Behold, --exray-- signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:

Ronald wrote:
I enjoy listening to talk radio shows at night but find my current
Radio Shack unit lacking. I live in Malibu, CA and would enjoy
listening to talk shows out of New York, Chicago and other cities with
great hosts. CC Crane offers the Sangean CCRadio Plus for $165 but
before spending this much on an AM radio does anyone have first hand
experience with it. Is there any real need to spend $165 for an AM
radio.

Sorry, you're not going to be able to listen to New York and Chicago
from LA on any AM radio.
I hate to say it but your best option is live audio on the internet.

-Bill

Chainsawed computer box coming up next?

Hehehehehe ;-)

--
Gregg
*It's probably useful, even if it can't be SPICE'd*
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca

Gregg wrote:

Sorry, you're not going to be able to listen to New York and Chicago
from LA on any AM radio.
I hate to say it but your best option is live audio on the internet.

-Bill


Chainsawed computer box coming up next?

Hehehehehe ;-)

If I say you can sit in LA and listen to New York on AM on it would you
buy it?
Hey, if it weren't for that darn fibre-optic cable you could dial a
number in New York City and get a solid copper wire connection to use as
an antenna!


:-)

In article , Diverd4777
wrote:

Try a Radio Shack loop antenna (Or C Crane Justice antenna)
That will help . . .

_____

i second this guys suggestion from personal experience. i live in a
remote area in ontario canada and using the justice antenna on my
Grundig Satellite 800 produces amazing results. it will pull a station
straight out of pure static and clean up inaudible signals like you
wouldnt believe. i am thoroughly impressed with this product.

again this is my personal experience and i dont pretend to speak for
everyone and every configuration

best of luck dx'ing!

-
test

It doesn't matter what radio you get, you are not going to be able to get
what you are looking for on the AM broadcast band. The long distance
reception you may be reading about here are rare events and are usually
audible just well enough to identify and then not for long. At night, you
should be able to get as far north as Washington state on a fairly regular
basis but during the day, forget it.


"James Nipper" wrote in message
...
Only if you want the best.

--James--

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I live in Malibu, CA and would enjoy
listening to talk shows out of New York, Chicago and other cities with
great hosts.

"CW" wrote in message
news:vPnkb.815189$Ho3.223307@sccrnsc03...
It doesn't matter what radio you get, you are not going to be able to get
what you are looking for on the AM broadcast band. The long distance
reception you may be reading about here are rare events and are usually
audible just well enough to identify and then not for long. At night, you
should be able to get as far north as Washington state on a fairly regular
basis but during the day, forget it.




Yeah, CW's right. 20 - 25 years ago I could catch bits of KFI through WOI
from Chicago every once in a while. Not any more. The old clear channel
stations now have much less nighttime protection than they used to, and it
was always an iffy proposition anyway.

Frank Dresser

In article vPnkb.815189$Ho3.223307@sccrnsc03, "CW"
writes:


I live in Malibu, CA and would enjoy
listening to talk shows out of New York, Chicago and other cities with
great hosts.

SOMEONE ( name escapes me) in this group used multiple Loop antennas
to null out local stations & , from teh midwest, pick up NY stations..
- probably not on a regular basis thoough..

- There are probably some NY talk shows that are carried by local AM stations
in Calif...

- Then on Sunday Nights, on 7.415, there's John Lightning;
( &- HE'S a New Yorker ...! )

This might seem strange but, The best DX'er I ever saw was a regenerative
receiver I bult myself. Why? Because all the AM radios are attenuated to
pick up local stations so you will not get QRM from stations not local.
Even a one tube rig I built was better than one I could buy.

Bill, N5NOB

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
In article vPnkb.815189$Ho3.223307@sccrnsc03, "CW"
writes:


I live in Malibu, CA and would enjoy
listening to talk shows out of New York, Chicago and other cities with
great hosts.

SOMEONE ( name escapes me) in this group used multiple Loop antennas
to null out local stations & , from teh midwest, pick up NY stations..
- probably not on a regular basis thoough..

[snip]

Distance is less of a problem than interference. I can hear most of East
Coast/Southern "clear channel" stations pretty well here in Chicago at
night. The New York stations are more difficult, but mostly because of loud
adjacent channel interference here. But on the West Coast, there's now
usually a powerful local or regional station with a directional antenna,
right on the same frequency. I used to get KSL almost like a nighttime
local, before WJJD/WSCR and others went to 24 hour operation. I suppose
nulling most of it out is possible, but it would take some time and
determination to find out.

If the original poster is more interested in the programming, rather than
the challenge, the Internet radio suggestion is a good one.

Frank Dresser

Used to be able to get WLS in L.A. until St. George fired up.

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 20:25:14 -0400, --exray-- wrote:

Ronald wrote:
I enjoy listening to talk radio shows at night but find my current
Radio Shack unit lacking. I live in Malibu, CA and would enjoy
listening to talk shows out of New York, Chicago and other cities with
great hosts. CC Crane offers the Sangean CCRadio Plus for $165 but
before spending this much on an AM radio does anyone have first hand
experience with it. Is there any real need to spend $165 for an AM
radio.

Sorry, you're not going to be able to listen to New York and Chicago
from LA on any AM radio.
I hate to say it but your best option is live audio on the internet.

-Bill

Ronald

Link to Justice & other antenna reviews . .

http://www.phillytalkradioonline.com...t.html#Justice




In article ,
(Ronald) writes:


I enjoy listening to talk radio shows at night but find my current
Radio Shack unit lacking. I live in Malibu, CA and would enjoy
listening to talk shows out of New York, Chicago and other cities with
great hosts. CC Crane offers the Sangean CCRadio Plus for $165 but
before spending this much on an AM radio does anyone have first hand
experience with it. Is there any real need to spend $165 for an AM
radio.