In article ,
"Stinger" wrote:

Gray,

As a final effort, it might be worthwhile to try that "phone line as
antenna" solution various people have been kicking around, or a "slinky"
that you only deploy across your apartment when you're listening to radio.

snip

I wish that McFarland guy would stop posting that phone line antenna
every month. It is a very bad idea to use even the inactive wires
because the inductance between the inactive and active wires is great
enough to couple a voltage pulse that occures when the phone rings that
can destroy the front end of a portable radio. The voltage pulse varies
according to region but is usually in the 100-volt range. The filter
circuit he outlines to protect the radio effectively reduces the signals
you want and even you build it according to his instructions you can
still cause yourself a problem. You could get a nasty shock if you are
handling the wires when the phone rings. It is also illegal to connect
unapproved devices to the phone lines.

I strongly advise against connecting a radio to the phone line with or
without a filter.

Why take the chance. String up a wire in a room or outside.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Naw; it's the "new style". Imo, it looks better and, also, it doesn't show up

dust so badly (I clean the radios [grin]).


True, in that the black looks like the electronic equipment I had years ago.

Turn the BFO pot to the center position, turn on the BFO switch (located
right above the pot) and, then, use the pot as a "fine tuning" knob.

If it's more elusive than usual, use the tuning knob to peak the signal.
Another thing to try is the "AM Wide/Narrow" switch.


Okay, I'll give it a try.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/misc/0022.html

The number "0022" stand.


/gray/

My radio has the foldout stand on the back to tilt the radio, and, well, the
antenna is still too long. Perhaps the ceilings in our house are extra low!

Linda

Some of the posts on this thread are coming through with lines straight across
them - is this me or the person typing the post???

Linda

I see them too; ( strikethrough )

-so it's probably the other posters..

In article ,
(Love2camp5) writes:


Some of the posts on this thread are coming through with lines straight
across
them - is this me or the person typing the post???

Linda

I calibrated the BFO of my DX-392 by tuning in WWV with the BFO on and then
zero beating the BFO signal with WWV's. I then marked the spot on the BFO dial
to indicated zero, and referenced my CW and SSB/FAX offsets from that.

Bill, K5BY

Some of the posts on this thread are coming through with lines straight
across
them - is this me or the person typing the post???

I wondered the same thing Linda. I get that some time and have no idea why.
{?}

Some of the posts on this thread are coming through with lines straight
across
them - is this me or the person typing the post???

I wondered the same thing Linda. I get that some time and have no idea why.

{?}

Good, I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing those lines. At first I thought it
was some way that posters were quoting old posts, but then, in trying to
actually read through the lines (no, not between the lines :-) I could tell
they were new posts.

Weird...
Linda

That's the way I do it.

"WShoots1" wrote in message
...
I calibrated the BFO of my DX-392 by tuning in WWV with the BFO on and
then
zero beating the BFO signal with WWV's. I then marked the spot on the BFO
dial
to indicated zero, and referenced my CW and SSB/FAX offsets from that.

Bill, K5BY