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BCcubed February 7th 04 08:34 PM

I'm tired of crummy reception !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn to static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway through it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil

N8KDV February 7th 04 08:36 PM



BCcubed wrote:

Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn to static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway through it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

neil


There is probably not a lot you can do Neil. It's simply propagation, and you wind
up being in the 'skip zone'. The signal is flying right over you.

Propagation should be better for you as we head into spring and summer. But, you
can expect the same as now in the fall and winter.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B



Stinger February 7th 04 08:50 PM

Neil,

Why do you rule out the antenna?

That's easily the best solution to your reception problem.

-- Stinger

"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn to

static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan

Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway through

it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in

Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil




Diverd4777 February 8th 04 01:49 AM

yeah, Alan Wiener Worldwide is an excellent show..
- So build a Gigunda 200 foot external antenna
- That may help reception.


In article ,
(BCcubed) writes:


I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.




BCcubed February 8th 04 02:02 AM

Here we go again.

On 7415 at 0000 listening to a nice VOA 50's music program. Great stuff. Now
it is 0100 nothing but static.

I am new to shortwave and perhaps this goes with the territory, if so why do we
love shortwave so much???????

I'll do a search for Gigunda antennas, wish me luck.

Neil

N8KDV February 8th 04 02:03 AM



BCcubed wrote:

Here we go again.

On 7415 at 0000 listening to a nice VOA 50's music program. Great stuff. Now
it is 0100 nothing but static.

I am new to shortwave and perhaps this goes with the territory, if so why do we
love shortwave so much???????

I'll do a search for Gigunda antennas, wish me luck.

Neil


I hear Gigunda has a pretty good line of antennas. Never owned one myself, but I've
heard that others swear by em (or was it at em?), at any rate good luck finding
one. The Gigunda Companys output is mighty low, and there is a waiting list.



WShoots1 February 8th 04 06:14 AM

Neil: On 7415 at 0000 listening to a nice VOA 50's music program. Great
stuff. Now it is 0100 nothing but static.

I am new to shortwave and perhaps this goes with the territory, if so why do we
love shortwave so much???????

LOL We love fickle stuff. Else we'd be DX-ing FM stations, instead. (Yet,
those, too, can get iffy with weather changes.)

Bill, K5BY

CW February 8th 04 10:02 AM

He didn't rule out the antenna. He ruled out buying one.
"Stinger" wrote in message
. ..
Neil,

Why do you rule out the antenna?

That's easily the best solution to your reception problem.

-- Stinger

"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn to

static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan

Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway through

it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in

Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short

of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil






Diverd4777 February 8th 04 02:10 PM

In article , N8KDV
writes:


I hear Gigunda has a pretty good line of antennas. Never owned one myself,
but I've
heard that others swear by em (or was it at em?), at any rate good luck
finding
one. The Gigunda Companys output is mighty low, and there is a waiting list.


- Just tried them; their web sites down;

- Someone said they're relocating to another state..


DJ February 8th 04 03:01 PM


"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

The other night I was listening to Allan Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long.


Is this a regular program? Time and frequency? Sounds interesting.




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