Well thanks to everybody that responded. I guess I'll have to get more
into the utility station monitoring...I used to listen to them but the
Eton just doesn't cut it. I'll need to fire up the R-390 again and get
a good utility station guide and start playing once more! Now that you
mention it, I used to tune into the weather fax stations and decode them
with the simple DOS program WEFAX...now that was exciting stuff...!

--Bill




Bill wrote:
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early
days of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it
really exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back
then) was the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to
listen in on, then there was the international BC with radio Moscow
giving their take on world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I
try to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part,
the thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others
that share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)

I've actually gotten back into wefax and ute decoding after being out
of it for 15 years. Most of my faves are gone, but there's still some
good listens out there. I'm actually thinking about getting my ticket
now that I've got a little time.

Sangean AT-803 with 50ft dipole, 40N, 105W


On Oct 15, 3:56 am, Bill wrote:
Well thanks to everybody that responded. I guess I'll have to get more
into the utility station monitoring...I used to listen to them but the
Eton just doesn't cut it. I'll need to fire up the R-390 again and get
a good utility station guide and start playing once more! Now that you
mention it, I used to tune into the weather fax stations and decode them
with the simple DOS program WEFAX...now that was exciting stuff...!

Well, the first thing you do is sell me the RF2200 if you're crazy enough to
get rid of it!

Rich

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

Thanks again guys for the advice...

I'll stick it out (guess the thrill of tuning an analog receiver is
still in my blood!) and hang on for when the Rx conditions improve again.

--Bill

Dorpmuller wrote:
Well, the first thing you do is sell me the RF2200 if you're crazy enough to
get rid of it!

Rich

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)