I'm having difficulty with mine. I purchased it off amazon last month and only been picking up commercial stations like radio China international. I bought it to listen to aviation band and any other interesting frequencies but here in Bedford, UK it's not been much joy.
Can you give me any tips or advice on what to do?
Thanks
Do you have an airport nearby? Airband signals don't go very far, or so I'm led to understand. I have a receiver that has air band, and the arrivals from the SW destined for my local airport fly overhead, so I can get a lot on that channel, but not a whole lot from the tower or from the frequencies designated for other approaches/departures. There's a smaller airport that's closer to me and I can get their tower pretty well, but it's not very busy.
As far as shortwave goes, you might be interested in Volmets, which are special aviation frequencies located at seaside locations, intended for transoceanic flights. For example, there's one in Shannon, Ireland that is the main one for arrivals to the British Isles from North America, so it ought to be an easy copy for you. One of their frequencies is 5505 kHz at night, and 13264 kHz at day. Listen in USB mode. It may not be on at all times, so check this link for other frequencies, as it may be operating on one of them instead. They have four altogether.
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/volmet.htmYou might want to use the external wire antenna that came with your receiver. Some of these frequencies aren't very strong.
Good luck.