Sampling Shortwave Radio

OP-1 Tricks and Tips
#1

I’ve been having tons of fun creating patches with samples from http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ – so, I thought I’d pass it along!


I wish the FM radio in the OP-1 was a shortwave radio! I wonder if they could do this in a future OS, or would it require different hardware? http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ is practically a synthesizer in itself.
#2

AM radio very different from FM. The UTwente setup is amazing. Browsing down the webSDR list, you’d see it’s one of a kind. Some of the alternative sites are nice, however. In the middle east area especially - after dark.

#3

This is amazing! Thank you!


I use a lot of SW samples using small portables like this one from Tecsun:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tecsun-PL380-Stereo-Digital-Receiver/dp/B008XHIR8O
This one quite cool because if you put in rechargeable batteries, you can recharge via USB.

But this web radio is some serious radio-ham quality gear!
#4

Double++1 good

#5

For some reason the link doesn’t work here in France…

Or is it something that I’m doing wrong ?
#6

Love the Cylon effect when speech is half tuned in… it’s got the funk

#7

I listen to shortwave radio quite a bit on my Grundig G3. You can pick up some weird stuff (and a lot of wacky religious programming if you live in North America) from surprisingly far away.

My radio has a line out so it’d be easy to connect it to the OP1…I should really try that soon

#8

Note on shortwave in case it isn’t common knowledge - AM works best at night

#9

A great selection of creepy shortwave recordings from the Conet Project is available on Archive.org:


The Conet Project - Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations [ird059] : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Aquarius Records in SF used to sell the collection (more copies were sold there than anywhere else in the world), and would take a Polaroid of every customer who purchased one.
#10

Shortwave sampling is cool! I have this little portable that even includes SSB (Single SideBand). Got the Tecsun version from a seller based in Japan for less than $50US. The CountyComm model is identical.


http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/0905.html
#11

I am having a blast sampling the built in FM radio. Can’t wait to try remixing some shortwave stuff…too much fun