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On Tue, 18 May 2010 13:13:18 +0900, "Brenda Ann"
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On May 17, 7:42 pm, "Brenda Ann"
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You might want to get your hands on a cheap portable shortwave and
check for these sources. You could have a problem from electrical
wires. Also computers, tv's, etc. in adjacent apartments are potential
sources of interference. Try to find the most quiet spot to erect an
antenna.

Cheap SW radios have a nasty tendency to be easily overloaded by high
level
VHF signals (such as TV and FM eminating from the ESB, in most likely
direct
line-of-sight from his building.. )

I thought he mentioned the cheap radio to check for any sources
causing RFI. {?}

The problem is that a really cheap radio will create it's own interference
sources through overloading and IM.

Tell ya what... if he wants it, I have a little 9 band pocket radio I'll
send him. That's a cheapy that if it does nothing, it can be tossed in the
bin and fogotten. If he can hear any SW on it, then he'll for sure be able
to hear it on something like the Sony.




This is the one I was thinking of. Is this the same model (9 SW bands
- Kaito WRX-911 or equivalent)?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...4W3FWF04MT5KZ8

Jim

More like this one:

http://www.universal-radio.com/used/sold365.html

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On Tue, 18 May 2010 13:13:18 +0900, "Brenda Ann"
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"Gregg" wrote in message
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On May 17, 7:42 pm, "Brenda Ann"
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You might want to get your hands on a cheap portable shortwave and
check for these sources. You could have a problem from electrical
wires. Also computers, tv's, etc. in adjacent apartments are potential
sources of interference. Try to find the most quiet spot to erect an
antenna.

Cheap SW radios have a nasty tendency to be easily overloaded by high
level
VHF signals (such as TV and FM eminating from the ESB, in most likely
direct
line-of-sight from his building.. )

I thought he mentioned the cheap radio to check for any sources
causing RFI. *{?}

The problem is that a really cheap radio will create it's own interference
sources through overloading and IM.

Tell ya what... if he wants it, I have a little 9 band pocket radio I'll
send him. That's a cheapy that if it does nothing, it can be tossed in the
bin and fogotten. If he can hear any SW on it, then he'll for sure be able
to hear it on something like the Sony.

This is the one I was thinking of. Is this the same model (9 SW bands
- Kaito WRX-911 or equivalent)?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...k2_dp_sr_2?pf_....

Jim

More like this one:

http://www.universal-radio.com/used/sold365.html- Hide quoted text -

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ROTFLMAO - - please don't accept that radio. ;-) BA threw one my way
once (still have it- sitting on a shelf)...lol...it's like a toy for a
eight year old. On the other hand, go on and send it to him Brenda and
he'll never listen to shortwave again. What did you do -- -- get a
gift bag with a bunch of those? FWIW though, I'll never get rid of
it.....just because. :-)