SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, has been seeking the perfect spot on the campus of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) to listen to shortwave. He recently shared the following:
Here’s a link to a brief video of my recording of last weekend’s VOA Radiogram “in the field” (a UNB parking lot):
Richard goes on to say that he’s found an even better location:
“That location on campus (green pin on attached image) turned out to not be noise-free on all bands. Found an even better location (red pin). Negligible power-line interference although still within Wi-Fi range of UNB’s system but no significant effects from that discovered yet. Got excellent reception of VOA’s Radiogram this past Saturday afternoon. Extremely clean waterfall in Fldigi. And virtually noise-free images [below]”
Richard’s decoded message. (Click to enlarge)
VOA Radiogram decoded image
Many thanks for sharing this with us, Richard!
Those of you who live or work in areas with significant radio noise should consider scouting out a listening spot like Richard has. Also, you might be inspired by LondonShortwave who takes his radios to public parks. Regardless, moving your receiver as far away from sources of radio interference as possible will always yield better listening results.
Right on. I live right next to downtown Minneapolis and I deal with a lot of noise and interference. I’ve found a few spots in local parks by Lake Calhoun or Cedar Lake where I get excellent reception. I’ve also found I love to go camping and SWL at the same time, Great River Bluffs State Park is a great place to do both.