ChannelSPURIOUS EMISSIONS

Sheet 3 · The series · Series 01

The Listening
Station

I built a receive-only station at home, in the Puget Sound. Each episode explains one part of it: the signal, the antenna, the radio, the program. A written guide for each episode shows how to build that part yourself.

  1. 00Listening Station - Series IntroWhat is a listening station, and what can one hear?All of it2:19
  2. 01ADS-BHow do I see aircraft?1090 MHz3:09
  3. 02Planefence and Plane-AlertHow does it tell me about an unusual aircraft?1090 MHz6:06
  4. 03AISHow do I see ships?162 MHz5:29
  5. 04ACARS and VDL2What do aircraft say, not only where they are?131 and 136 MHz3:39
  6. 05ShortwaveHow does one box hear 0 to 30 MHz at once?0 to 30 MHz4:53
  7. 06HFDLHow do aircraft talk over oceans?2.8 to 22 MHz3:19
  8. 07WSPR and FT8How far does a whisper travel?14 MHz and more3:02
  9. 08Weather FaxHow does a ship get a weather map with no internet?518 kHz, 4 to 22 MHz3:03
  10. 09Distress Calls, Beacons, and HFGCSWhat else is out there? Distress calls, beacons, military voices.2 to 28 MHz4:26
  11. 10VLF and Solar FlaresHow does a very low frequency signal show a solar flare?near 25 kHz3:12
  12. 11Antennas and filtersWhat is on the roof, and what did I get wrong?The roof3:29
  13. 12The Station MonitorHow do I watch everything on one screen?The wall3:33
  14. 13Numbers StationsWho broadcasts numbers on shortwave, and what reaches my station?Coming soonShortwave, by timetable10:52
  15. 14RadiosondesWhat does a weather balloon feel on the way up?Coming soon400 to 406 MHz6:30
The written guides for this series The parts this series uses
SpurAfter the short ones comes a long one: the whole station in one video, from the roof to the wall.