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Sony car shortwave radio?
Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does
it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? Thanks. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Jan 1, 6:05 pm, "mc" wrote:
Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? Thanks. I saw the specs once. You would not be impressed. If you are just going to listen to the BBC, then satellite would be your answer. From a shortwave perspective, Sirius is better than XM. XM just has the BBC. Kenwood made a small DIN sized DC to daylight radio, with daylight somewhere around 900Mhz. The last one I saw on ebay was being sold by RadioMart (TM). I recall it was rare and most excellent. ;-) |
Sony car shortwave radio?
I saw the specs once. You would not be impressed. If you are just
going to listen to the BBC, then satellite would be your answer. From a shortwave perspective, Sirius is better than XM. XM just has the BBC. Kenwood made a small DIN sized DC to daylight radio, with daylight somewhere around 900Mhz. The last one I saw on ebay was being sold by RadioMart (TM). I recall it was rare and most excellent. ;-) Thanks. It occurred to me that one thing to do would be rig up a power supply and external antenna for my Sony ICF-2010 and feed its audio into the front input jack of a newer-style car stereo. That would give me the audio amplification needed to overcome road noise, etc. The same could be done with the Kenwood you describe; my handheld VHF scanner; and other things. I'd like to hear from someone who actually has the Sony shortwave-compatible car stereo. I wish the price increment weren't so big ($250 for the version with shortwave, $100 for same features without shortwave). If it were just a small percentage of the price I'd go for it. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
That would be the Kenwood RZ-1, not too bad, but not exactly DIN sized, I
had one in the 90's. It was close but no cigar. Philips made the DC-777, which was a pretty good one, DIN sized, 25W per chan apms, as I recall. I had one in a Corvette and a Cougar. Pretty good, but 30-something inch antenna is a bit small for weak DX, but still not bad. I have now a Sony Xplod Series XR-4950 that I need to install one of these days. It has (again, I think I have this right) 40 watt amplifiers X4, but only two RCA outs for external amplifiers. Also called a XR-C5100 I got mine from Jacky's but I recently checked and that stuff is no longer shown, and I could not find one... But ebay may be a good place for a DC-777 or a XR-C5100, XR-4950X XR-4900 The Kenwood may be a better receiver, but now made for car radio replacement. No Stereo on FM, etc. Does have AM, FM narrow, FM-Wide modes. GeorgeC george at d y b dot com wrote in message ... On Jan 1, 6:05 pm, "mc" wrote: Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? Thanks. I saw the specs once. You would not be impressed. If you are just going to listen to the BBC, then satellite would be your answer. From a shortwave perspective, Sirius is better than XM. XM just has the BBC. Kenwood made a small DIN sized DC to daylight radio, with daylight somewhere around 900Mhz. The last one I saw on ebay was being sold by RadioMart (TM). I recall it was rare and most excellent. ;-) |
Sony car shortwave radio?
I have one of the Sonys, and it works just fine, as advertised.
I don't like it because it has a frequency gap which excludes some of the domestic shortwave frequencies. Great for what you want. There is a company in Canada selling them: http://www.shortwavestore.com/sws/ma...ufacturerid=20 On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 21:05:04 -0500, "mc" wrote: Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? Thanks. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Jan 1, 9:05*pm, "mc" wrote:
Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. *How well does it perform? *Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- * but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). *I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? *Thanks. A reasonable performer for a shortwave radio in an automobile. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Jan 1, 9:05*pm, "mc" wrote:
Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. *How well does it perform? *Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- * but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). *I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? *Thanks. Some years back, I had picked up one of those Sony car stereos w/sw tuner. Decent all-around product. The model I had purchased was # XR-4950X. Got it from that jackys.com in Dubai. They no longer sell Sony's SW-capable car stereos. I believe there is a Canadian firm that does, however. At the time that I had purchased, Sony had a number of models out there, and basically, the tuner internals were the same, according to what info I was able to gather. Frequency coverage for the model I had used included some gaps. The gaps were kind of annoying, but not horrendously bad: SW1 : 2940 - 7735 kHzSW2 : 9500 to 10140 kHz plus 11575 to 18135 kHz. Tunes only in 5 kHz increments. Selectivity adequate for listening to major broadcasters. At the time that I installed the unit, I had also installed a power line filter and antenna line filter purchased from Crutchfield. Given that I put these in at the same time that I installed the Sony, I can't say one way or another if either of the line noise filter REALLY helped any. But, in any case, reception was pretty decent for the time that I was using it. Driving at night in the U.S. southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, there was generally plenty to pick up: V. of Russia, China R. Int'l., V. of Vietnam, R. Canada Int'l, R. Prague, Radio Bulgaria, R. Australia, R. Austria, R. Taiwan Int'l, R. Havana, KBS, R. Vilnius, R. Netherlands, R. NZ, V. of Turkey, BBC, R. Japan... Mornings could yield some interesting stuff, too: I used to listen to R. Australia, BBC's Caribbean service, KBS on the way to work. Also, if interested, domestic U.S. sw broadcasters were easy to pick up. At that time, I also had one of those C. Crane car antennas (designed for enhanced MW reception) hooked up to the car's antenna jack. Anyway, it provided respectable performance overall, both on the interstate and in city traffic. The car was an old one, so I guess I didn't have to worry about computer generated noises and that sort of thing. MW reception was decent on the Sony, with one exception: it was impossible to scan in any useful way (it would stop on EVERY frequency, regardless of whether there was anything to be heard or not...perhaps the C. Crane antenna was doing too good a job). The FM reception was pretty decent, too. Junius |
Sony car shortwave radio?
Thanks to everyone for the information!
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Sony car shortwave radio?
On Jan 1, 9:47 pm, "GeorgeC" wrote:
That would be the Kenwood RZ-1, not too bad, but not exactly DIN sized, I had one in the 90's. It was close but no cigar. Philips made the DC-777, which was a pretty good one, DIN sized, 25W per chan apms, as I recall. I had one in a Corvette and a Cougar. Pretty good, but 30-something inch antenna is a bit small for weak DX, but still not bad. I have now a Sony Xplod Series XR-4950 that I need to install one of these days. It has (again, I think I have this right) 40 watt amplifiers X4, but only two RCA outs for external amplifiers. Also called a XR-C5100 I got mine from Jacky's but I recently checked and that stuff is no longer shown, and I could not find one... But ebay may be a good place for a DC-777 or a XR-C5100, XR-4950X XR-4900 The Kenwood may be a better receiver, but now made for car radio replacement. No Stereo on FM, etc. Does have AM, FM narrow, FM-Wide modes. GeorgeC george at d y b dot com wrote in message ... On Jan 1, 6:05 pm, "mc" wrote: Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? Thanks. I saw the specs once. You would not be impressed. If you are just going to listen to the BBC, then satellite would be your answer. From a shortwave perspective, Sirius is better than XM. XM just has the BBC. Kenwood made a small DIN sized DC to daylight radio, with daylight somewhere around 900Mhz. The last one I saw on ebay was being sold by RadioMart (TM). I recall it was rare and most excellent. ;-) Yes, that was the beast. The dimensions listed here are DIN. http://www.rigpix.com/kenwood/rz1.htm |
Sony car shortwave radio?
Any sources in the UK please?
Mike "ve3..." wrote in message ... On Jan 2, 10:21 am, "mc" wrote: Thanks to everyone for the information! The Power Hour announced yesterday that they had some Sony short wave car radios to sell. They claimed that they were the only source in the US. The phone number was 877-817-9829. I think the price was 249.95. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
Mike Terry wrote: Any sources in the UK please? Mike "ve3..." wrote in message ... On Jan 2, 10:21 am, "mc" wrote: Thanks to everyone for the information! The Power Hour announced yesterday that they had some Sony short wave car radios to sell. They claimed that they were the only source in the US. The phone number was 877-817-9829. I think the price was 249.95. Here's a link: http://www.thepowerhour.com/news3/sony_radio.htm dxAce Michigan USA |
The Power {Hour} Mall - Sony In-Dash {Auto} AM/FM Shortwave Radiowith CD Player
On Jan 3, 8:30*am, "ve3..." wrote:
On Jan 2, 10:21*am, "mc" wrote: Thanks to everyone for the information! - The Power Hour announced yesterday that they had some - Sony short wave car radios to sell. They claimed that they - were the only source in the US. The phone number was - 1-877-817-9829. I think the price was 249.95. VE3 - This may be technically correct. ABOUT - The Power Hour on Shortwave Radio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_Hour THE POWER HOUR - http://www.thepowerhour.com/ Welcome to The Power Hour with Joyce Riley and Dave VonKleist! http://www.thepowerhour.com/welcome.htm# CopyRight © 2007 - The Power Hour - All Rights Reserved. WWCR Shortwave Program Guide - Monday ~ Friday http://www.wwcr.com/wwcr_program/ProgGuide.htm "The Power Hour" with Joyce Riley and Dave VonKleist KAIJ Shortwave Program Guide - Monday ~ Friday http://24.151.207.180/k/kaij/pages/programs.php "The Power Hour" with Joyce Riley and Dave VonKleist The Power {Hour} Mall - http://www.thepowermall.com/ * Sony Car Radio - Model # CDX-GT160S http://www.thepowerhour.com/news3/sony_radio.htm Sony In-Dash {Auto} AM/FM Shortwave Radio with CD Player CopyRight © ThePowerMall.com as always more than you wanted to know ~ RHF |
The Shortwave Store {USA} -aka- Durham Radio {Canada} : Sony In-Dash{Auto-Car} AM & FM-Stereo Shortwave Radios
On Jan 3, 8:30 am, "ve3..." wrote:
On Jan 2, 10:21 am, "mc" wrote: Thanks to everyone for the information! - The Power Hour announced yesterday that they had some - Sony short wave car radios to sell. They claimed that they - were the only source in the US. The phone number was - 1-877-817-9829. I think the price was 249.95. VE3 - This also may be technically correct since : The Shortwave Store : Shortwave Receivers : - - - Car Stereos with Shortwave - - - http://www.shortwavestore.com/sws/home.php?cat=42 The Shortwave Store - Sony In-Dash {Auto} AM/FM Shortwave Radios * Sony Model # CDXGT260S * Sony Model # CDXGT360S Technically these are Auto-Car AM & FM-Stereo Shortwave* Radios with MP3 + WMA + CD Player and MP3 Player Input Jack. * Note the Shortwave Radio Band Coverage is in two Bands SW1 : 2,940 - 7,735 kHz = 120m, 90m, 75m, 60m, 49m, 41m SW2 : 9,500 - 18,135 kHz = 31m, 25m, 22m, 19m, 16m Except for SW2 the Frequency Range : 10,140 - 11,575 kHz is not covered by these Radios. The Shortwave Store - http://www.shortwavestore.com/ http://www.shortwavestore.com/sws/home.php Is actually : Durham Radio Sales & Service Inc. {Canada} -dba- The Shortwave Store from Canada not the USA. http://www.shortwavestore.com/sws/he...us&mode=update Address : 10-1380 Hopkins St., Whitby, Ontario L1N 2C3 -Canada- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby%2C_Ontario http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Whitby...i=map&ct=title Telephone International : 905-665-5466 Area Code "905" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_905 Telephone Dialing Area Code 905 is for South Central Ontario, Canada. The Shortwave Store "Shortwave Radios and More" Copyright (c) 1993-2008 The Shortwave Store All Rights Reserved - Durham Radio Sales & Service Inc. as always more than you wanted to know ~ RHF |
Sony car shortwave radio?
dxAce wrote: Mike Terry wrote: Any sources in the UK please? Mike "ve3..." wrote in message ... On Jan 2, 10:21 am, "mc" wrote: Thanks to everyone for the information! The Power Hour announced yesterday that they had some Sony short wave car radios to sell. They claimed that they were the only source in the US. The phone number was 877-817-9829. I think the price was 249.95. Here's a link: http://www.thepowerhour.com/news3/sony_radio.htm I made an attempt to look up the specs on this radio and could not find anything related to shortwave. The only thing the 'S' denotes in the model number is the fact that it's silver in colour. Buyer beware! dxAce Michigan USA |
Sony car shortwave radio?
"dxAce" wrote in message ... http://www.thepowerhour.com/news3/sony_radio.htm I made an attempt to look up the specs on this radio and could not find anything related to shortwave. The only thing the 'S' denotes in the model number is the fact that it's silver in colour. Buyer beware! It does indeed have SW, though I can't find any detailed information from Sony as to what frequency range(s) it has. This link does say it has 12 presets for SW, though. http://www.sony-asia.com/product/cdx...ite=hp_en_AP_i |
Sony car shortwave radio?
"Brenda Ann" wrote in message ... "dxAce" wrote in message ... http://www.thepowerhour.com/news3/sony_radio.htm I made an attempt to look up the specs on this radio and could not find anything related to shortwave. The only thing the 'S' denotes in the model number is the fact that it's silver in colour. Buyer beware! It does indeed have SW, though I can't find any detailed information from Sony as to what frequency range(s) it has. This link does say it has 12 presets for SW, though. http://www.sony-asia.com/product/cdx...ite=hp_en_AP_i I hate links that are only good once.... You need to go to the Sony Asia site, choose in-car entertainment, CD receivers, and choose the model number. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
Brenda Ann wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... http://www.thepowerhour.com/news3/sony_radio.htm I made an attempt to look up the specs on this radio and could not find anything related to shortwave. The only thing the 'S' denotes in the model number is the fact that it's silver in colour. Buyer beware! It does indeed have SW, though I can't find any detailed information from Sony as to what frequency range(s) it has. This link does say it has 12 presets for SW, though. http://www.sony-asia.com/product/cdx...ite=hp_en_AP_i Interesting! I had looked at that page, but didn't notice what you've seen. Click on the specs however and it seems to make no mention of SW. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
"dxAce" wrote in message ... Brenda Ann wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... http://www.thepowerhour.com/news3/sony_radio.htm I made an attempt to look up the specs on this radio and could not find anything related to shortwave. The only thing the 'S' denotes in the model number is the fact that it's silver in colour. Buyer beware! It does indeed have SW, though I can't find any detailed information from Sony as to what frequency range(s) it has. This link does say it has 12 presets for SW, though. http://www.sony-asia.com/product/cdx...ite=hp_en_AP_i Interesting! I had looked at that page, but didn't notice what you've seen. Click on the specs however and it seems to make no mention of SW. Apparently, it's not a major sellling point. Notice on the box on the original link, it does say SW also. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
mc wrote:
Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? snip This got me looking for alternatives; a quick web search produced references to the Becker Europa radio, (presumably DIN form factor) which includes shortwave in various models covering at least 40 years. Here is a photo of a vintage version: http://www.mbzponton.org/images/mb_r...a_TR_190SL.jpg Here is an eBay listing of a more current version (quite inexpensive): http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Becke...spagenameZWDVW Also quite popular were converters; one of the most visually attractive was made by Reims and had pushbutton selection of various band segments. www.mbzponton.org/valueadded/other/radios.htm (scan down the page) There certainly were aftermarket converters for continuous SW coverage with features to be found in communication receivers; but the Reims unit seems to be one of the few stock options available for a car. Anyone know of other brands or options for various automobile makes? Regards, Michael |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Jan 3, 12:55*pm, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
"dxAce" wrote in message ... Brenda Ann wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... http://www.thepowerhour.com/news3/sony_radio.htm I made an attempt to look up the specs on this radio and could not find anything related to shortwave. The only thing the 'S' denotes in the model number is the fact that it's silver in colour. Buyer beware! It does indeed have SW, though I can't find any detailed information from Sony as to what frequency range(s) it has. This link does say it has 12 presets for SW, though. http://www.sony-asia.com/product/cdx...60s%252F%252Fc... Interesting! I had looked at that page, but didn't notice what you've seen. Click on the specs however and it seems to make no mention of SW. Apparently, it's not a major sellling point. Notice on the box on the original link, it does say SW also.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - FO&A, Since the Basic Model Numbers are CDX-GTxxxS http://www.sony.com.sg/productcatego...ite=hp_en_SG_i All Three Compared - http://tinyurl.com/23cre3 1 - Sony Model # CDX-GT160S 2 - Sony Model # CDX-GT260S 3 - Sony Model # CDX-GT360S Could the "S" at the end of the Model Number simply mean 'Shortwave' ? I would suspect that the Shortwave Radio Frequency Coverage would be the same for all : SW1 : 2,940 - 7,735 kHz = 120m, 90m, 75m, 60m, 49m, 41m SW2 : 9,500 - 18,135 kHz = 31m, 25m, 22m, 19m, 16m Except for SW2 the Frequency Range : 10,140 - 11,575 kHz is not covered by these Radios. eBay.Co.HK {Hong Kong} is an alternative source for these Sony CDX-GTxxxS Radios http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sear...e=Sony+CDX-GT* Example Sony Model # CDX-GT160S http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQitemZ220161510338 Price : £62.99 + S&H £22.99 = £86 = US$170 Also eBay Australia has some of these Sony CDX-GTxxxS Radios http://cgi.ebay.com.au/_W0QQitemZ190140690426 Price : AU$145 + S&H AU$45 = AU$190 = US$167 ~ RHF |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Jan 3, 1:23*pm, msg wrote:
mc wrote: Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. *How well does it perform? *Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? snip This got me looking for alternatives; a quick web search produced references to the Becker Europa radio, (presumably DIN form factor) which includes shortwave in various models covering at least 40 years. Here is a photo of a vintage version: * *http://www.mbzponton.org/images/mb_r...a_TR_190SL.jpg Here is an eBay listing of a more current version (quite inexpensive): http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Becke..._W0QQcmdZViewI... Also quite popular were converters; one of the most visually attractive was made by Reims and had pushbutton selection of various band segments. * *http://www.mbzponton.org/valueadded/...dios.htm*(scan down the page) There certainly were aftermarket converters for continuous SW coverage with features to be found in communication receivers; but the Reims unit seems to be one of the few stock options available for a car. Anyone know of other brands or options for various automobile makes? Regards, Michael Becker Radio$ Expen$ive ? What was it they use to say many years ago . . . The only 'acce$$ory' that you could get with your Becker Radio is a Mercede$ Benz ! :o) ~ RHF |
Sony car shortwave radio?
G'day,
Sorry, I'm not near the vehicles, however from memory I believe RHF's post was fairly accurate if not pretty dam close: Coverage would be the same for all : SW1 : 2,940 - 7,735 kHz = 120m, 90m, 75m, 60m, 49m, 41m SW2 : 9,500 - 18,135 kHz = 31m, 25m, 22m, 19m, 16m Except for SW2 the Frequency Range : 10,140 - 11,575 kHz is not covered by these Radios. As if I remember correctly I can't quiet tune in ABC Alice Springs which is 2310 khz. But I've tune 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 mhz Shortwave stations :) Even heard the ham operators on 14 mhz but obviously it hasn't got SSB :( Regards Mark Brenda Ann wrote: "AussieDrifter" wrote in message ... Well the wifes radio finally died in her Suzuki ~2 months back, so we went to the local auto shop (Supercheap) and too my surprise there was the Sony CDX-GT160 SW/AM/FM radio. Could you cue us in as to the band(s) covered on SW? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Location: Canberra Australia Radio: Icom R75 with DSP options Antenna: Cliff Dweller 2 Website: http://aussiedrifter.blogspot.com/ Listen Live via USTREAM.TV: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aussie...wave-listening |
Sony car shortwave radio?
In article , msg wrote: mc wrote: This got me looking for alternatives; a quick web search produced references to the Becker Europa radio, (presumably DIN form factor) which includes shortwave in various models covering at least 40 years. Sorry, I've forgotten what the various car radio form factors are, so this might not be the right one for you, but a company in Florida called Continental Imports sells the Becker Mexico: http://www.continentalimports.com/be_radios.html I got the cassette version 2-3 years ago, and it has very good sensitivity. (Except when my antenna connection goes loose, but that's another story...) Patty |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Jan 25, 11:59*pm, Patty Winter wrote:
In article , msg wrote: mc wrote: This got me looking for alternatives; a quick web search produced references to the Becker Europa radio, (presumably DIN form factor) which includes shortwave in various models covering at least 40 years. Sorry, I've forgotten what the various car radio form factors are, so this might not be the right one for you, but a company in Florida called Continental Imports sells the Becker Mexico: http://www.continentalimports.com/be_radios.html I got the cassette version 2-3 years ago, and it has very good sensitivity. (Except when my antenna connection goes loose, but that's another story...) Patty Becker Radio$ used to be Expen$ive What was it they use to say many years ago . . . The only 'acce$$ory' that you could get with your Becker Radio is a Mercede$ Benz ! :o) ~ RHF |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Jan 1, 9:05*pm, "mc" wrote:
Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. *How well does it perform? *Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- * but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). *I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? *Thanks. Start your own online business. Sell ebooks/software. Full reprint rights. http://www.fastdatacash.com/in.php?ix=1959 Make money with your own website. Keep 100% of all profits. http://www.fastdatacash.com/in.php?ix=1959 Earn tons of cash online selling ebooks/software. http://www.fastdatacash.com/in.php?ix=1959 The best online income opportunity. Operate your own ebusiness. http://www.fastdatacash.com/in.php?ix=1959 Earn big money by selling ebooks/software with your own website. Keep all profits for yourself. http://www.fastdatacash.com/in.php?ix=1959 |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 6:05:04 PM UTC-8, mc wrote:
Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? Thanks. I |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 6:05:04 PM UTC-8, mc wrote:
Sony makes a car stereo system that includes shortwave radio. How well does it perform? Would I actually be able to hear at least the major international outlets (BBC, RCI, etc.) while driving across town? I'm a ham and have been an avid SWL in the past -- away from it recently -- but am also a linguist and would like to hear various languages regularly (including something in Spanish with more intellectual content than the local hit parade, or whatever it is). I understand that this radio would not be for serious DXing. Any experiences? Thanks. I have the 2 band Sony xplod but SW is just static. Can I put antenna inFront input jack or what do I do? Ignoramus about SW |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 3:10:34 PM UTC-7, wrote:
I have the 2 band Sony xplod but SW is just static. Can I put antenna inFront input jack or what do I do? I had a DC777 in my previous car. I found that the most important thing for reducing ignition noise was to make sure the coax was well-grounded to the car chassis where it connected to the exterior antenna. This was not necessary to receive the local stations on the AM and FM bands, but it was absolutely required for SW reception. The antenna was mounted on the rear fender, so this may have helped since it was as far away from the engine as possible. I was able to get all the usual powerhouse broadcasters (BBC, RHC, VoA) from my QTH in the SF bay area, and even some of the less common broadcasters like Radio Singapore, VOA Trincomalee, and BBC Ascension Island. As usual, the time of day and the propagation conditions were important. I never tried to go for real exotic DX while I was driving. I don’t think you need to worry too much about sensitivity because the car will have a high electronic noise floor (making it harder to receive weak signals) and because of the high acoustic noise. My guess is that your Sony will be more limited by your installation rather than its intrinsic technical capabilities. |
Sony car shortwave radio?
On Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:10:32 -0700, nornornorman wrote:
+AD4 I have the 2 band Sony xplod but SW is just static. +AD4 Can I put antenna inFront input jack or what do I do? Ignoramus about SW There really isn't much SW broadcasting anymore. You can try scanning the bands with the car not running. The usual thing to try is lower frequencies, say below 9 Mhz during the evening and higher frequencies during the day. There can be local exceptions, such as Toronto's CFRB, at 6.something Mhz frequently makes it to the Chicago area in the afternoons. If your radio can receive 5, 10, 15 and/or 20 Mhz, try tuning in the time station WWV. They broadcast 24/7 on those frequencies. Try the radio with the key in the accessory position and the car parked as far from buildings and power lines as reasonably possible. I'm assuming the existing antenna is OK. During the evenings, you should be able to hear many out of town AM stations in between the local powerhouse AM stations, if the antenna is OK. |
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