Originally Posted By: Jeanette_Isabelle
Originally Posted By: MDinana
I guess that's something for you to figure- do your locals broadcast? What are you trying to gain from a shortwave?

I'm sorry, I didn't quite understand your initial question. Shortwave radio is used to receive broadcasts in areas where local broadcasts are not available.

Jeanette Isabelle
you asked if I still had access to local broadcasts.

I don't recall.

But I'm not sure anyone was using shortwave locally before an earthquake either. My point is, what I DID hear wasn't useful. And local AM/FM worked just fine.

If there is a disaster, what exactly do you plan to get out of a shortwave? It's not like the radio station half a world away is going to tell you where FEMA is handing things out.