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.

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
intelligibility or interference mitigation.

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
intelligibility or interference mitigation.- Hide quoted text -

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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

On Apr 25, 8:31*am, Gregg wrote:
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
intelligibility or interference mitigation.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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- Hide quoted text -

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Oops - you say no analog and want presets, forget about my post then.
Let us know what you decided but you may want to reconsider it "having
to be" digital with presets, what's the big deal about turning the
knob and having to have stations preset? I never understood that,
especially for the BCB.

Gregg wrote:


Oops - you say no analog and want presets, forget about my post then.
Let us know what you decided but you may want to reconsider it "having
to be" digital with presets, what's the big deal about turning the
knob and having to have stations preset? I never understood that,
especially for the BCB.
That is what BCBDX is all about! Turning the knob to tune in that elusive
station, while the old dial light shines on the bandspread! I still use my
HQ-145XC and Lafayette HE-10, be surprised what the old radios can pull in
on a dark night!

Gregg wrote:
On Apr 25, 9:14 am, 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
intelligibility or interference mitigation.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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


I listen to Billy Cunningham on WLW via iheartradio.com

Gregg wrote:


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
My GE SRIII, bought from Ace Hardware is very good, but the tuning is so
damn touchy! I listen at night to WPHT, great evening talk shows. I am in
S. Florida, so use a Select-Tenna to weed out the Cubans who seem to infest
every channel.
Also use a CCrane with the "twin ferrite" antenna, and several restored
boatanchors, which are really the best for BCBDX!

On Apr 25, 10:01*am, sctvguy1 wrote:
Gregg wrote:
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

My GE SRIII, bought from Ace Hardware is very good, but the tuning is so
damn touchy! *I listen at night to WPHT, great evening talk shows. *I am in
S. Florida, so use a Select-Tenna to weed out the Cubans who seem to infest
every channel.
Also use a CCrane with the "twin ferrite" antenna, and several restored
boatanchors, which are really the best for BCBDX!

I'm going to make a point sometime this week to see if the Ace around
here has the SR and maybe pick one up. Sometimes it's hard for me to
get past the way these radios are put together. I remember when I was
going to pu the RS that touted that piece as a "long distance" radio.
The knobs and switches were loose and there was just no heft to the
piece for its size. There's no way that particular radio would have
held up to all the hours I would have used it IMO.

Gregg wrote:


I'm going to make a point sometime this week to see if the Ace around
here has the SR and maybe pick one up. Sometimes it's hard for me to
get past the way these radios are put together. I remember when I was
going to pu the RS that touted that piece as a "long distance" radio.
The knobs and switches were loose and there was just no heft to the
piece for its size. There's no way that particular radio would have
held up to all the hours I would have used it IMO.
I think that they are now re-branded RCA,but still the same radio. It is
still pretty solid, not a lightweight. The varactor tuning knob is very
touchy however. The Select-Tenna really helps null out the noise and the
interference, in addition to the ferrite rod in the radio. BTW, I picked up
an old Knight Star Roamer with a wound loop in the back of the radio. With
some tweaking of the controls, it is a good BCBDXer! Four tubes and a
selenium resistor. It was restored by a friend of mine who specializes in
old radios. I am getting overrun with old radios around here! My really
great AM DXer is my Panasonic RF-2200 with the swiveling ferrite rod, can't
beat that baby! Got it at Keesler AFB when I was stationed there in the
'80s.

On Apr 26, 5:01*am, sctvguy1 wrote:
Gregg wrote:
I'm going to make a point sometime this week to see if the Ace around
here has the SR and maybe pick one up. Sometimes it's hard for me to
get past the way these radios are put together. I remember when I was
going to pu the RS that touted that piece as a "long distance" radio.
The knobs and switches were loose and there was just no heft to the
piece for its size. There's no way that particular radio would have
held up to all the hours I would have used it IMO.

I think that they are now re-branded RCA,but still the same radio. *It is
still pretty solid, not a lightweight. *The varactor tuning knob is very
touchy however. *The Select-Tenna really helps null out the noise and the
interference, in addition to the ferrite rod in the radio. *BTW, I picked up
an old Knight Star Roamer with a wound loop in the back of the radio. *With
some tweaking of the controls, it is a good BCBDXer! *Four tubes and a
selenium resistor. *It was restored by a friend of mine who specializes in
old radios. *I am getting overrun with old radios around here! *My really
great AM DXer is my Panasonic RF-2200 with the swiveling ferrite rod, can't
beat that baby! *Got it at Keesler AFB when I was stationed there in the
'80s.

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.