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Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
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I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
Brenda Ann,
I am not sure which model Superradio it is? Are the serial numbers different on an SR1 or SR2? Mike McM. Brenda Ann wrote: -- Say no to institutionalized interference. Just say NO to HD/IBOC! "Mike M." wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. If the Superadio is an SR1 or SR2, then you most likely have one of the best AMBCB receivers at a reasonable price point. |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
Brenda Ann,
My Superradio is a Superradio III. Mike McM. Mike M. wrote: Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
On 3 Oct 2006 16:13:01 -0700, "Mike M." wrote:
Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. If you bought your CCRadio from the C.Crane store, they will replace the display for $25, plus you pay to ship to them. They cover shipping it back. bob k5qwg |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
I have heard two glowing reports about this new radio, including from
the author of this review - whose opinion I value very highly. The Redsun RP2100 http://www.radiointel.com/review-redsunrp2100.htm Bob Miller wrote: On 3 Oct 2006 16:13:01 -0700, "Mike M." wrote: Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. If you bought your CCRadio from the C.Crane store, they will replace the display for $25, plus you pay to ship to them. They cover shipping it back. bob k5qwg |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
I've had a Redsun RP2100 for a couple of months now and can confirm that it
is far superior to my GE SRIII. I regularly picks up stations 4,000 to 6,000 miles away. It's just no contest with the SRIII, as it is digital, very quiet, lovely sound and VERY sensitive on the MW band. See my comment at: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6055 Buy it from tqchina on eBay, as he offers excellent service and has the radio with the English markings (lypn has the Chinese markings) -- John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods Drake SW8 & ERGO software Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100 BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A. GE circa 50's radiogram Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270 Kiwa MW Loop http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx "wavetrapper" wrote in message ups.com... I have heard two glowing reports about this new radio, including from the author of this review - whose opinion I value very highly. The Redsun RP2100 http://www.radiointel.com/review-redsunrp2100.htm Bob Miller wrote: On 3 Oct 2006 16:13:01 -0700, "Mike M." wrote: Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. If you bought your CCRadio from the C.Crane store, they will replace the display for $25, plus you pay to ship to them. They cover shipping it back. bob k5qwg |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
Anything is far superior to a GE SR III.I have been told before that I
own a GE SR I,but it does not say Super Radio anything anywhere on the radio.Trying to find a picture/photo of a radio like that one on the internet is practically impossible.I have tried numerous times before. cuhulin |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
Mr.Plimmer,does tqchina have an email address I can reach him at and
does he/she live in America? I don't care anything about bidding on anything,eBay or otherwise.I might be interested in buying one of those Redsun radios.My cuhulin email inbox is full up untill I get unlazy enough to clean a lot of that stuff out of there,so reply in this news group,if that is ok? cuhulin |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
In article , "John Plimmer"
wrote: I've had a Redsun RP2100 for a couple of months now and can confirm that it is far superior to my GE SRIII. I regularly picks up stations 4,000 to 6,000 miles away. It's just no contest with the SRIII, as it is digital, very quiet, lovely sound and VERY sensitive on the MW band. See my comment at: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6055 Buy it from tqchina on eBay, as he offers excellent service and has the radio with the English markings (lypn has the Chinese markings) I've had the RP2100 for a month now and I'm very pleased with it. I got mine from Lypn and it came with english markings although it was advertized as having chinese labeling. Norm |
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Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
If y'all happen to see junkinjudy on eBay,she owns a G.E.Super Radio
model no 7-2880B like mine.Her radio still looks just like brand new.I can tell y'all though,she will not sell her radio.She and her hubby live in Jackson. cuhulin |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 04:07:43 UTC, "John Plimmer"
wrote: I've had a Redsun RP2100 for a couple of months now and can confirm that it is far superior to my GE SRIII. I regularly picks up stations 4,000 to 6,000 miles away. It's just no contest with the SRIII, as it is digital, very quiet, lovely sound and VERY sensitive on the MW band. See my comment at: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6055 Buy it from tqchina on eBay, as he offers excellent service and has the radio with the English markings (lypn has the Chinese markings) John, It sounds like you are ecstatic over the radio! How do you think that it shapes up compared to the RF-2200? I have one of those with the rotating rod antenna and it still is very sensitive and gets good BCB. I asked you a while back about getting good BCB DX, I live on the coast here in Hobe Sound, FL, one mile from the beach. What kind of loop antenna would be good that you could recommend. I read that you have a Datong, but what about the other loops? -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
Ecstatic is the right word - the Redsun RP2100 is the best 100 bucks I have
ever spent on a portable. Unfortunately I have never seen a RF-2200 in South Africa so can't comment on that. I did send you a detailed reply on this group to you regarding your original query - if you missed it you will have to look it up in the archives. At my home QTH my main antenna is the RF Systems DX1 Pro that gives outstanding results on LW and MW. I did recommend to you if you want a loop to look at the Wellbrook's - the ALA1530 or ALA100. When I go on DXpeditions I take along my Kiwa MW Loop that performs equally well with a well laid out 1,000 foot beverage antenna -- John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods Drake SW8 & ERGO software Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100 BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A. GE circa 50's radiogram Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270 Kiwa MW Loop, POARDT Roelof mini-whip http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx "Count Floyd" CountFloyd@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater wrote in message news:g40vCXBzNU8x-pn2-cZyDLlrG5qbM@localhost... John, It sounds like you are ecstatic over the radio! How do you think that it shapes up compared to the RF-2200? I have one of those with the rotating rod antenna and it still is very sensitive and gets good BCB. I asked you a while back about getting good BCB DX, I live on the coast here in Hobe Sound, FL, one mile from the beach. What kind of loop antenna would be good that you could recommend. I read that you have a Datong, but what about the other loops? |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
Mike M. wrote: Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. With the looming possibility of nighttime AM IBOC being approved, I wouldn't spend too much on an AM DX "machine". I had a piece of junk Grundig S350, but returned it for a cheapie $25 Radio Shack model 12-898 AM/FM PLL, that works just as well as the over-hyped S350. I think all this talk about "DX machines" is just hype. |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers? Sony ICF-EX5?
As recently posted on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7600GR/
Rated #1 in Japan for MW. Has Sony's famous Synch Detector with Wide and Narrow filters. Pictu http://www.ecat.sony.co.jp/audio/rad...CF-EX5&PCT=274 Buy: http://www.audiocubes.com/product/So...ble_Radio.html "John Plimmer" wrote in message ... I've had a Redsun RP2100 for a couple of months now and can confirm that it is far superior to my GE SRIII. I regularly picks up stations 4,000 to 6,000 miles away. It's just no contest with the SRIII, as it is digital, very quiet, lovely sound and VERY sensitive on the MW band. See my comment at: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6055 Buy it from tqchina on eBay, as he offers excellent service and has the radio with the English markings (lypn has the Chinese markings) -- John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods Drake SW8 & ERGO software Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100 BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A. GE circa 50's radiogram Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270 Kiwa MW Loop http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx "wavetrapper" wrote in message ups.com... I have heard two glowing reports about this new radio, including from the author of this review - whose opinion I value very highly. The Redsun RP2100 http://www.radiointel.com/review-redsunrp2100.htm Bob Miller wrote: On 3 Oct 2006 16:13:01 -0700, "Mike M." wrote: Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. If you bought your CCRadio from the C.Crane store, they will replace the display for $25, plus you pay to ship to them. They cover shipping it back. bob k5qwg |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers? Sony ICF-EX5?
If iboc winds up being on full time,day and night,,,, what is the use in
buying a good DX Radio anyway? About four or five years ago,I bought a radio at Sears.The radio is Stereo (but not real quality stereo,if you know what I mean?) AM FM with a CD Player on top of the radio and two seperate speakers.I have the radio put up somewhere now and as usual,I would have to move a lot of my junk out of the way to even get at the radio.It is a grey color radio and I think the brand name is something like Sound (whatever it is,similar to those GPX radios.Some of those off the wall brand name radios are really good at DXing AM stations) I paid about $30.00 for the radio.I am pretty amazed at how well it picks up long distance AM stations. cuhulin |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
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Mike M. wrote: Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. With the looming possibility of nighttime AM IBOC being approved, I wouldn't spend too much on an AM DX "machine". I had a piece of junk Grundig S350, but returned it for a cheapie $25 Radio Shack model 12-898 AM/FM PLL, that works just as well as the over-hyped S350. I think all this talk about "DX machines" is just hype. ONe of the really nice things about a digitally tuned radio is of course it's easy to get exactly on frequency. There are a couple of FM stations just beyond regular reception (well one got bumped this week when a local station came on the frequency). Having them programmed into my bedside radio (a Delco digitally tuned car radio running off a 12v supply) means it's really easy to check them, and hopefully receive them when they are receivable. An analog receiver requires a lot of constant tuning to get the same thing. Likewise, when the band is open, it's easy to put some frequencies into the memory rather than the local stations, again to allow for easy frequency jumping. This also applies to AM. And of course, it's far easier to identify a station if you can start with a known frequency, something not always the case with a lot of analog receivers if they aren't good shortwave receivers. "Good AM receiver" is actually a spread. Just about anything will get some results, all one has to do is start tuning. I think sometimes people think they need to start with something better before they can hear any DX. THe SUper Radio gets touted in these threads, but not only is it analog, but it's not that much better than the average AM radio. Car radios often are better performers. But yes, for this level of receptiion, a digitally tuned receiver likely is a good choice, because of that ease of tuning. If someone doesn't actually tune up and down the band because it's too much trouble, they'll never hear any DX. Of course, a third level requires much better equipment, because at that point one is struggling at a far weaker signal level, likely with a lot of interference. That's when the bells and whistles come in, and those sure aren't there on the Super Radio or the low end receivers. Michael |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers? Sony ICF-EX5?
Has Sony's famous Synch Detector with Wide and Narrow filters. Oops, not filters! It has selectable sideband synch detection (USB & LSB). |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
Michael Black wrote:
Likewise, when the band is open, it's easy to put some frequencies into the memory rather than the local stations, again to allow for easy frequency jumping. This also applies to AM. Last Sunday night was Yom Kippur and all of the Israeli stations went off the air. On the sabbath they usually transmit a carrier. There was a short period if the band had been open for me to listen to DX stations before the fast started, but unfortunately the bands were not "open". :-( Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
Those older model AM car radios from back in the 1950's and 1960's,I
remember they were good for AM Dxing.I once read an article about using AM radios in homes.Something about finding or making a metal box for the radio's cabinet. I have an old 1950 or 1951 Ford car tube type radio sitting on a shelf in my shed in my back yard and I own some more older car radios too,mostly transistor car radios. Some of those older foreign car radios are pretty good too. cuhulin |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
I've found my 'Eton FR-200' (AM/FM/SW wind-up radio) to be very good at
night-time MW DXing, the band is full of stations from at least as far away as Germany (my QTH is in the centre of England). It may be sold as the 'Grundig FR-200' in the USA, and the original manufacturer seems to be Tecsun, model 'Green-88'. www.tecsun.com.cn/english/index.htm -- "But the headline's on tennis, so it seems everything's alright." "Mike M." wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I have an old GE Superradio that works well. I purchased a CCPlus radio that has a problem with LED readout I am told is common. Any AM radios currently in production that are good DX machines? Thank you. Mike McM. |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers? Sony ICF-EX5?
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Best Desk Top Receivers and Best Portable Radios for AM/MW DXing [Was : Good AM Medium Wave Receivers ?]
RHF wrote: Mike M., Check-Out the DX Tools .Com WebPage for the : . * Best Desk Top Receivers for AM/MW DXing DX RECEIVERS = http://dxtools.com/BestDXrx.htm . IMO the Drake R7A beats the R8 series for LW/MW DX. Unfortunately it lacks a real synchronous detector, which is what makes the R8 such a good DX machine. I would also add the Ten-Tec RX340 to the list. It is awesome on LW/MW. |
Good AM Medium Wave Receivers?
"Monroe" wrote in message ... On the cheap, set up an old Clarion car radio in my 40 x 60 ft metal quonset. An odd combination of wire dangling about from antenna input and cross between ant and gnd to the metal shell of the quonset (by accident) produced stunning reception performance. Equal to and at times better than any of my $$ receivers (JRC, older Grundig, Pana). On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:59:22 -0500, wrote: Those older model AM car radios from back in the 1950's and 1960's,I remember they were good for AM Dxing.I once read an article about using AM radios in homes.Something about finding or making a metal box for the radio's cabinet. I have an old 1950 or 1951 Ford car tube type radio sitting on a shelf in my shed in my back yard and I own some more older car radios too,mostly transistor car radios. Some of those older foreign car radios are pretty good too. cuhulin -- Monroe Seems to me that most of those old car radios had a 262 KC I.F. strip for better sensitivity & selectivity....................GC |
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