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Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
Gregg wrote:
LOL - great post - I sense your excitement with this stupid outlandish hobby.:-) I've always heard of the Knight Star but have never had the priviledge to take it for a drive. What radios do you have? Also, what state are you in if you don't mind me asking. I've seen many a pics and writeups on your Panasonic, definitely a Cadillac from what I gather. When is enough - enough in having too many radios...lol. Gregg, I am in South Florida, near Jupiter, one mile from the ocean. I have four boatanchors, all restored/recapped: HQ-145XC, Lafayette HE-10, Hallicrafters S-38, Knight Star Roamer. My portables a RF-2200, CCrane SW/AM, SR-III, DX-440. My wife says that "enough is enough" now! Now, I am using an old Dell Inspirion 1000 to listen to WPHT, 1210, out of Philly due to TWO Cuban stations on the frequency, one from Miami and the other from Cuba itself! |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
Bob Dobbs wrote:
sctvguy1 wrote: Got it at Keesler AFB when I was stationed there in the '80s. When I enlisted (Pre-Nam) I wanted Keesler to be closer to Gulfport, but the *******s sent me to Lowry in the dead of winter. Actually I think the Radar Fire-Control electronics school at Lowry was better than if I had gotten Biloxi, not to mention avoiding the temptation to misbehavior being that close to home. I was in the AF at Keesler from 80-84, 3380th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. We serviced the 7AACS and the Hurricane Hunters(all C-130s). |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On 4/29/10 10:04 , sctvguy1 wrote:
D. Peter Maus wrote: On 4/27/10 13:51 , DEFCON 88 wrote: Although it lacks synch, the Panasonic RF-3100 (no longer made) is very nice for MW listening. It has decent sensitivity, acceptable audio, and is just plain fun to use. I bought one of these new when released. Still use it. Fun. Nice performance, though not exactly a Drake. Good desktop for dragging to the cabin. Is it as good as the classic RF-2200? My 2200 is awesome with its turnable ferrite rod antenna, and very good calibration after over twenty years. I prefer it to RF-2200. As for performance...I've not done a side by side. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On Apr 29, 11:04*am, sctvguy1 wrote:
D. Peter Maus wrote: On 4/27/10 13:51 , DEFCON 88 wrote: Although it lacks synch, the Panasonic RF-3100 (no longer made) is very nice for MW listening. It has decent sensitivity, acceptable audio, and is just plain fun to use. * *I bought one of these new when released. Still use it. Fun. Nice performance, though not exactly a Drake. Good desktop for dragging to the cabin. Is it as good as the classic RF-2200? *My 2200 is awesome with its turnable ferrite rod antenna, and very good calibration after over twenty years. I never had an RF-2200, but various reviews say it's one of the best MW portables. My guess is that it's better than the RF-3100 on MW, although the RF-3100 is no slouch. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
Used to have an RF-2200 that seemed pretty good on receive. I no longer
have the '2200 but do have an RF-4800 that works quite well. Has anyone ever compared the two side by side to see which is best or are they about equal on receive? wrote in message ... http://www.wonderbarman.com He works on old car radios. I used to read Gus Wilson/Model Garage stories when they used to be in Popular Science magazines.One time Gus Wilson fixed a vibrator by zapping it with 110 volts of electricity. cuhulin |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
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"James" wrote: Am looking for the best choice of a portable AM radio, to be used mainly to listen to talk radio, both local and national stations. Audio sound quality and decent tuner are a must. Inclusion of a shortwave band would be nice, but not a requirement. I do want digital tuning, and station presets. Have had a CC Crane radio for five years, and getting a bit tired of it. Good sound, but quality control is awful, and digital readout is flaky. thanks !! James How 'bout 2 cans and a string? Content of programing won't suffer. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
sctvguy1 wrote:
Gregg wrote: I'm sure every city has talk radio but from the afternoon with Bill Cunningham all the way through to the midnight show with Steve Somers and The American Trucking Network - it's just real good listening and everyone is local. That's why I like to tune to other cities and listen to their homegrown talent, you learn alot about those areas by their talk radio IMO. I agree about having LOCAL talk show hosts, I am getting so sick of the national syndicated stuff. The local host knows the concerns of the callers and talks about local issues along with national issues. I listen to Ray T every night on 810 AM. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On Apr 30, 5:51*am, dave wrote:
sctvguy1 wrote: Gregg wrote: * I'm sure every city has talk radio but from the afternoon with Bill Cunningham all the way through to the midnight show with Steve Somers and The American Trucking Network - it's just real good listening and everyone is local. That's why I like to tune to other cities and listen to their homegrown talent, you learn alot about those areas by their talk radio IMO. I agree about having LOCAL talk show hosts, I am getting so sick of the national syndicated stuff. *The local host knows the concerns of the callers and talks about local issues along with national issues. I listen to Ray T every night on 810 AM. He's a pretty funny guy eh? Has an amazing delivery that you either love or hate. 810 has always concentrated on local talk guys (& gals). |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On Apr 30, 11:55*am, Bob Dobbs wrote:
bpnjensen wrote: 810 has always concentrated on local talk guys (& gals). JTP wasn't 'local' when Karel made his comments. -- Operator Bob Echo Charlie 42 I guess I am not familiar with these terms - my experience with KGO goes back only 25 years and is intermittent. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
bpnjensen wrote:
On Apr 30, 5:51 am, wrote: sctvguy1 wrote: Gregg wrote: I'm sure every city has talk radio but from the afternoon with Bill Cunningham all the way through to the midnight show with Steve Somers and The American Trucking Network - it's just real good listening and everyone is local. That's why I like to tune to other cities and listen to their homegrown talent, you learn alot about those areas by their talk radio IMO. I agree about having LOCAL talk show hosts, I am getting so sick of the national syndicated stuff. The local host knows the concerns of the callers and talks about local issues along with national issues. I listen to Ray T every night on 810 AM. He's a pretty funny guy eh? Has an amazing delivery that you either love or hate. 810 has always concentrated on local talk guys (& gals). I'm glad John Rothman got Bernie Ward's old slot. And the woman doing overnight weekends is killer. And Dr. Bill. That should be good tomorrow night. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
Bob Dobbs wrote:
bpnjensen wrote: 810 has always concentrated on local talk guys (& gals). JTP wasn't 'local' when Karel made his comments. Karel was on ISDN from Long Beach. The board op screwed up. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On Apr 30, 7:25*pm, dave wrote:
bpnjensen wrote: On Apr 30, 5:51 am, *wrote: sctvguy1 wrote: Gregg wrote: * *I'm sure every city has talk radio but from the afternoon with Bill Cunningham all the way through to the midnight show with Steve Somers and The American Trucking Network - it's just real good listening and everyone is local. That's why I like to tune to other cities and listen to their homegrown talent, you learn alot about those areas by their talk radio IMO. I agree about having LOCAL talk show hosts, I am getting so sick of the national syndicated stuff. *The local host knows the concerns of the callers and talks about local issues along with national issues. I listen to Ray T every night on 810 AM. He's a pretty funny guy eh? *Has an amazing delivery that you either love or hate. 810 has always concentrated on local talk guys (& *gals). I'm glad John Rothman got Bernie Ward's old slot. *And the woman doing overnight weekends is killer. *And Dr. Bill. *That should be good tomorrow night. Yes, I can just hear Dr. Wattenberg defending Drill Baby Drill now... |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
Thanks Gregg for the good info !!
James |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On May 1, 1:09*am, Bob Dobbs wrote:
bpnjensen wrote: On Apr 30, 11:55*am, Bob Dobbs wrote: bpnjensen wrote: 810 has always concentrated on local talk guys (& gals). JTP wasn't 'local' when Karel made his comments. -- Operator Bob Echo Charlie 42 I guess I am not familiar with these terms - my experience with KGO goes back only 25 years and is intermittent. JTP - Joe the Plummer google for [Karel, KGO] -- Operator Bob Echo Charlie 42 D'Oh! I get it :-) What I mean was that the people whop are on the station are local personalities, not syndicates. You won't usually hear a George Noory on KGO. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On May 1, 2:38*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
bpnjensen wrote: You won't usually hear a George Noory on KGO. That egomaniacal jerk Wattenburg is almost as far out, just lacks the professionalism to show any respect to his callers. ...at least that's the impression I got years ago when I quit listening to him. -- Operator Bob Echo Charlie 42 LOL! He's a piece o'work, isn't he? Proof positive that a good education does not guarantee neither a shred of wisdom nor a modicum of finesse. Bruce Jensen |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On Apr 24, 11:55*pm, "James" wrote:
Am looking for the best choice of a portable AM radio, to be used mainly to listen to talk radio, both local and national stations. Audio sound quality and decent tuner are a must. * Inclusion of a shortwave band would be nice, but not a requirement. *I do want digital tuning, and station presets. Have had a CC Crane radio for five years, and getting *a bit tired of it. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On 5/1/10 17:41 , bpnjensen wrote:
On May 1, 2:38 pm, Bob wrote: bpnjensen wrote: You won't usually hear a George Noory on KGO. That egomaniacal jerk Wattenburg is almost as far out, just lacks the professionalism to show any respect to his callers. ...at least that's the impression I got years ago when I quit listening to him. -- Operator Bob Echo Charlie 42 LOL! He's a piece o'work, isn't he? Proof positive that a good education does not guarantee neither a shred of wisdom nor a modicum of finesse. Bruce Jensen In which case, the education would be anything but good. |
Best AM Radio for Talk Radio ?
On May 1, 6:33*am, "James" wrote:
Thanks Gregg for the good info !! James WELLL!!! Have you decided on anything?! ;-) |
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