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What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...
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I.P. Yurin wrote: On 30 Jul 2008 15:41:42 GMT, (Bruce Watson) wrote: In article , Joe Analssandrini wrote: Another option for you, if you like the KA-2100, is to buy C. Crane's version http://www.ccrane.com/radios/shortwa...cradio-sw.aspx . This is almost exactly the same as your Redsun/Kaito, priced somewhat higher, but sold by a company that, for all its faults, will stand behind your radio and will offer excellent after-the-sale service and support. I have the CCRadio-SWP. I really like it. It works almost as well as my Sony ICF-2002. I just ordered an "orphaned" CCrane model that was $30 off (yep, that's what made me pull the trigger). I'd buy a second one at that price. No SSB, which is annoying; but I figure for the bedside i can live w/o local weather reports or political insights from the hams. For the pirates, I'll have to switch to another radio. I nearly never monitored SSB stations. AFRTS is so low powered and utility stations really need scanning (a large, expensive desktop model) to be interesting. Ham traffic sounded all too monotonous. Still, I look fwd to putting it through its paces and comparing it to the 7600gr. (Something tells me the audio will be better on the new one. We'll see about the reception.) I use the earbuds nearly exclusively. The headphones-stereo out is a feature I like. But FM performance is not all that good. When traveling, I can take along both the SWP and the matchbook Sony. I think you'll prefer the audio from the 7600. It's has a larger speaker and I don't think speaker technology has changed all that much in the interval. |
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What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...
Just bought the Grundig G6 Aviator. So far I like this radio. At the
store, I told the salesman that I wanted to see three of them with fresh batteries and compare reception. One was definitetely a bit better in reception so I bought that one. It comes down to how well you take care of your electronics. And that is why a few of us here have radios that we have owned for years still working fine. Like my Panasonic RF2200and my Sony ICF-7600D (ICF-2002) that I have had since the early 1980's If you find a good protective case for them, don't knock them around, keep them clean, they should last for a great many years. Even my Kaito KA1102 was purchased when they first came out and is still like brand new after five years. ON Ebay you can find replacement antennas for many radios. I purchased a spare KA1102 antenna and a spare KA11 antenna just to keep in their cases with them. The secret is taking really good care of them. Sure, the odd bad one can sneak past quality control inspection, but they should be rare. That's why we have warrantys. |
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What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...
Bruce Watson wrote:
I nearly never monitored SSB stations. AFRTS is so low powered and utility stations really need scanning (a large, expensive desktop model) to be interesting. Ham traffic sounded all too monotonous. Squelch-based HF scanners don't work very well, regardless of the price. If you want to monitor lots of utes, you need a lot of radios. |
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What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...
Keep one of your radios inside of a metal can/container with a tight
fitting lid/cover in case of EMP. cuhulin |
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Dave wrote:
wrote: Keep one of your radios inside of a metal can/container with a tight fitting lid/cover in case of EMP. cuhulin OK, boss. What will you be listening to on that post-apocalypse radio? It's believed that some of the stations and their programming are so far removed from the human experience that they actually emulate cockroaches. Cockroaches are believed able to survive almost anything. So, all that will be left are these stations, Cuhulin and Keith Richards. mike -- __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ / /\ / /\ / /\ / /\ / /\ / /\ / /\ / / / /\ \/ /\ \/This space for rent/\ \/ /\ \/ / /_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ Densa International© 'Think tanks cleaned cheap' Due to the insane amount of spam and garbage, I block all postings with a Gmail, Google Mail, Google Groups or HOTMAIL address. I also filter everything from a .cn server. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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m II wrote:
Dave wrote: wrote: Keep one of your radios inside of a metal can/container with a tight fitting lid/cover in case of EMP. cuhulin OK, boss. What will you be listening to on that post-apocalypse radio? It's believed that some of the stations and their programming are so far removed from the human experience that they actually emulate cockroaches. Cockroaches are believed able to survive almost anything. So, all that will be left are these stations, Cuhulin and Keith Richards. mike Mike. the story i was told, is Keith is so pickled, he died 7 years ago. he just ain't laid down yet. Drifter... |
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On Aug 7, 8:37*am, wrote:
Keep one of your radios inside of a metal can/container with a tight fitting lid/cover in case of EMP. cuhulin Common sense insurance cuhulin. Good for mentioning that. I keep one in its original box, (so it doesn't come into contact with the metal box) and sealed in an ammo can for a Faraday cage. But just wrapped in tinfoil would work good as a Faraday cage too. And if you don't have one sealed up, at least its antenna collapsed. The shorter the better, but at least keep it collapsed shorter then twelve inches, and keep it away at least four feet from any E.M.P. collectors like long metal pipes or wires. (The further from them the better) That way, they have a decent chance of surviving even if they aren't sealed up inside a Faraday cage. Many people think a Faraday cage needs to be grounded like an antenna. Not so. And as a matter of fact a grounding wire could even be bad. Because lengths of wire and pipe actually collect E.M.P. Which is not what you want. Think of airplanes getting hit by lightning. They are not grounded. They are Faraday cages and you're quite safe inside them during a strike of powerful bolts of lightning. |
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I would just get out my Crystal Radio.No worries about EMP with that
one. cuhulin |
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What's a good LONG lasting shortwave radio...
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Dave wrote: Bruce Watson wrote: I nearly never monitored SSB stations. AFRTS is so low powered and utility stations really need scanning (a large, expensive desktop model) to be interesting. Ham traffic sounded all too monotonous. Squelch-based HF scanners don't work very well, regardless of the price. If you want to monitor lots of utes, you need a lot of radios. That's funny. I have several SW radios and HF scanners and the squelch works just fine on all of them. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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