On Dec 12, 2:48Â*pm, Steve wrote:
On Dec 12, 12:48Â*am, m II wrote:





IBOCcrock wrote:
On Dec 11, 6:09�pm, "Frank103" wrote:
I want to buy a world band radio for my son. I'm thinking of the Eaton 1 on
sale from Circuit City. I am also thinking of a internet wireless radio. It
would seem to me that wi-fi is the better choice. Am I missing something?
Any info is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Frank

What's missing, from that over-priced Eaton E1, is an internal ferrite-
bar antenna!

Funny thing..your car radio doesn't have one either. Neither does mine
and it works extremely well, especially at night and into the early
morning. The long distance AM signal reception on most car radios is
very good.

This is true, though I wonder to what extent it is true merely
because, when you're driving around in your car, you're often further
away from troublesome noise sources. I've always thought that the only
advantage of a ferrite (or, for that matter, air core) loop is what it
allows you NOT to hear (lots of local noise). I wouldn't expect a
ferrite antenna to do substantially better under really prime
conditions, except perhaps for those cases where you're wanting to
hear a station that's 'buried' beneath a second one. A couple of years
ago I spent the night in a little B&B way out in the middle of nowhere
in rural Louisiana. I couldn't believe the reception I was getting on
my little Grundig mini-world! Getting the same kind of reception at
home, though, is not so easy without some nulling capability.

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Actually, come to think of it I think the mini-world does have a tiny
ferrite antenna, so it's not a good example. Still, it's not
surprising to think that a whip or wire in good conditions could be
more effective than a loop in a noisy environment.

Steve