View Single Post
  #2   Report Post  
Old February 26th 07, 06:34 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
bpnjensen bpnjensen is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by RadioBanter: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,027
Default What SWL Rig Would You Pick If...

On Feb 25, 8:02 pm, "N9NEO" wrote:

Maybe what you really need to do is make sure you got a nice quiet
piece of land somewhere far away from the city. Then a good antenna
and a decent receiver. One of those crappy little chinese radios
actually do a nice job in a quiet zone. I especially like it when the
power goes out cause things get nice and quiet.

73


No kiddin'. I have heard plenty of stuff on my R75 here in suburban
CA, USA to be sure, but back in rural New England as a teenager, I
heard practically as much on a Radio Shack Astronaut-8 and 50 feet of
wire, just because the noise background was about 30-60 dB lower than
here.

Bruce Jensen