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November 28th 04, 07:28 PM

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KVOO (AM radio station) in Tulsa fades in and out night times and
usually I can barely pick it up at all night times and of course I can't
pick it up at all during the day times.That is part of the reason about
six years ago I bought one of those ccrane radios and round
antenna's.When that ccrane radio and the antenna got here it would not
pick up KVOO any better than any of the many other radios I own and I
sent that ccrane radio and that antenna back to ccrane company.I wish I
was rich enough so I could buy myself a Bose wave radio.
cuhulin

Concerning the Bose Wave CD Radio; having own one and sent it back: I
would NOT recommend a Bose Wave Radio for AM or FM DXing.

IMHO: The Bose Wave Radio has a $50 radio tuner in a $200
Speaker Box. The Bose Wave Radio sounds great in town (SF Bay
Area) for local stations; but up in Da-Hills-N-Down-in-Da-Valley
(Twain Harte, CA)the Bose was "DOA".

The Cambridge SoundWorks 740 CD Radio has a better Tuner with two
'separate' Antenna Inputs: an 1/8" Mono-Jack for an AM/MW
External Antenna; and a "F" Jack for a External FM Antenna.

TIP: If you WANT 'better' AM/MW and FM Radio Reception try
two "Separate" Antennas that are each designed for the specific
AM/MW Band (540-1700 kHz) and the FM/VHF Band (88-108 MHz.

The 'key' here is the Two Separate "External" Antennas.

* A High-Gain FM-Stereo Antenna Six-Element FM installed in
the Attic and pointed at the SF Bay Area; a 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm
TV type Matching Transformer with a Coax Cable Feed-in-Line.
FM-ANTENNA= RadioShack Catalog # 15-2163

* A ~45' Vertical Insulated Stranded Copper Wire Antenna;
that is strung from a Limb; about three feet from the Trunk
of a ~150' Pine Trees that stands next to the House. Used
a 12" Spike driven into the tree about a foot from the ground
for a Grounding Point. A Magnet Wire Twisted-Pair 42 Turn 1:1
UnUn was used to 'connect' the Wire Antenna Element, Ground
and Coax Cable Feed-in-Line.

The combination of 'separate' Antennas for each Broadcast Band
results in good reception for both the AM/MW and FM Bands both
Day and Night.

What more can you expect from a Radio that is used in the
Kitchen everyday at all hours.

NOTE: There is a Bo$e Home Theater $ound $ystem in the Living
Room that was tested with the same two Antennas and simply
did NOT 'perform' as a AM/FM Tuner; sounds great for DSS TV,
Music Sound Channels and CDs; but a DX-Radio-It-Ain't [.]

The-Bottom-Line: The ANTENNA + GROUND SYSTEM is... 55.5%
of the Radio/Receiver and Antenna Ground Reception Equation.
SWL-ANTENNAS= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/

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