Excellent points on the WX band, Gray.

Like you, I only use the flashing LED for alert now. It seems the weather
service thinks a severe thunderstorm 100 miles away is cause enough to
generate an alarm. The first one I got on "alarm" was a real 2 AM
eye-opener.

-- Stinger


"Gray Shockley" wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 16:58:57 -0500, Stinger wrote
(in message ):

It's a bit more expensive

It's a /lot/ more expensive grin.


than the GESR3 (G.E. SuperRadio III), but the
CCRadio Plus (CCR+) from C. Crane company is the one to have if you can
afford it.

Yup.


The backlit digital display effectively evens out the MW
spectrum, so instead of having about 2/3 of the frequencies cover half
the
inaccurate analog dial, it's basically flat. My CCR+ is a bit more
sensitive than my GESR3. I understand some of the earlier GE
SuperRadios
were more sensitive than the latest versions.

What I have come up with in comparison of the GESR and the CCradio is that
if
ya are trying to get a single, distant station, the GESR is exactly what
cha
need and the CCR+ would be overkill.

Another thing digital tuning does for you (which IMHO is essential for
MW
DX'ing) is let you know you're on the right frequency. I can't begin to
tell you how many times I've been on the right frequency and didn't hear
a
station, then turned the radio (use a turntable) and got a fine signal.
Station memories are good to have as well.

Agreed on every point.

The GESR3 does have a better speaker, though. But the CCR+ doesn't
sound
bad -- just not as "rich" over the speaker. This, too, can be overcome
by
using some reasonably-priced powered computer speakers if you're not
going
to use headphones. The FM is so good on the CCR+ that it's a shame not
to
add them to your setup.

You betcha.

-- Stinger

A third reason for appreciating the CCradio - for me - is where I live: at
the bottom of the Mississippi Delta. We have very violent storms and we
have
tornadoes (Vicksburg was, basically, destroyed by one when I was about six
years old).

I have two other weatherradios but I particularly like the CCradio's
little
LED that blinks when a watch or a warning has been broadcast (there are
really loud options for this but I use this as a double-check).

There's also tv audio for channels 2-13 but I don't watch them and I have
no
interest in listening to them.

[Oh, btw - it can run off four "D" cells but if ya do that, then turn off
the
weather feature unless you really need it cuz it'll take that radio down
and
out in a couple of days (apparently in common with all battery-powered
weather radios.]

I originally bought the CCradio when it came out but sent it back as it
was
lacking in too many features. The CCradio Plus sure isn't!

One of my favorite features is the timer. I like to tune into our local
(50
miles away) NPR station at 3:55 every afternoon and will be working on
something and not notice the time. No problem now: it turns on at 3:55 and
stays on for an hour. When it goes off, I just reach over and turn it back
on.

I also like the backlit clock when it's off (on ac - it can be turned off
when on batteries (after 10 seconds if I remember correctly)).

I also like the silver color as opposed to the monotonous black grin.

Last weekend I was listening to Art Bell from a station about 90 miles
away.
Or so I thought. Turned out it was about 700 miles away. It sounded local.

So - following on Bill Beam's comment that the Justice AM antenna was
going
for half-price (orphaned equipment) - I ordered one and - if I got there
on
time - will add that for more enjoyment.



Gray Shockley
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DX-392 DX-398
RX-320 DX-399
Torus Tuner (3-13 MHz)
CCradio+ w/RS Loop &
Select-A-Tenna
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Vicksburg, MS US