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Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
www.devilfinder.com Scorpions and Snakes along Route 66
Not much you can do about them,except try and stay away from them.It gets cold in desert areas at night and snakes like to find a warm place to get into.Take a snake bite kit with you.Now,if you was traveling by horseback,you wouldn't have to worry too much about snakes.You will probally see some Route 66 reproduction signs for sale in those tourist traps and stores.One of those signs would look good mounted on a wall in your home. cuhulin |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
Jim Hackett wrote: FR-200. Not "real" small but has the advantage of not needing batteries. Crank away... P.S. I wasn't referring to speed when I said crank away.... wrote in message ... I'm riding my bicycle on a long distance bike tour next summer. Will be camping out along way What small rugged model SW would you guys advise for such a trip? Don't buy that cheap Chinese-made Grundig piece-of-crap FR200 - if you read the reviews on eham.net and Amazon, you will see that it has crappy reception and the crank tends to fall off ! Go Grundig ! |
Small rugged SW for long distance bike tour - Sony SW-100 or SW07
Scooby wrote: I currently own both and they are certainly more rugged than any cheap bulky Degan/Kaito/Redsun chinese garbage. "Jim Hackett" wrote in message t... Having both of those (sw-07 sw-100) I wouldn't consider either one "rugged" by any means. It wouldn't take much of a drop to rip the folding lid and wires right off of them... "Barker" wrote in message ... The smallest and best portable shortwave radios ever made: The Sony ICF SW-100 is very good but needs the AN-LP1 antenna to perform well. Waters & Stanton ships to the US. My orders have been received in as little as 1 week. http://www.wsplc.com/acatalog/Sony_P...Receivers.html (no active antenna) http://www.ogormans.co.uk/shortwav1.htm#SONY ICF-SW100 (no active antenna) http://www.unitedbuy.com/icfsw100s.html (includes active antenna AN-LP1) The SW-07 is sweet and includes the automatic AN-LP2 active antenna. http://parkaveelectronics.com/produc...mid=SONICFSW07 http://www.pmelectronix.com/sony-per...dio-p-708.html http://www.unitedbuy.com/icfsw07.html Except for Waters & Stanton I would call these places to confirm item is in stock. Both of these radios are very desireable and have a high resale value. "MaMaDoG" wrote in message ... Sony ICF-SW100 or INF-SW07 Both are superb! wrote in message ... I'm riding my bicycle on a long distance bike tour next summer. Will be camping out along way What small rugged model SW would you guys advise for such a trip? Yea, Buddy ! Grundig/Eton/Tecsun/Redsun are all very cheap Chinese-made crap - especially, the Grundig S350 ! |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
wrote: www.walgreens.com (Electronics,Radios) If you are going to be tuning a radio while riding a bicycle,unless you rig a good neckstrap to the radio,chances are you will drop the radio on the road and it's a goner.I don't know about the Walgreen's stores in your area,but the Walgreen's stores in my area almost always has some electronic thingys on sale and if they have any AM/FM/Shortwave radios on sale,you can buy one for about one third to about one half price off of the regular store price. cuhulin I wouldn't spend too much on a SW receiver, simply because SWL is on the decline and DRM is looming of the horizon, which will make your analog receiver useless. I am in the same dilemma with the possibility of IBOC being approved for nighttime AM. Actually, I would suggest getting some magazines and having a good-old-time with yourself in the tent. |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
schreef in bericht ... You might also be interested in a small handheld Radio Scanner. www.devilfinder.com Handheld Radio Scanners cuhulin performance on shortwave of these scanners is generally bad MRe |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
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At night in a tent? In that case if you want to spend a little more money,I suggest a Sony 7600GR Radio and a very good waterproof cover to keep it dry. He'd be much better off waterproofing the tent. That would keep everything dry, not just the radio :-) -- Chris Malcolm DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
"Lisa Simpson" wrote:
Grundig Mini 300 PE Well I finally made it to radio Shack to see and hold the unit above. Seems pretty well made but I jut don't now abt that antenna stub sticking up like that. I wonder if it would be prone to damage since I will be hauling it around in a bicycle pannier. Advice ion that antenna stub? |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
Report: Hundreds of Campgrounds May Close. www.standeyo.com
Want to take your Shortwave Radio to a Campground? Better do it while you can.AWOL MORON NAZI COMMIE FASCIST NEW WORLD ORDER bush is thinking about having all 15,000 Campgrounds in America closed! What will become of America's Campgrounds? Will they be given to the new world order u.n.? That is already happening to our National Forest and National Parks and our Highways and our Water. Also,read that other article at standeyo.com Trancredo Says prez Believes Nation should be Merely 'idea' Without Borders. Don't forget what bush said about ''that piece of paper''. cuhulin |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
i didnt like the mini 300's antenna stub either. in use it hasnt been an
issue at all. the radio has been used for listening while working construction and has been very durable. it has been used daily for almost 10 months. this is a record for me because a radio rarely lasts 4 months on the job site. |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
I've had no problems, & I carry mine around everywhere!
wrote in message ... "Lisa Simpson" wrote: Grundig Mini 300 PE Well I finally made it to radio Shack to see and hold the unit above. Seems pretty well made but I jut don't now abt that antenna stub sticking up like that. I wonder if it would be prone to damage since I will be hauling it around in a bicycle pannier. Advice ion that antenna stub? |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
I guess Grundig China or is it China Grundig? thought those little mini
radios would look cuter with the little rubber ducky stubby antennas.Hey,y'all bought them,didn't you? cuhulin |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
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Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
A Sony 7600GR radio probally won't pick up much better than a decent
AM/FM/Shortwave radio at half the price.Mostly it depends on the antenna. cuhulin |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
yes, that fuzzy black one is unique indeed! it DOES feel rubbery, and is
one good looking radio. i have one of those and i also have a banana yellow one! (the yellow one is the one i use at work) the mini 300 comes in several colors. you do know that the 300 has sw broadcast bands, with huge coverage gaps in between? that it is analog tuning? its selectivity is wide as the open sky? that it drifts like a message in a bottle? that its tuning knob is so sensitive that it ZOOMS off channel if an atom bumps against it? i am not dogging this radio, i LOVE my mini 300! i use it more than all of the others combined! but you do need to know what you are buying. the mini 300 is like the sw equivalent of the little am 6 transistor pocket radios of the 60's and 70's. its handy and convenient and fun. it has a personality and it takes some getting used to if you want to get the best out of it. it will reliably tune in all of the big broadcasters, and it will surprise you with some occasional dx.(ONLY if there is no other station on the dial even NEAR the frequency you are tuning to) it will shine best way out in the sticks..... away from electronic interference. its a wonderful toy! if you want a REAL sw then i can recommend the sangean ats 606. that radio is an absolute jewel! (its three times the size of the mini 300, but four times the cost!) it has great battery life, and it has continuous coverage and is fairly sensitive and selective. its also a program listening type of radio but it is small and very nice. for a serious sw receiver look at the sony 7600 that they have been suggesting to you. it has ssb, synch lock and is still a step higher in sensitivity and selectivity! (yes, but its the size of a hard cover book, FIVE times the price of the mini 300 and is a little rough on batteries) each different radio has its purpose and each is a great buy. you could get two if you cant choose. the mini can be used while hanging from the back of your ball cap while you are riding, its sweet and simple and i use the controls with one hand reaching behind my head. the antenna sticks up solid and straight and the radio chassis couples to your head for counterpoise just like you were holding it in your hand. then at night you could use the more complex radio for better reception. you can use both hands and your eyes because you will need them. it could be the best of both worlds. imagine swling all day and then all night! and riding my bike too! hell, if i had a small telescope to shoot some stars late at night then i would never come home! |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
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Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
cuhulin, yes that skyscout looks like a fun gadget but there is no
mention of what kind of optics it has! for all i know it could be a zero power dot sight like a telrad. they focus on its electronics and database but leave out the most important info. if i spent $400 thinking that i was buying a small scope and only got a zero power sighting device i would be seriously ****ed! |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
Jim wrote:
cuhulin, yes that skyscout looks like a fun gadget but there is no mention of what kind of optics it has! for all i know it could be a zero power dot sight yes, that's basically what it is, coupled to a GPS receiver and a data base. if i spent $400 thinking that i was buying a small scope and only got a zero power sighting device i would be seriously ****ed! I would respectfully suggest that, in your example above, if someone spent 400 bucks of their money without having a clue what they were buying, forget being seriously ****ed, they would be seriously stupid and deserve what they (don't) get. :-) |
Need small rugged SW for long distance bike tour
again, you are right. a guy should know what he is buying, that is why i
am surprised that the celestron site gives absolutely no information on what the unit actually is. who would buy it for $400 on the info given? its not mentioned what the aperture is or what the magnification is if any. both of those are important if shopping for either a telescope sighting device or a small handheld scope. i am left with the knowledge that it has gps navigation and a bad-ass database but you had to tell me that it was just a robotic telrad. how did YOU know? do you have one? perhaps you know if it is mountable like a telrad or is it only a handheld teaching aid? if its not fitted with facilities to mount it to a scope then they sure missed the boat. more people would buy it as a sight for their existing scope than as a teaching aid. hmmmm........ all of this should of been covered on the website. thats where we got started, with an incomplete description by the manufacturer! |
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