On Apr 26, 12:45*pm, "amdx" wrote:
"Gregg" wrote in message

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On Apr 25, 9:14 am, dave wrote:





Gregg wrote:
On Apr 24, 11:55 am, 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

This should be fun to watch:-)

I like radios with continuously variable tuning, or at least ones with 1
kHz or better resolution, so I can off-tune slightly for better
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IMHO - a real good radio for the BCB or listening to talk radio should
be a radio that is strictly AM. I know - I know there are some
extremely good receivers that have the SW and FM with the AM but in
most cases there are taking 'something' away to have all three modes.
The only radio I would buy that had the AM and FM for talk radio would
be one of the SR or if you can find a GE P-780 on Ebay, grab it. I
can't count how many hundreds of hours where I have the GE on and
listening to the Reds games or talk radio, it's fabulous for that.
Just my take.ducking beer bottles

* Talk radio and sports don't mix, they preempt talk radio with
those stupid baseball games!
* * Now I'm ducking beer bottles
Yea, I have a couple of GE SRs too.
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Ha! I don't know if you really feel that way or was just trying to get
a reaction. I'll play. ;-)
Actually here in the Nati' - talk radio preempts baseball. I feel
lucky to reside in Cincinnati for many reasons but the one I feel most
gracious for and actually take for granted is the talk radio. 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.

In article ,
"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

Best for "you" to stay away from "talk radio", and save what few brain
cells you have left. As is attested to by asking about an AM radio on a
shortwave newsgroup.

If you had a shortwave radio, you may hear broadcasts from other
countries, with commentaries that don't fit into your belief system(?).
Oh, and get headphones, so that you can keep your head stuck in the
sand, and not have to deal with reality.

And why do you hate America?
--
- 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

On Apr 25, 1:44*pm, Billy wrote:
In article ,

*"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

Best for "you" to stay away from "talk radio", and save what few brain
cells you have left. As is attested to by asking about an AM radio on a
shortwave newsgroup.

If you had a shortwave radio, you may hear broadcasts from other
countries, with commentaries that don't fit into your belief system(?).
Oh, and get headphones, so that you can keep your head stuck in the
sand, and not have to deal with reality.

And why do you hate America?
--
- Billy


So .... how long have you been an @$$h0le?

I Agree with the strictly AM radios, for AM radio only.A lot of the old,
old, old strictly AM radios are better than newer strictly AM radios.But
I guess the newer ones are AM/FM radios nowadays.
cuhulin

On Apr 25, 5:33*pm, DEFCON 88 wrote:
On Apr 25, 1:44*pm, Billy wrote:





In article ,

*"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

Best for "you" to stay away from "talk radio", and save what few brain
cells you have left. As is attested to by asking about an AM radio on a
shortwave newsgroup.

If you had a shortwave radio, you may hear broadcasts from other
countries, with commentaries that don't fit into your belief system(?).
Oh, and get headphones, so that you can keep your head stuck in the
sand, and not have to deal with reality.

And why do you hate America?
--
- Billy

So .... how long have you been an @$$h0le?

Hey! As a fellow @$$h0le, I resent that! :-D

(Obviously, Billy, you hit a nerve - good job! ;-)

Bruce Jensen

On Apr 25, 1:44*pm, Billy wrote:
In article ,

*"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

Best for "you" to stay away from "talk radio", and save what few brain
cells you have left. As is attested to by asking about an AM radio on a
shortwave newsgroup.

If you had a shortwave radio, you may hear broadcasts from other
countries, with commentaries that don't fit into your belief system(?).
Oh, and get headphones, so that you can keep your head stuck in the
sand, and not have to deal with reality.

And why do you hate America?
--
- 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=Arn3l...Zinn_page.html

He's just looking for a reaction...lol...check his bogus posting
history.rolling my eyes

On Apr 24, 11:55*am, "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.

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.

Thanks for all the posts. I have read 43 replies, and I don't think a
single one has recommended a portable am radio, currently in production.

Maybe I am stuck with the Crane.

James

James wrote:
Thanks for all the posts. I have read 43 replies, and I don't think a
single one has recommended a portable am radio, currently in production.

Maybe I am stuck with the Crane.

James



I favor Sangean, not necessarily the C. Crane flavor.

I apologize for contributing to the ego spooge.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...angean&x=0&y=0