to find out how the propagation is. Of course listening to the UK LW stations is interesting also.
 
Wow, the node in Sekule, Slovakia (http://www.globaltuners.com/receiver/classic.php?receiver=232) is very impressive tonight. I'm on 1566kHz and the UK stations are coming in quite well...the surprising bit is that BBC Bristol is only rated at 630 watts, while County Sound is rated at 750 watts. I'm also hearing some low powered Italians and Radio Rossii, which is listed as being a 5kW transmitter out of...Yerevan, Armenia(!).

Hop aboard and check it out! (chat is available, at the node)

~BG
 
Tincap said:
Wow, the node in Sekule, Slovakia (http://www.globaltuners.com/receiver/classic.php?receiver=232) is very impressive tonight. I'm on 1566kHz and the UK stations are coming in quite well...the surprising bit is that BBC Bristol is only rated at 630 watts, while County Sound is rated at 750 watts. I'm also hearing some low powered Italians and Radio Rossii, which is listed as being a 5kW transmitter out of...Yerevan, Armenia(!).

Hop aboard and check it out! (chat is available, at the node)

~BG
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I'll have to try it soon. Up till now I've only been trying to hear the US stations in Europe.
 
I'm not sure why I haven't thought of this before, but Global Tuners could be useful during ES season. I get stations from the Vero Beach, FL area all the time during ES openings. I could use the Vero Beach, FL Global Tuner to verify reception and try for my locals.
 
I used the old FM-DX Montreal node to log large Es from the midwest, both openings in June 2010. I did receive 106.9 KBGL Larned, KS once on there, over 1400 miles. I've also gotten WAEG 92.3 Augusta, GA (Smooth Jazz) and many others there.

-crainbebo
 
There were three options for me to download. I didn't like the one that ended with .exe so I tried a few others.

I'd been issued my ID handle and the code word, but the program I loaded wouldn't come up. So I uninstalled the whole thing.

Do I have to use that .exe one? Is it safe? Does everyone on it use that option?
 
Using one of the Global Tuners in the UK I just heard CFTR, WCBS, WLS, WINS, WBBR(always the strongest US signal), WWZN, & WWKB.
First time I ever heard WLS or CFTR on one of those UK receivers.
 
radioman148 said:
Using one of the Global Tuners in the UK I just heard CFTR, WCBS, WLS, WINS, WBBR(always the strongest US signal), WWZN, & WWKB.
First time I ever heard WLS or CFTR on one of those UK receivers.
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Nicely done! CFTR is a little surprising, although I know from my trips to Canada that they have a fantastic signal to the northeast.
 
cyberdad said:
radioman148 said:
Using one of the Global Tuners in the UK I just heard CFTR, WCBS, WLS, WINS, WBBR(always the strongest US signal), WWZN, & WWKB.
First time I ever heard WLS or CFTR on one of those UK receivers.
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Nicely done! CFTR is a little surprising, although I know from my trips to Canada that they have a fantastic signal to the northeast.
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I was surprised as well. I was really trying for WRKO, but it was all CFTR "News 680". I was even more surprised to hear WLS, but there it was with "Coast To Coast.
This was between midnight and 12:30 AM CST.
 
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