On Oct 31, 4:00*pm, "Brian Colwell" wrote:
"dave" wrote in message

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dxAce wrote:

Gregg wrote:

On Oct 30, 10:19 pm, dave wrote:
wrote:

On my restored tube radios, I use a Select A Tenna. It works great..
Barry F.
A Select A Tenna on a lazy susan with the radio.
Yep. That is the ultimate setup, can't beat it. I
don't have that particular antenna, don't need it
but any loop with a turntable is where it's at.

I use my GE SR II on a turntable.

I'm not all that much of a MW'er, but it does come in handy.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

I received WLS at 4 PM one winter afternoon in Bryan Texas. *I used an
original Select A Tenna and a Magnavox (Philips) AE3805 $50 radio.

I read somewhere, that these antennas would improve sw reception, is that
true ?

bmc

Hi,

It was not my intention to go on and on about the Roberts R250, but as
I said I was going to concoct an excuse to return it as to not insult
my wife, it was a birthday present. After taking out of the box, and
using it, I had to keep it. No way was I sending it back. Mine is blue
and is real leather. It still has that new leather aroma. It has a
very solid feel.
Not everyone agrees, but I like the sound it has. It has an old tube
radio sound.

Yes, its just a radio..but in this case looks did matter and it
performs. Its very sensitive on AM and FM. I'd rather they provided a
Shortwave band instead of the the LW, but I've been goofing around
with that.

The back lighted dial stays lighted continuously. A really nice
feature in a portable radio.


Barry F.

When I want to give the tube radios a break, the Roberts fills in the
gap nicely.

When I want to gi