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On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 9:55:37 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Monday, January 18, 2016 at 2:54:39 PM UTC-6, Michael Black wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jan 2016, wrote:

On recommendation of many sources I purchased a used GE superradio II last year. It is obviously defective since it cannot perform as well as my old Sony ICF6500.

I have two questions.

1. Is a working srii that much better than this sony?

I have no idea. "SUperradios" often seem to be a kneejerk reaction,
something to mention when someone asks about a "good" AM receiver. But
there is a limit on what can happen, and then sometimes it turns out
people are talking about the quality of the sound, which the SUperradio
likely is better at than many radios, because it has a large speaker
and/or multiple speakers (I think depending on the specific model number).
They are fairly generic radios, no cutting edge design, I thought they
didn't even use ceramic filters in the AM section. But they have a longer
loopstick antenna than many radios, which may be more important than a lot
of things, and I thought a stage of amplification before the mixer in the
AM section, which many radios won't have (but that's an incomplete
comparison because any decent portable shortwave receiver will have a
decent receiver, and whatever the shortwave design, that will apply to the
AM broadcast band.

2. Is there a technician/company of known repute that repairs these
srii and what would it cost?

There is a page or two somewhere (I don't have a URL) that offers a
schematic and service manual, and tips about repairing and modifying the
radios.

and then...

I see new radios pretty much all have digital tuners. When tuning these,
do they all quiet as you tune? I had a digital tuning radio - now at
the bottom of a lake - which did so. I found it very hard to scan for
new stations as I had to stop at each new freq. to allow the thing to
produce audio. Do all digital radios act this way?

YOu're looking at it wrong. The radios lock and unlock as you turn them,
so tuning fast, you'd not hear anything good anyway. The muting is so you
don't have that junk. SOme radios people have found ways to disable the
mute, but you aren't going to get the same tuning as with an analog radio,
you still have to wait for the receiver to lock up again on the new
frequency. I suppose some are better than others, though if they use
common ICs there won't be much variation. IMproving lockup time can be
done, but at a cost.

Michael

Thanks for the info Michael but I disagree about scanning the dial. I can find a local station on an old analog am tuner in 1 second. I just whip the dial round and "hear". I didn't think am analog tuners even had phase locks.
Thanks again.

Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

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BDK wrote:



Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

You need to quit drinking. That's not true at all.


You must have missed the "Twilight Zone" episode.

On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 8:35:40 AM UTC-6, analogdial wrote:
BDK wrote:



Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

You need to quit drinking. That's not true at all.


You must have missed the "Twilight Zone" episode.

AM radio band Dxing is better in the wintertime.

On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 1:33:38 PM UTC-6, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 8:35:40 AM UTC-6, analogdial wrote:
BDK wrote:



Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

You need to quit drinking. That's not true at all.


You must have missed the "Twilight Zone" episode.

AM radio band Dxing is better in the wintertime.

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On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:32:52 +0000, analogdial wrote:

BDK wrote:



Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick
up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

You need to quit drinking. That's not true at all.


You must have missed the "Twilight Zone" episode.

If you have been reading this newsgroup for awhile, then you know that
cuhulin is already living in the Twilight Zone!

On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 11:19:57 AM UTC-6, sctvguy1 wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:32:52 +0000, analogdial wrote:

BDK wrote:



Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick
up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

You need to quit drinking. That's not true at all.


You must have missed the "Twilight Zone" episode.

If you have been reading this newsgroup for awhile, then you know that
cuhulin is already living in the Twilight Zone!

I was born in the Twilight Zone. Carthage, Mississippi in Leake County. It was so badddd, World War Two cranked a month later. Google,,, Found Any Pearls Lately?

On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 5:10:01 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 11:19:57 AM UTC-6, sctvguy1 wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:32:52 +0000, analogdial wrote:

BDK wrote:



Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick
up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

You need to quit drinking. That's not true at all.


You must have missed the "Twilight Zone" episode.

If you have been reading this newsgroup for awhile, then you know that
cuhulin is already living in the Twilight Zone!

I was born in the Twilight Zone. Carthage, Mississippi in Leake County. It was so badddd, World War Two cranked a month later. Google,,, Found Any Pearls Lately?

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On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 9:50:30 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 5:10:01 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 11:19:57 AM UTC-6, sctvguy1 wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:32:52 +0000, analogdial wrote:

BDK wrote:



Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick
up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

You need to quit drinking. That's not true at all.


You must have missed the "Twilight Zone" episode.

If you have been reading this newsgroup for awhile, then you know that
cuhulin is already living in the Twilight Zone!

I was born in the Twilight Zone. Carthage, Mississippi in Leake County. It was so badddd, World War Two cranked a month later. Google,,, Found Any Pearls Lately?

Tyson Foods chicken plant ! The biggest in the world.

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On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 10:09:40 PM UTC-6, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 9:50:30 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 5:10:01 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 11:19:57 AM UTC-6, sctvguy1 wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:32:52 +0000, analogdial wrote:

BDK wrote:



Old style radios can pick up stations that new style radios can't pick
up. Especially the old style vacuum tube radios.

You need to quit drinking. That's not true at all.


You must have missed the "Twilight Zone" episode.

If you have been reading this newsgroup for awhile, then you know that
cuhulin is already living in the Twilight Zone!

I was born in the Twilight Zone. Carthage, Mississippi in Leake County. It was so badddd, World War Two cranked a month later. Google,,, Found Any Pearls Lately?

Tyson Foods chicken plant ! The biggest in the world.

Tyson has food plants in many places in America, I don't doubt Tyson has some food plants in some furrin countries too. Looka here, Google,,, Youtube Nomadic Fanatic That dude drove (with his pet cat) his camper vehicle from Washington State to Slab City, California. Dogs running around and barking, he got on his bicycle and went looking around Slab City for a quieter spot to park his camper vehicle.

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