What is shortwave radio?

Question

Could I listen to foreign language radio from the west coast of the US on a shortwave radio? I'm interested in French and Spanish.

Answer 1

same as longwave radio only shorter!

Answer 2

I  got my short wave radio from Camden Town in London about 4yrs ago.It's all people had back in the 1920's 1950's.it set me back 50 quid,daylight robbery,it is a nice 1950'sBush though.i can listen all over Euroupe and as far as Russia.But you might just get Mexicans,but don't they speak Spanish

Answer 3

This site will answer all of your in depth questions about shortwave radio , ,especially how to improve reception of long distance SW signals.

http://www.swdxer.co.nr

Answer 4

Short wave radio has the ability, particularly at night, to travel long distances round the globe.  So it's always worth tuning to see what's on.  You will need a long aerial however to get the best of it.