Need some ideas for a good AM/FM/SW "Fringe Area" receiver with good
selectivity and sensitivity for rural area reception.
Must be 120VAC power source. Battery power can be optional but not
necessary. Can be table or portable.
I've been looking at the CC RadioPlus, GE SuperRadio III, Radio Shack
Optimus and DX Series, Kaito 1100 series and others. Each has a
downside and some a significant downside. As far as price range goes,
around $300 would be the max.
Your input would be greatly appreciated.

On Jan 27, 12:38*pm, ron wrote:
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- Need some ideas for a good AM/FM/SW "Fringe Area" receiver
- with good selectivity and sensitivity for *rural area reception.
- Must be 120VAC power source.
- Battery power can be optional but not necessary.
- Can be table or portable.
- I've been looking at the CC RadioPlus, GE SuperRadio III,
- Radio Shack Optimus and DX Series, Kaito 1100 series
- and others.
- Each has a downside and some a significant downside.
- As far as price range goes, around $300 would be the max.
- Your input would be greatly appreciated.
-

I would recommend the C.Crane CCRadio-SW which
is a Re-Badged Redsun RP2100 AM/FM/SW Radio
-aka- Kaito KA2100 Radio ~ RHF

READ - The CCRadio-SW {Redsun RP2100 Radio}
is an Excellent Stand-a-Lone AM/FM/SW Radio
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...fd435f62a2dc99
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...86bb5aae0f3543
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...a789cfa1affdbf
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...3b6ae87032cc53

ADD - A Lazy Susan and a Select-A-Tenna for Excellent
AM/MW Reception.

READ - Best Price on the CC Radio Shortwave [CCRadio-SW]
-or- Redsun RP2100 -or- Kaito KA2100 Radio :
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...8f106f820b1f93

READ - Opinions about the new CC Radio-SW ?
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...35216801305552
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...5beee24ef1fc49

ron wrote:
Need some ideas for a good AM/FM/SW "Fringe Area" receiver with good
selectivity and sensitivity for rural area reception.
Must be 120VAC power source. Battery power can be optional but not
necessary. Can be table or portable.

As far as AM goes, you can make a huge difference with almost any radio
by adding an external antenna. I live in southeastern Arizona and
reception becomes sporadic at night (not to mention the number of
frequencies that are dominated by Mexican stations).

I can often peak up stations on my ATS-909 by using my
inductively-coupled Select-A-Tenna loop and carefully tuning and
rotating the loop. I can't speak for the other external AM antennas --
I'm sure that there are others that would work substantially better.

Northe
N6KO
Green Valley AZ

Northe wrote:
ron wrote:
Need some ideas for a good AM/FM/SW "Fringe Area" receiver with good
selectivity and sensitivity for rural area reception.
Must be 120VAC power source. Battery power can be optional but not
necessary. Can be table or portable.

As far as AM goes, you can make a huge difference with almost any radio
by adding an external antenna. I live in southeastern Arizona and
reception becomes sporadic at night (not to mention the number of
frequencies that are dominated by Mexican stations).

I can often peak up stations on my ATS-909 by using my
inductively-coupled Select-A-Tenna loop and carefully tuning and
rotating the loop. I can't speak for the other external AM antennas --
I'm sure that there are others that would work substantially better.

Northe
N6KO
Green Valley AZ


Selectatennas rule! I could get WLS at 3 in the afternoon in Texas with
one of those and an AE3805.

I just bought a grundig G5 at radio shack for $150 it works pretty good.
it's am fm sw ssb. It works good with an external antenna. The twin coil
ferrite antenna works great for am. I also use a old magnet cb antenna
that I stick on the top of my house at night and that works really good
with am also.