Hi..

I have really enjoyed reading the feed back on my first post (need advice
for a short wave radio). Had no idea there was so much technical knowledge
involved!! You guys sure know your stuff.

I did not mention the model and make of my current radio. I currently have
a Realistic DX-360. It has analog tuning 6 separate short wave bands as
well as am and fm. There is a jack for dc current and an ear phone jack.
There is NO jack for an external antenna. A telescoping antenna comes out
to about 3 feet length or so.

I am not very happy with this radio due to lots of fading in and out and
only the strong stations come in at all.

I live in the Northeast US and I am mostly interested in getting Radio
Canada, Radio Switzerland and Radio France International. Anything else is
gravy!! I really want to keep price under a hundred.

Lastly..has anyone noticed the strong proliferation of evangelistic
religious type radio stations on short wave? does many folks really listen
to them? Wish I could filter them out but oh well!!

I went to a radio shack today and asked to see a Grundig Yacht boy 300. I
saw it. Trouble is..the salesman new nothing about the features. Hmmm..dont
like buying from a place with unknoledgable salesman!

Thanks guys for all your help!!!
David

Hmm . .

Chinese made double reduction radio just came out..
Cheap ! Gets high marks

will take an external antenna; well worth the 1/2 hr effort it takes to put one
up.
Link below . . .

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/1101.html

This shas a " Line oout, perfect for Headphones or computer speakers..

- You should also be able to get Radio Australia in the AM on 9.580

Dan / NYC



In article .net, "David
Mills" writes:


I live in the Northeast US and I am mostly interested in getting Radio
Canada, Radio Switzerland and Radio France International. Anything else is
gravy!! I really want to keep price under a hundred.

Lastly..has anyone noticed the strong proliferation of evangelistic
religious type radio stations on short wave? does many folks really listen
to them? Wish I could filter them out but oh well!!

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:00:19 -0600, David Mills wrote
(in message .net):

Hi..

I have really enjoyed reading the feed back on my first post (need advice
for a short wave radio). Had no idea there was so much technical knowledge
involved!! You guys sure know your stuff.

I did not mention the model and make of my current radio. I currently have
a Realistic DX-360. It has analog tuning 6 separate short wave bands as
well as am and fm. There is a jack for dc current and an ear phone jack.
There is NO jack for an external antenna. A telescoping antenna comes out
to about 3 feet length or so.


I would guess that problem with fading and with the inability to pick up weak
stations is more an antenna problem than a receiver prob.

Put yourself up a reasonably good antenna and run the lead-in wire to your
radio area and wrap the antenna lead-in around the base of the whip antenna.

Wrap it a buncha times (say 10 or 12).

[10 or 12]


This is called "inductive coupling" as it is an interplay between the
magnetic fields of the whip antenna and the antenna lead-in.

So, this is known as either:

[1] inductive coupling using magnetic fields

or

[2] Wrapping the whatchacallit around the bottom of the thingmajig.



Gray Shockley
-----------------------
DX-392 DX-398
RX-320 DX-399
CCradio w/RS Loop
Torus Tuner (3-13 MHz)
Select-A-Tenna
-----------------------
Vicksburg, MS US





I am not very happy with this radio due to lots of fading in and out and
only the strong stations come in at all.

I live in the Northeast US and I am mostly interested in getting Radio
Canada, Radio Switzerland and Radio France International. Anything else is
gravy!! I really want to keep price under a hundred.

Lastly..has anyone noticed the strong proliferation of evangelistic
religious type radio stations on short wave? does many folks really listen
to them? Wish I could filter them out but oh well!!

I went to a radio shack today and asked to see a Grundig Yacht boy 300. I
saw it. Trouble is..the salesman new nothing about the features. Hmmm..dont
like buying from a place with unknoledgable salesman!

Thanks guys for all your help!!!
David

David Mills wrote:

Hi..

I have really enjoyed reading the feed back on my first post (need advice
for a short wave radio). Had no idea there was so much technical knowledge
involved!! You guys sure know your stuff.

I did not mention the model and make of my current radio. I currently have
a Realistic DX-360. It has analog tuning 6 separate short wave bands as
well as am and fm. There is a jack for dc current and an ear phone jack.
There is NO jack for an external antenna. A telescoping antenna comes out
to about 3 feet length or so.

Analog tuning in an age of digital recievers can be frustrating. PLus it
doesn't have an external antenna jack which means that it will likely
only pick up stations broadcasting specifically to North America. See
below:

I am not very happy with this radio due to lots of fading in and out and
only the strong stations come in at all.

I live in the Northeast US and I am mostly interested in getting Radio
Canada, Radio Switzerland and Radio France International. Anything else is
gravy!! I really want to keep price under a hundred.

Canada should be easy to pick up in the eastern US, unless you're so far
north that you're in the signal shadow of the New Brunswick located
transmitter. Switzerland is in the process of shutting down all SW
broadcasting. France does not broadcast to NAm, but you might get their
broadcasts aimed at West Africa with a good radio and external antenna.

Lastly..has anyone noticed the strong proliferation of evangelistic
religious type radio stations on short wave? does many folks really listen
to them? Wish I could filter them out but oh well!!

Domestic SW in the US is dirt cheap and pay for play, so the guys with
money-but not enough for mainstream broadcasting-dominate the air.
Unfortunately, these are mostly right wing Evangelical Christians and
far, far, far (did I say far?) right wing hate groups.

I went to a radio shack today and asked to see a Grundig Yacht boy 300. I
saw it. Trouble is..the salesman new nothing about the features. Hmmm..dont
like buying from a place with unknoledgable salesman!

Ask him about Sprint cell phones next time.

Thanks guys for all your help!!!
David

"tommyknocker" wrote in message
...
David Mills wrote:

Hi..

I have really enjoyed reading the feed back on my first post (need
advice
for a short wave radio). Had no idea there was so much technical
knowledge
involved!! You guys sure know your stuff.

I did not mention the model and make of my current radio. I currently
have
a Realistic DX-360. It has analog tuning 6 separate short wave bands as
well as am and fm. There is a jack for dc current and an ear phone
jack.
There is NO jack for an external antenna. A telescoping antenna comes
out
to about 3 feet length or so.

Analog tuning in an age of digital recievers can be frustrating. PLus it
doesn't have an external antenna jack which means that it will likely
only pick up stations broadcasting specifically to North America. See
below:

I am not very happy with this radio due to lots of fading in and out and
only the strong stations come in at all.

I live in the Northeast US and I am mostly interested in getting Radio
Canada, Radio Switzerland and Radio France International. Anything else
is
gravy!! I really want to keep price under a hundred.

Canada should be easy to pick up in the eastern US, unless you're so far
north that you're in the signal shadow of the New Brunswick located
transmitter. Switzerland is in the process of shutting down all SW
broadcasting. France does not broadcast to NAm, but you might get their
broadcasts aimed at West Africa with a good radio and external antenna.

Lastly..has anyone noticed the strong proliferation of evangelistic
religious type radio stations on short wave? does many folks really
listen
to them? Wish I could filter them out but oh well!!

Domestic SW in the US is dirt cheap and pay for play, so the guys with
money-but not enough for mainstream broadcasting-dominate the air.
Unfortunately, these are mostly right wing Evangelical Christians and
far, far, far (did I say far?) right wing hate groups. This is a very
very sad state of affairs!!!

If ANYONE can find a way to filter out the right wing/religious zealots from
my radio(s) I would be most interested..would even pay good money!!!!!!



I went to a radio shack today and asked to see a Grundig Yacht boy 300.
I
saw it. Trouble is..the salesman new nothing about the features.
Hmmm..dont
like buying from a place with unknoledgable salesman!

Ask him about Sprint cell phones next time.

Thanks guys for all your help!!!
David

tommyknocker wrote:


I went to a radio shack today and asked to see a Grundig Yacht boy 300. I
saw it. Trouble is..the salesman new nothing about the features. Hmmm..dont
like buying from a place with unknoledgable salesman!

Ask him about Sprint cell phones next time.



Oh please . . . I am fortunate that there are two Radio Shack
stores
within 1/2 mile of each other at our large local mall (no, I don't know
why). They carry exactly the same stuff, of course. When I need the
odd connector,
solder, etc, I always go to one of them, because the other has a manager
who stops just short of hog-tying you to buy a cell phone - when you go
in for batteries or a spool of wire! I don't shop at THAT one anymore.

Tony


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"David Mills" staggered to the nearest
keyboard and wrote:

If ANYONE can find a way to filter out the right wing/religious zealots from
my radio(s) I would be most interested..would even pay good money!!!!!!

Just tune away from them. It's not like they can hijack your radio in
the same way that a virus can hijack your computer. Although I hardly
ever agree with anything they say, I would definitely be against any
attempt to censor them.

If you really are willing to pay, maybe I can find a way to tune your
radio remotely. :-)



--
hambu n hambu hodo

Your receiver usually has a tuning dial. When you hear a broadcast that
offends thee, then spin the dial until you find something else.

No charge.

One other option...the ON-OFF switch....when the ON-OFF switch is in the OFF
position, your receiver will be rendered unable to receive offensive
broadcasts. It's a spectacular feature of most SWL receivers.

73


"David Mills" wrote in message
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If ANYONE can find a way to filter out the right wing/religious zealots
from
my radio(s) I would be most interested..would even pay good money!!!!!!

David Mills schrieb:

Hi..

I have really enjoyed reading the feed back on my first post (need advice
for a short wave radio). Had no idea there was so much technical knowledge
involved!! You guys sure know your stuff.

I did not mention the model and make of my current radio. I currently have
a Realistic DX-360.

*google* Apparently sold 1987-1990, ~$100 analog. Not a DX rig at all,
as it will seem. Any rig that's in the $170 class now (or one of the
respective predecessors, used) should easily beat the thing.

Stephan
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GS,

What you have basically described is the "Portable Wire Antenna"
(PWA) that was created and written about by Tom Sevart [N2UHC].

Portable Wire Antenna "PWA" for the Sony ICF-2010.
- - - To 'quote' Tom Sevant
"This is an antenna I put together after having problems
with overload on my Sony 2010 portable shortwave receiver"

GoTo= http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc/portablewire.html

FWIW: Basically, the PWA is a a short to medium length
"Random Wire Antenna" that is 'couple' via the a
'portable' radio's Whip Antenna for improved reception.

HOW-TO-USE-IT - Place the "Coupling Coil":

#1. Vertically [Over] the 'portable' radio's "Partially Collapsed"
Whip Antenna for Improved Shortwave (SW) Radio Reception.
- - - Vary the "Length/Stub" of the Whip Antenna to 'adjust'
the amount of effective coupling and Signal Transfer.

#2. Vertically [Over] the 'portable' radio's "Fully
Extended" Whip Antenna for Improved FM Radio Reception.

#3. Horizontally [Near] the 'portable' radio's AM/MW
Ferrite Rod Antenna for Improved AM/MW Radio Reception.
- - - Adjust the 'position' of the Coupling Coil to vary
the amount of effective coupling and Signal Transfer.

GoTo= http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc/portablewire.html

The webpage written by by Tom Sevart [N2UHC] describes the
construction and set-up of the PWA [Portable Wire Antenna].


iane ~ RHF
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= = = Gray Shockley
= = = wrote in message s.com...
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:00:19 -0600, David Mills wrote
(in message .net):

Hi..

I have really enjoyed reading the feed back on my first post (need advice
for a short wave radio). Had no idea there was so much technical knowledge
involved!! You guys sure know your stuff.

I did not mention the model and make of my current radio. I currently have
a Realistic DX-360. It has analog tuning 6 separate short wave bands as
well as am and fm. There is a jack for dc current and an ear phone jack.
There is NO jack for an external antenna. A telescoping antenna comes out
to about 3 feet length or so.


I would guess that problem with fading and with the inability to pick up weak
stations is more an antenna problem than a receiver prob.

Put yourself up a reasonably good antenna and run the lead-in wire to your
radio area and wrap the antenna lead-in around the base of the whip antenna.

Wrap it a buncha times (say 10 or 12).

[10 or 12]


This is called "inductive coupling" as it is an interplay between the
magnetic fields of the whip antenna and the antenna lead-in.

So, this is known as either:

[1] inductive coupling using magnetic fields

or

[2] Wrapping the whatchacallit around the bottom of the thingmajig.



Gray Shockley
-----------------------
DX-392 DX-398
RX-320 DX-399
CCradio w/RS Loop
Torus Tuner (3-13 MHz)
Select-A-Tenna
-----------------------
Vicksburg, MS US





I am not very happy with this radio due to lots of fading in and out and
only the strong stations come in at all.

I live in the Northeast US and I am mostly interested in getting Radio
Canada, Radio Switzerland and Radio France International. Anything else is
gravy!! I really want to keep price under a hundred.

Lastly..has anyone noticed the strong proliferation of evangelistic
religious type radio stations on short wave? does many folks really listen
to them? Wish I could filter them out but oh well!!

I went to a radio shack today and asked to see a Grundig Yacht boy 300. I
saw it. Trouble is..the salesman new nothing about the features. Hmmm..dont
like buying from a place with unknoledgable salesman!

Thanks guys for all your help!!!
David




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