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Old March 26th 10, 02:09 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Brenda Ann[_2_] Brenda Ann[_2_] is offline
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Default Just got a new old radio...SX-190


"dave" wrote in message
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bpnjensen wrote:


It only has the stock - including the two ham bands 20m and 80m that
puzzle some folks (why not 13 and 60 for SWL?) but it has the spaces
for two additional, and I think I know some companies out there that
can make custom crystals for the radio. I expect that I will try to
get some for 60m and for 13.5 - 14 MHz. Since each one requires the
addition of an internal cap, these may be it for awhile - or maybe
I'll get fancy and come up with an easy system for plugging crystals
in and out with a variable cap so I can get other bands. We'll see.
I still need to perfect my cornball antenna system.


ICM in Oklahoma still makes them.


You could always buy or build a VFO (or a stable signal generator) and mark
the frequencies you need to set it to for each band