[Mgs] (OT) Medium Wave

[Charley & Peggy Robinson]

Hi Bert,

Thanks for the info.  There are still AM broadcast stations going in the 
US & Mexico.  You should hear the "clear channel" stations at night!  
But, as you say, the FM stations are much more abundant.  I'm a ham in 
the USA, I'll have to look for a beacon in or near Sweden.  What hours 
are you on the air?

73,

Charley - af5ao

On 6/27/2016 12:49 PM, Bert Palte wrote:

> 'Medium wave', in virtually every European language, refers to the AM 
> broadcast band,
> roughly 520 - 1605 kHz.
>
> With 'If you can find one' I meant that this band is virtually dead 
> (over here) and I incorrectly assumed that this is a well known fact.
> Several, once important, broadcast stations, like the BBC World 
> Service, have disappeared there now.
> There is not much to hear there any more.
> Most radio transmissions now take place in the FM broadcast band, 
> roughly 87 - 108 MHz.
>
> Yes, I am a ham radio operator. I used to live in Holland, but have 
> recently moved to Sweden,
> hence my two call signs, one for each state.
>
> Sorry for not having been clear enough.
>
> Bert
> 70 MGB
>
>
>
> On 27-6-2016 15:44, Charley & Peggy Robinson via Mgs wrote:
>> I'm a ham too.  Looks like he has two call signs. Never heard that 
>> "medium wave" term before.  Didn't think he meant the broadcast band 
>> because he said "if you can find one."  I've looked it up since.  
>> Seems like MW contains the broadcast bands.
>>
>> CR
>>
>> On 6/26/2016 3:40 PM, Charles Hill via Mgs wrote:
>>> He is referring to what is in the USA the AM Broadcast band.
>>>
>>> Bert is evidently an European ham operator.
>>>
>>> Charles Hill
>>>
>>> On 6/26/2016 2:29 PM, Charley & Peggy Robinson via Mgs wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What frequency band is "medium wave?"
>>>>
>>>> CR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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