Yeah I really hate to read about all you guys having to sneak
new/old stuff in to the house.
My wife will just look at the new goody, ask what's that
and then just smile.
We're working on our 33rd year of marriage.
I have my display room that was a 2 car garage,
the next to the biggest of the 4 bedrooms for ham shack/office
and boat anchor display, the smallest bedroom for library,
display space for my early electric fans and my Apollo 11 collection,
and the detached 2 car garage for work shop and radio/parts
storage. And there are 6 radios scattered around the living
room, dining room, den and foyer.

I count myself pretty lucky.

Ron
http://radioheaven.homestead.com/

K3HVG wrote:
Sorry to hear of all the trials and tribulations you guys have,
sometimes. Things are a bit different, here. If I dwell too long on an
item at a hamfest or show a genuine interest in some radio gem in QST,
the XYL will go back and buy it. Well, truth told, she generally asks
first, but not always. My stuff comes through the front door in broad
daylight, unless its just too heavy. If that's the case, she'll help and
unlock the basement door.......... I had to use her SUV to get my T-368
home. No foolin'!!
de K3HVG


I didn't think that my DX-160, which was only $64 on Ebay, would be a
problem with respect to WAF. However, it came in a huge box, delivered
in a big FedEx truck. - My wife wanted to know: What are you going to do
with that thing, and, is there something in particular that you want to
listen to? - I'm not sure how to explain it. - "News from countries all
over the world" doesn't seem to impress her.

Jim

JimC wrote:
I'm not sure whether I qualify to post notes on this newsgroups, since I
don't know what qualifies as a boat anchor radio. I'm interested in
general coverage receiving, but I'm not a Ham and haven't got into
transcievers or transmitting stations. - I have a Realistic DX-160,
bought recently from Ebay, and also a Radio Shack portable similar to
the Sangean ATS-909. Is this group directed only to HAM radio, or would
general DX receivers also qualify? I would guess that my small portable
wouldn't, but I'm not sure about the DX-160?

You probably want rec.radio.shortwave.

Discussions of general coverage receivers is welcome here, if the receivers
are actually boatanchors. The DX-160 is on the borderline of the boatanchor
mark since they can comfortably be lifted in one hand.

In the case of transmitters, the "watts per pound" measure is helpful to
determine if a device is a boatanchor or not. In the case of receivers it
is somewhat more vague.

Can anyone tell me what whether general DX receiving would be within the
general subject matter of the ng?

No, but care and alignment of a DX-160 wouldn't be too far out.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

90% of the listings on this NG are the EBAY pros advertising their listings.
I would hardly think your questions would be any more out of place.

Phil


"JimC" wrote in message
et...
I'm not sure whether I qualify to post notes on this newsgroups, since I
don't know what qualifies as a boat anchor radio. I'm interested in
general coverage receiving, but I'm not a Ham and haven't got into
transcievers or transmitting stations. - I have a Realistic DX-160,
bought recently from Ebay, and also a Radio Shack portable similar to
the Sangean ATS-909. Is this group directed only to HAM radio, or would
general DX receivers also qualify? I would guess that my small portable
wouldn't, but I'm not sure about the DX-160?

Can anyone tell me what whether general DX receiving would be within the
general subject matter of the ng?

Thanks,
Jim Cate

"PJ" ) writes:
90% of the listings on this NG are the EBAY pros advertising their listings.
I would hardly think your questions would be any more out of place.

Phil


To ask whether it fits isn't quite off-topic, but there is indeed
a distinct difference between this newsgroup and rec.radio.shortwave
where the actual questions would belong.

The fact that there is junk here is not an excuse to let more junk
in.

And of course, one could balance the junk with actual on-topic posts.

Michael VE2BVW

"JimC" wrote in message
et...
I'm not sure whether I qualify to post notes on this newsgroups, since I
don't know what qualifies as a boat anchor radio. I'm interested in
general coverage receiving, but I'm not a Ham and haven't got into
transcievers or transmitting stations. - I have a Realistic DX-160,
bought recently from Ebay, and also a Radio Shack portable similar to
the Sangean ATS-909. Is this group directed only to HAM radio, or would
general DX receivers also qualify? I would guess that my small portable
wouldn't, but I'm not sure about the DX-160?

Can anyone tell me what whether general DX receiving would be within the
general subject matter of the ng?

Thanks,
Jim Cate