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RF-2200 Question/AM DX
I am only one mile for the Atlantic Ocean in Hobe Sound,FL and do not
seem to get transatalantic DX on theis machine. It is great in pulling in stateside DX, but it does not seem to get transatlantic DX. I have a rooftop 100ft long wire that runs down through the window, but it does not seem so to help. My Lafayette HE-10 seems to get better Am DX that this radio hooked up to the same radio. Am I doing something wrong? Even my S-38 does better on BCB DX. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" |
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RF-2200 Question/AM DX
On Feb 1, 5:45 pm, "Count Floyd"
CountFloyd@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater wrote: I am only one mile for the Atlantic Ocean in Hobe Sound,FL and do not seem to get transatalantic DX on theis machine. It is great in pulling in stateside DX, but it does not seem to get transatlantic DX. I have a rooftop 100ft long wire that runs down through the window, but it does not seem so to help. My Lafayette HE-10 seems to get better Am DX that this radio hooked up to the same radio. Am I doing something wrong? Even my S-38 does better on BCB DX. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" Get closer to the water. |
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RF-2200 Question/AM DX
On Feb 1, 5:45 pm, "Count Floyd"
CountFloyd@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater wrote: I am only one mile for the Atlantic Ocean in Hobe Sound,FL and do not seem to get transatalantic DX on theis machine. It is great in pulling in stateside DX, but it does not seem to get transatlantic DX. I have a rooftop 100ft long wire that runs down through the window, but it does not seem so to help. My Lafayette HE-10 seems to get better Am DX that this radio hooked up to the same radio. Am I doing something wrong? Even my S-38 does better on BCB DX. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" Dear Count, The Lafayette Model HE-10 is one fantastic receiver, very much under- rated today. Its sensitivity is far better than its specifications would seem to indicate and its selectivity is excellent also. Many years ago, from my former home in New Jersey, with a 100' random long wire antenna (probably similar to yours) I was able to clearly hear the then clear-channel KFI, 640 kc/s, Los Angeles, CA. Not being a medium wave DXer at that time (or even today; I used to like to listen to baseball games on the stations in the actual cities, however) I probably missed out on hearing trans-Atlantic signals on the MWs (I wasn't trying for those). While the Panasonic RF-2200 is supposed to be an excellent receiver (and, according to RadioIntel's review, still highly prized by MW DXers), it is, nonetheless, a portable, with a portable's shortcomings (for example, circuitry has to be designed with battery consumption considered first, performance second). But that's why many of us have more than one radio. Enjoy your HE-10. Keep it in good condition. Other than analog tuning, it will outperform any portable currently on the market (with the possible exception of the Etón E1). Please note that I do not own a Panasonic RF-2200 or an Etón E1. The above are just my thoughts. Best, Joe |
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RF-2200 Question/AM DX
On Feb 1, 6:55 pm, "Joe Analssandrini"
wrote: On Feb 1, 5:45 pm, "Count Floyd" CountFloyd@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater wrote: I am only one mile for the Atlantic Ocean in Hobe Sound,FL and do not seem to get transatalantic DX on theis machine. It is great in pulling in stateside DX, but it does not seem to get transatlantic DX. I have a rooftop 100ft long wire that runs down through the window, but it does not seem so to help. My Lafayette HE-10 seems to get better Am DX that this radio hooked up to the same radio. Am I doing something wrong? Even my S-38 does better on BCB DX. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" Dear Count, The Lafayette Model HE-10 is one fantastic receiver, very much under- rated today. Its sensitivity is far better than its specifications would seem to indicate and its selectivity is excellent also. Though I can't comment on the Lafayette, I can say that the selectivity on the RF-2200 isn't up to the task of split frequency MW DX. For stateside DX its fine, as the channels are all 10 kHz apart. Maybe on a good night you may try for some of the Carribean channels that are on the 5's, but Europeans are probably out of reach. |
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RF-2200 Question/AM DX
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 23:55:28 UTC, "Joe Analssandrini"
wrote: On Feb 1, 5:45 pm, "Count Floyd" CountFloyd@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater wrote: I am only one mile for the Atlantic Ocean in Hobe Sound,FL and do not seem to get transatalantic DX on theis machine. It is great in pulling in stateside DX, but it does not seem to get transatlantic DX. I have a rooftop 100ft long wire that runs down through the window, but it does not seem so to help. My Lafayette HE-10 seems to get better Am DX that this radio hooked up to the same radio. Am I doing something wrong? Even my S-38 does better on BCB DX. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" Dear Count, The Lafayette Model HE-10 is one fantastic receiver, very much under- rated today. Its sensitivity is far better than its specifications would seem to indicate and its selectivity is excellent also. Many years ago, from my former home in New Jersey, with a 100' random long wire antenna (probably similar to yours) I was able to clearly hear the then clear-channel KFI, 640 kc/s, Los Angeles, CA. Not being a medium wave DXer at that time (or even today; I used to like to listen to baseball games on the stations in the actual cities, however) I probably missed out on hearing trans-Atlantic signals on the MWs (I wasn't trying for those). While the Panasonic RF-2200 is supposed to be an excellent receiver (and, according to RadioIntel's review, still highly prized by MW DXers), it is, nonetheless, a portable, with a portable's shortcomings (for example, circuitry has to be designed with battery consumption considered first, performance second). But that's why many of us have more than one radio. Enjoy your HE-10. Keep it in good condition. Other than analog tuning, it will outperform any portable currently on the market (with the possible exception of the Et˘n E1). Please note that I do not own a Panasonic RF-2200 or an Et˘n E1. The above are just my thoughts. Best, Joe Joe, Thanks for the good words. Yes, this HE-10 has been recapped, restored, realigned and it really pulls in the stations. My antenna is on the roof, and leads straight down through the window. The long side faces NE/SW, with the ends facing N/S. With the IF Gain cranked all the way, as per the manual, it is really hot on all bands, even the top channels up to 30mc! My RF-2200 is great for stateside DX, regularly pulling in the NYC stations in the early AM/Evening with the rotating antenna. As for the battery consumption, this thing is fantastic, haven't changed the batteries in months and it just keeps delivering! Again, thanks for the replies. I remember pulling in KOMA, KFI and the Dallas all night station, the one with the nation wide trucker show, can't remember the station or the host now when I lived in OK and other places out west. Now, living on the east coast of FL, now I can't seem to get beyond the MS River! -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" |
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RF-2200 Question/AM DX
On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:56:05 UTC, "willismat"
wrote: On Feb 1, 6:55 pm, "Joe Analssandrini" wrote: On Feb 1, 5:45 pm, "Count Floyd" CountFloyd@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater wrote: I am only one mile for the Atlantic Ocean in Hobe Sound,FL and do not seem to get transatalantic DX on theis machine. It is great in pulling in stateside DX, but it does not seem to get transatlantic DX. I have a rooftop 100ft long wire that runs down through the window, but it does not seem so to help. My Lafayette HE-10 seems to get better Am DX that this radio hooked up to the same radio. Am I doing something wrong? Even my S-38 does better on BCB DX. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" Dear Count, The Lafayette Model HE-10 is one fantastic receiver, very much under- rated today. Its sensitivity is far better than its specifications would seem to indicate and its selectivity is excellent also. Though I can't comment on the Lafayette, I can say that the selectivity on the RF-2200 isn't up to the task of split frequency MW DX. For stateside DX its fine, as the channels are all 10 kHz apart. Maybe on a good night you may try for some of the Carribean channels that are on the 5's, but Europeans are probably out of reach. Thanks for the reply, yes you are right, the stateside DX booms in as does the Caribbean, but the Atlantic DX just isn't there. The radio is like new, sharp as a tack, listen to the NYC stations regularly here in South Florida, but nada with the Europeans, even when I took it to the beach, just one mile away. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" |
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