On Oct 31, 5:40*am, Bob Dobbs wrote:
Mike K. wrote:
On Oct 30, 5:04*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
Mike K. wrote:
Other than
eavesdropping on Hams, does SSB have any real purpose?

International aviation and maritime comms typically use USB

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Operator Bob
Echo Charlie 42

But do they usually communicate on bands covered by a shortwave
receiver?

Yes

I've never heard anything like that with my current rig.
just broadcast activity and hams.

Keep twirling that dial,
Oh, and use a good antenna,
those maritime signals aren't usually very strong,
compared to the aircraft enroute comms.

--

Operator Bob
Echo Charlie 42

That may be the problem. I used the built-in antenna until my cat
umped off my dresser and knocked the radio over, breaking off the
antenna and now I just use an old wire...

Mike

Bob Dobbs wrote:
Mike K. wrote:
I just find something magical about
listening on a real radio!

Nostalgia for me is smelling the dust cook off the tops of the tubes and hearing
the first hums and crackles as you wait for stations to pop out of the old paper
cone speaker. Of course the E1 is a real treat after one of those sessions.

I still have those feelings. The new radios seem to be "appliances"
rather than radios. Nothing beats sitting up late in a dark room with
the old tube radios glowing, feeling the heat from the tubes, turning
the dials slowly, and THEN getting a DX station!

On Oct 29, 6:15*pm, "Mike K." wrote:
... and I'm wondering what sort of good replacements are available at
a reasonable price. I got my radio from my grandfather when he gave up
on his radio hobby and realistically can't afford to spend more than
$100-$150 to replace it. The main thing the replacement would need to
do would be to pull in MW and SW signals as the Grundig still works
flawlessly with FM broadcasts.

Does anybody have ggood suggestions for a poor student who enjoys
tuning in to the world?

Get it fixed IMO. :-)