King Pineapple wrote:

"Fred" wrote in message
om...
I have read that SW is really only good in the North East of the USA
and in Europe.

Not correct. Those are the places where you can get SW with a cheap radio.
You'll be able to get plenty in Kansas, but not with a $12 radio. If you
decide to get serious, spend a couple of hundred dollars on a decent
portable. Your location is good for getting stuff from your south, for
example (Central and South America and the Caribbean), and you should be
able to get a decent number of stations from Europe as well.

Craig, WPE1HNS



I basically agree. I get excellent results in Michigan, and in the
world of SW, there is precious little difference between Michigan USA
and Kansas, USA.
But Craig makes a good point. You won't hear much on a $12 radio, and
even a great antenna setup wouldn't help it much - just overload it with
the strongest signals. With careful shopping, for about $125 you can get
a good portable and a 25 - 50' length of wire hooked to it might amaze
you with what you can get (as opposed to the jWin). But I'd stay in
that price range unless and until you are sure you want to continue with
the hobby.

Tony


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Tony Meloche wrote:



King Pineapple wrote:

"Fred" wrote in message
om...
I have read that SW is really only good in the North East of the USA
and in Europe.

Not correct. Those are the places where you can get SW with a cheap radio.
You'll be able to get plenty in Kansas, but not with a $12 radio. If you
decide to get serious, spend a couple of hundred dollars on a decent
portable. Your location is good for getting stuff from your south, for
example (Central and South America and the Caribbean), and you should be
able to get a decent number of stations from Europe as well.

Craig, WPE1HNS



I basically agree. I get excellent results in Michigan, and in the
world of SW, there is precious little difference between Michigan USA
and Kansas, USA.
But Craig makes a good point. You won't hear much on a $12 radio, and
even a great antenna setup wouldn't help it much - just overload it with
the strongest signals. With careful shopping, for about $125 you can get
a good portable and a 25 - 50' length of wire hooked to it might amaze
you with what you can get (as opposed to the jWin). But I'd stay in
that price range unless and until you are sure you want to continue with
the hobby.

Tony

Others in the NG have raved about the Degen 1102. Ordered over ebay
direct from the factory in Shanghai, it's $75 or so, which includes
shipping costs as well as a transformer to use the 220v AC adaptor on US
120v current. I've ordered mine, which will replace my Radio Shack DX396
as my chief portable, used for listening to the biggest stations. If you
just want to hear major stations, the Degen will work. If you discover
that you like hunting for weak stations not beamed to your area (called
DXing) you should buy a tabletop-a sued one is much cheaper and just as
good as a new one.



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I agree with what Tony has said---I am up in the SE area of Macomb
County on a frequent basis and the reception several weeks ago was
fantastic.



Newbie question.. Listening to shortwave in East US and Europe
only??

Group: rec.radio.shortwave Date: Wed, Mar 17, 2004, 7:40pm From:
(Tony=A0Meloche)
King Pineapple wrote:
"Fred" wrote in message
om...
I have read that SW is really only good in the North East of the USA and
in Europe.
Not correct. Those are the places where you can get SW with a cheap
radio. You'll be able to get plenty in Kansas, but not with a $12 radio.
If you decide to get serious, spend a couple of hundred dollars on a
decent portable. Your location is good for getting stuff from your
south, for example (Central and South America and the Caribbean), and
you should be able to get a decent number of stations from Europe as
well.
Craig, WPE1HNS
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0I basically agree. I get excellent results
in Michigan, and in the world of SW, there is precious little difference
between Michigan USA and Kansas, USA.
But Craig makes a good point. You won't hear much on a $12 radio, and
even a great antenna setup wouldn't help it much - just overload it with
the strongest signals. With careful shopping, for about $125 you can get
a good portable and a 25 - 50' length of wire hooked to it might amaze
you with what you can get (as opposed to the jWin). But I'd stay in that
price range unless and until you are sure you want to continue with the
hobby.
Tony
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