I'm not sure I got all that but I got the jest of it.
Some of the ones in here will be easy with you, others will spew forth talk
even though they know you have absolutely NO idea what they're talking about.
I never did get that......well I did I suppose, it's kind of sad actually. But
hang in there, your piece (radio) is a good one from what I've read, the specs
on it are OK -so it'll be 'perfect' for you to get started.
Matter of fact, I have the 'Passport to Worldband Radio' (which you should RUN
to your nearest Barnes/Noble or Borders/Books and buy it) and I'm reading the
review about it. The Passport I mentioned is like the TV Guide for Shortwave
Radio Listeners -gives you the time and frequencies. READ!!!!!
It suffers (according to Passport) from
rift/images....aaaah nothing big.
Pros: Great speaker audio quality substantially above the norm for world band
portables (this is a quote.) Unusually 'powerful' audio, two band-widths, well
chosen are a real surprise at this price.
Not a bad receiver for one just starting, you're starting with a better piece
than I did. Sounds like it drifts, which is no big deal - just turn it on and
let it warm up and it'll stabilize rather well I'm sure.
I would add maybe 10-15 ft. of wire if you have to fill that hole as you so
eloquently put it, but from what I'm reading, it may overload the front end of
the radio on you if you run a length of 25ft. or more. Try it and see, that's
the beauty of this hobby.
You'll know if that's happening, it'll sound like a bunch of garbled up noise
and you can literally feel it in the front of your receiver.
I'll let the ones that own it help you out more. Welcome to the *Brotherhood*-
and that IS basically what it is. Just read and read and read and then apply
it, can't stress that enough. Get Popular Communications then after three to
five months grab you a copy of "Monitoring Times.'----it's for the more
advanced listeners
~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~
Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier
Hammarlund HQ140X
Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios)
RCA Victor *Strato- World*
RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain)
1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M
Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand
DX100/394/*SUPER*398/399/402
OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451
Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+HowellSW
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Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft.
500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated)
120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire
2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas
Radio Shack Amplified Antenna
30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap)
* Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable*
*21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop*
~OptimusCTR-111Cassettte Recorder~
~Radio Shack 2Speed VOX#43-476~
~Ramsey Speech Scrambler~
Happy Listening!:-)