Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Bill Baka wrote:
Jim wrote: Get a Sony 7600 and a 2m mag mount. Use the 2m antenna and input it to the 7600 external antenna jack. You can power the radio via cigarette lighter and output audio into your FM radio or Tape player. Full coverage, better receiver. The longer the 2m whip the better. This is one of many that have been suggested. 2m itself is almost non-existent around here so I am looking at D.C. to 30 MHz. An F.M. detector on the under 30 MHz would be nice too. So far I have seen Sony, Drake, and a slew of others so now it becomes decision time. A unit that I could bring inside would be nice too. I think this will be a cigarette lighter portable with a magnetic antenna on top. That should be good for car DX'ing and even might be a carry along on my bicycle in one of the rear racks. It would have to bear the indignity of being wrapped in a plastic bag to seal out dirt and then a towel to dampen vibration. I bicycle places that even a 4 wheel drive can't get to. Sitting near a babbling brook and daytime DX'ing would not be a bad way to spend the day. Bill Baka Bill. Good choice. got one here, about 5 years. it goes in the suite case, coat pocket, glove box, everywhere. been dropped a number of times. just a few small hair-line cracks. works great. only trouble i have had is a tight antenna. little wd-40 fixed it right up. even tho i miss an old type tuning knob, i'm well pleased with mine. i believe there may even be a yahoo group for this model. seems like there is a yahoo group for everything. enjoy. Drifter... |
#2
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Drifter wrote:
Bill Baka wrote: Jim wrote: Get a Sony 7600 and a 2m mag mount. Use the 2m antenna and input it to the 7600 external antenna jack. You can power the radio via cigarette lighter and output audio into your FM radio or Tape player. Full coverage, better receiver. The longer the 2m whip the better. This is one of many that have been suggested. 2m itself is almost non-existent around here so I am looking at D.C. to 30 MHz. An F.M. detector on the under 30 MHz would be nice too. So far I have seen Sony, Drake, and a slew of others so now it becomes decision time. A unit that I could bring inside would be nice too. I think this will be a cigarette lighter portable with a magnetic antenna on top. That should be good for car DX'ing and even might be a carry along on my bicycle in one of the rear racks. It would have to bear the indignity of being wrapped in a plastic bag to seal out dirt and then a towel to dampen vibration. I bicycle places that even a 4 wheel drive can't get to. Sitting near a babbling brook and daytime DX'ing would not be a bad way to spend the day. Bill Baka Bill. Good choice. got one here, about 5 years. it goes in the suite case, coat pocket, glove box, everywhere. been dropped a number of times. just a few small hair-line cracks. works great. only trouble i have had is a tight antenna. little wd-40 fixed it right up. even tho i miss an old type tuning knob, i'm well pleased with mine. i believe there may even be a yahoo group for this model. seems like there is a yahoo group for everything. enjoy. Drifter... Sangean ATS-606A is my miniature of choice. Very sensitive with built-in whip, but also has an EXT ANT input. Dual Conversion. http://www.rigpix.com/sangean/sangean_ats606a.htm |
#3
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
dave wrote:
Drifter wrote: Bill Baka wrote: Jim wrote: Sangean ATS-606A is my miniature of choice. Very sensitive with built-in whip, but also has an EXT ANT input. Dual Conversion. http://www.rigpix.com/sangean/sangean_ats606a.htm Very cool Dave. got 2 of the shack versions. one new in the box in the collection. the other sits on my coffee table. just in case i need to check something local on the MW band. i did manage to crack the plastic where the antenna exits on the back. little dab of super glue. batteries last almost forever. this one came used, in the box at a hamfest. $25.00, couldn't pass that up. Drifter... |
#4
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
dave wrote:
Drifter wrote: Bill Baka wrote: Jim wrote: Get a Sony 7600 and a 2m mag mount. Use the 2m antenna and input it to the 7600 external antenna jack. You can power the radio via cigarette lighter and output audio into your FM radio or Tape player. Full coverage, better receiver. The longer the 2m whip the better. This is one of many that have been suggested. 2m itself is almost non-existent around here so I am looking at D.C. to 30 MHz. An F.M. detector on the under 30 MHz would be nice too. So far I have seen Sony, Drake, and a slew of others so now it becomes decision time. A unit that I could bring inside would be nice too. I think this will be a cigarette lighter portable with a magnetic antenna on top. That should be good for car DX'ing and even might be a carry along on my bicycle in one of the rear racks. It would have to bear the indignity of being wrapped in a plastic bag to seal out dirt and then a towel to dampen vibration. I bicycle places that even a 4 wheel drive can't get to. Sitting near a babbling brook and daytime DX'ing would not be a bad way to spend the day. Bill Baka Bill. Good choice. got one here, about 5 years. it goes in the suite case, coat pocket, glove box, everywhere. been dropped a number of times. just a few small hair-line cracks. works great. only trouble i have had is a tight antenna. little wd-40 fixed it right up. even tho i miss an old type tuning knob, i'm well pleased with mine. i believe there may even be a yahoo group for this model. seems like there is a yahoo group for everything. enjoy. Drifter... Sangean ATS-606A is my miniature of choice. Very sensitive with built-in whip, but also has an EXT ANT input. Dual Conversion. http://www.rigpix.com/sangean/sangean_ats606a.htm OK, The Sangean looks good too. I was hoping for something with a noise blanker and a few more features, unless they are under the main menu. Thanks, That's another bookmark. Bill Baka |
#5
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Bill Baka wrote:
This is one of many that have been suggested. 2m itself is almost non-existent around here so I am looking at D.C. to 30 MHz. An F.M. detector on the under 30 MHz would be nice too. Ok, why? There are several things that could be heard if you had HF FM, but how many of them exist or can be heard in your area? 1. 10m FM (very rare) 2. CB FM (or freeband modifed CB's) illegal in most places, and because of the poor efficency, probably not used in favor of SSB. 3. Station to station relay links (in the US). Are they still used? 4. 29mHz cordless phones. Do any still exist? So far I have seen Sony, Drake, and a slew of others so now it becomes decision time. A unit that I could bring inside would be nice too. I think this will be a cigarette lighter portable with a magnetic antenna on top. That should be good for car DX'ing and even might be a carry along on my bicycle in one of the rear racks. It would have to bear the indignity of being wrapped in a plastic bag to seal out dirt and then a towel to dampen vibration. I bicycle places that even a 4 wheel drive can't get to. Sitting near a babbling brook and daytime DX'ing would not be a bad way to spend the day. A Sony ICF-2010 or SW-77 would be a good compromise. Good performance, sync detector, SSB/CW detection, and if you end up on a flight path, VHF air coverage. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM |
#6
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]() "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message ... 4. 29mHz cordless phones. Do any still exist? I don't remember any cordless at 29 MHz. As I recall, the first cordless were 1.8/49 MHz (you could buy antenna kits with a long wire for base transmit. We could get around a 4-5 block range with those). Second generation went to 46/49 MHz, and could be heard on many cheap baby monitors. |
#7
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Jim, at nospam dot com said what I was going to say from the very
start.But, howsomever, it wasen't meself whom threw this thread off topic,,, or was it? cuhulin |
#8
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Brenda Ann wrote:
I don't remember any cordless at 29 MHz. As I recall, the first cordless were 1.8/49 MHz (you could buy antenna kits with a long wire for base transmit. We could get around a 4-5 block range with those). Second generation went to 46/49 MHz, and could be heard on many cheap baby monitors. They did exist. I remember finding one on my Kenwood R-5000. They were in that small spread between 29.7 mHz (the end of the 10m ham band) and 30mHz. I found it listening for 10m FM activity. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM |
#9
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
Bill Baka wrote: This is one of many that have been suggested. 2m itself is almost non-existent around here so I am looking at D.C. to 30 MHz. An F.M. detector on the under 30 MHz would be nice too. Ok, why? There are several things that could be heard if you had HF FM, but how many of them exist or can be heard in your area? 1. 10m FM (very rare) Agreed. 2. CB FM (or freeband modifed CB's) illegal in most places, and because of the poor efficency, probably not used in favor of SSB. They were selling them here, illegally of course, but I know/knew the guy who was selling them. 3. Station to station relay links (in the US). Are they still used? At 144 MHz maybe. We do have repeaters here on the mountaintops. 4. 29mHz cordless phones. Do any still exist? Doubtful. So far I have seen Sony, Drake, and a slew of others so now it becomes decision time. A unit that I could bring inside would be nice too. I think this will be a cigarette lighter portable with a magnetic antenna on top. That should be good for car DX'ing and even might be a carry along on my bicycle in one of the rear racks. It would have to bear the indignity of being wrapped in a plastic bag to seal out dirt and then a towel to dampen vibration. I bicycle places that even a 4 wheel drive can't get to. Sitting near a babbling brook and daytime DX'ing would not be a bad way to spend the day. A Sony ICF-2010 or SW-77 would be a good compromise. Good performance, sync detector, SSB/CW detection, and if you end up on a flight path, VHF air coverage. Geoff. I'm actually under the landing path for Sacramento International so I pick up a lot of jumbo jet chatter going over my head on my old 1974 RDF. Sometimes I get the tower. This is all going to a big pile of files in a directory (not folder) of it's own. Thanks, Bill Baka |
#10
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Bob Dobbs wrote:
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: 4. 29mHz cordless phones. Do any still exist? Did they ever? I remember early cordless phones were around 1600 - 1700 kcs, then they went to 46/49Mcs, then 900Mcs, 2.4Gigs, etc. Still got a pair of the 900's here. Just put new batteries in them the other week and intend to keep them operational as long as they keep working. Krypsis |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Forum | |||
European Shortwave Bands In Cars | Shortwave | |||
Top Three Best Electric Cars | Equipment | |||
killing cars with RF? | Dx | |||
New source for shortwave for cars? | Shortwave | |||
Antenna for cars | Scanner |