If you listen to AM radio stations at night that are just impossible to pick up during the day, chances are you’re benefiting from sky-wave propagation. Propagation is just the technical word for how radio signals travel through the air. Sky-wave propagation is the specific name given to radio waves that travel through the sky. Sky-wave propagation takes place between sunset and sunrise. It’s the flip side to the ground wave propagation used to transmit during the day. Continue Reading
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A Quick Way to Start Listening to SSB
Single Sideband is a comparatively unknown, interesting and important radio format that takes a special radio for listening and a little time to learn. If we start an hour after sunset, on a weekend, it is easier to pick up your first station. Attach and stretch out your portable shortwave antenna to the CC Skywave […]
C. Crane’s 30 Year Anniversary- 30 Days of Giveaways, Day 13!
We have had a great time reading everyone’s comments here at C. Crane! Today’s Blog Topic is: If you could put two talk show hosts in a debate with each other, who would they be and what would they debate? Today’s giveaways are the CC SW Pocket AM/FM/SW Pocket Radio and a Power Vivid® BR40 […]