Best Shortwave Antenna for Cycling ?
 

It's yer bike !
Believe it or not.
I had this junky transistor styled shortwave radio
that hardly picked up any stations.

I also had a hard time picking up even FM in some places out here due
to the terrain.
One bike radio(am/fm/headlight) I tried had a wire coming out from
it.
And when it got near the bike,the radio went dead.
So for FM your bike is a signal killer.

So just goofing around today I clipped a wire to my bike....(to the
reflector bracket) and this shortwave radio worked GREAT!

I rode around to all the places I had problems with FM even.
And the shortwave stations were really loud and clear.

I'm just sayin....
Whooda thunk a bike is a perfect shortwave antenna?

Thank God I don't have to listen to Clearchannel anymore !

ex_cathedra wrote:

And the shortwave stations were really loud and clear.

I'm just sayin....
Whooda thunk a bike is a perfect shortwave antenna?

Thank God I don't have to listen to Clearchannel anymore !


How is the fading when you go around corners? Is there any noticeable
Doppler effect when you change speed? Do you need a mountain bike for
higher elevations?




mike

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..let the cat out to reply..

Hey! Great Idea!!
Got me a Jwin JX M-14 which has signal fade problems
Running a wire with double ended alligator clips to the rear reflector should
make it an absolute DX Trap! Pick up Ascension Island right here in New York

Thanks for the info

Dan

In article ,
(ex_cathedra) writes:


It's yer bike !
Believe it or not.
I had this junky transistor styled shortwave radio
that hardly picked up any stations.

I also had a hard time picking up even FM in some places out here due
to the terrain.
One bike radio(am/fm/headlight) I tried had a wire coming out from
it.
And when it got near the bike,the radio went dead.
So for FM your bike is a signal killer.

So just goofing around today I clipped a wire to my bike....(to the
reflector bracket) and this shortwave radio worked GREAT!

I rode around to all the places I had problems with FM even.
And the shortwave stations were really loud and clear.

I'm just sayin....
Whooda thunk a bike is a perfect shortwave antenna?

Thank God I don't have to listen to Clearchannel anymore !

Diverd4777 wrote:
Hey! Great Idea!!
Got me a Jwin JX M-14 which has signal fade problems
Running a wire with double ended alligator clips to the rear reflector should
make it an absolute DX Trap! Pick up Ascension Island right here in New York

Thanks for the info

There may be filtering concerns on the tire mounted generator. Any problems?





mike

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..let the cat out to reply..

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(Red Cloud) wrote:

(ex_cathedra) wrote in message
. com...

Ex?? Aren't you supposed to be fomenting revolution or something?
(have you listened in on WNTD yet?)

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

Didn't you know that it is violation of vehical code to
listen to radio by wearing earphone! Yes it's traffic violation!
Be careful!

Listening to radio != wearing headphones.

..max

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In article ,
Max wrote:

In article ,
(Red Cloud) wrote:

(ex_cathedra) wrote in message
. com...

Ex?? Aren't you supposed to be fomenting revolution or something?
(have you listened in on WNTD yet?)

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

I "CITE" common sense.

If you are on a public roadway you have to follow the local rules.
Chance are you will be OK using one earphone with the other one able to
hear car horns, warning shouts or emergency sirens.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Telamon wrote:

Max wrote:

(Red Cloud) wrote:

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

I "CITE" common sense.

If you are on a public roadway you have to follow the local rules.
Chance are you will be OK using one earphone with the other one able to
hear car horns, warning shouts or emergency sirens.

So listening to radio on bicycle is not against law...

glad to see you agree. :-)

..max

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the part of
was played by maxwell monningh 8-p

Max wrote:
Telamon wrote:

Max wrote:

(Red Cloud) wrote:

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

I "CITE" common sense.

If you are on a public roadway you have to follow the local rules.
Chance are you will be OK using one earphone with the other one able
to hear car horns, warning shouts or emergency sirens.

So listening to radio on bicycle is not against law...

glad to see you agree. :-)

Is Red Cloud Troll the same person as Telamon?

Bill "tell a man, mon" S.

Max wrote:

Telamon wrote:

Max wrote:

(Red Cloud) wrote:

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

I "CITE" common sense.

If you are on a public roadway you have to follow the local rules.
Chance are you will be OK using one earphone with the other one able to
hear car horns, warning shouts or emergency sirens.

So listening to radio on bicycle is not against law...

glad to see you agree. :-)

.max

Most states prohibit the use of headphones which cover both ears, while
riding a bicycle or driving a vehicle.


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In article ,
"S o r n i" wrote:

Max wrote:
Telamon wrote:

Max wrote:

(Red Cloud) wrote:

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

I "CITE" common sense.

If you are on a public roadway you have to follow the local rules.
Chance are you will be OK using one earphone with the other one able
to hear car horns, warning shouts or emergency sirens.

So listening to radio on bicycle is not against law...

glad to see you agree. :-)

Is Red Cloud Troll the same person as Telamon?

Bill "tell a man, mon" S.


No. I don't play the sock puppet games.

If you are looking for a clue to my handle look at the "Organization"
field.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Telamon wrote:
In article ,
"S o r n i" wrote:

Max wrote:
Telamon wrote:

Max wrote:

(Red Cloud) wrote:

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

I "CITE" common sense.

If you are on a public roadway you have to follow the local rules.
Chance are you will be OK using one earphone with the other one
able to hear car horns, warning shouts or emergency sirens.

So listening to radio on bicycle is not against law...

glad to see you agree. :-)

Is Red Cloud Troll the same person as Telamon?

Bill "tell a man, mon" S.


No. I don't play the sock puppet games.

If you are looking for a clue to my handle look at the "Organization"
field.

So "Max" asked Red Troll to cite, and you answered as if he were challenging
you.

Then he replied as if RC had indeed posted the remarks. (Never really
thought you and he were one, btw.)

It's all clear now :)

Bill "CLOUDY INDEED" S.

In article ,
"S o r n i" wrote:

So "Max" asked Red Troll to cite, and you answered as if he were challenging
you.

Then he replied as if RC had indeed posted the remarks. (Never really
thought you and he were one, btw.)


/robert terwilliger voice Guilty as charged. /voice

i dorked up the stuff attempting to trim post down to one screen.

..max

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Max wrote:
In article ,
"S o r n i" wrote:

So "Max" asked Red Troll to cite, and you answered as if he were
challenging you.

Then he replied as if RC had indeed posted the remarks. (Never
really thought you and he were one, btw.)


/robert terwilliger voice Guilty as charged. /voice

i dorked up the stuff attempting to trim post down to one screen.

Ah. Sideshow Bob would approve :)

My server's been dropping posts ever since "MSG" (sic) impersonated me, so
I've got no clue WTH's goin' on anyway...

Bill "Red Clown Funny" S.

longwave wrote in message ...
Max wrote:



Most states prohibit the use of headphones which cover both ears, while
riding a bicycle or driving a vehicle.



It's ineffective law. Most bikers around do listen to headset
while on bike except neo-nazi Uncle Sam.






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longwave wrote in message ...
Max wrote:

Telamon wrote:

Max wrote:

(Red Cloud) wrote:

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

I "CITE" common sense.

If you are on a public roadway you have to follow the local rules.
Chance are you will be OK using one earphone with the other one able to
hear car horns, warning shouts or emergency sirens.

So listening to radio on bicycle is not against law...

glad to see you agree. :-)

.max

Most states prohibit the use of headphones which cover both ears, while
riding a bicycle or driving a vehicle.


That makes sesnse so we can play Rap music as loud as possible with
2K watt speakers that you can't even hear what next person is saying.
Never mind listening to the traffic noise.



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So just goofing around today I clipped a wire to my bike....(to the
reflector bracket) and this shortwave radio worked GREAT!


So does this mean you aren't going to trail 100 feet of wire? You'd be
easy to spot by the herd of cats scrambling in the back trying to snag the
end of it...


LMAO !

jw
K9RZZ

That makes sesnse so we can play Rap music as loud as possible with
2K watt speakers that you can't even hear what next person is saying.
Never mind listening to the traffic noise.

Anyone here even Like Rap Music ??

"Soames123" wrote in message
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That makes sesnse so we can play Rap music as loud as possible with
2K watt speakers that you can't even hear what next person is saying.
Never mind listening to the traffic noise.

Anyone here even Like Rap Music ??


Rap is not music. Rap is "ghetto poetry."

Are you referring to "hip-hop?" If so, there is some listenable stuff out
there, just not a lot of it.

-- Stinger

Max wrote in message .. .
In article ,
(Red Cloud) wrote:

(ex_cathedra) wrote in message
. com...

Ex?? Aren't you supposed to be fomenting revolution or something?
(have you listened in on WNTD yet?)


I still am =)
This is a revolution in shortwave listening!
It's a revolution of free speech !
It's a well of alternative thinking!

But no....no WNTD that I recall (Though I mighta) whats the frequency
and time slot?

Listening to radio while on bicycle is against law!

CITE!

Didn't you know that it is violation of vehical code to
listen to radio by wearing earphone! Yes it's traffic violation!
Be careful!

Listening to radio != wearing headphones.

Not always...
=-)~


.max

"ex_cathedra" wrote in message
om...

I still am =)
This is a revolution in shortwave listening!
It's a revolution of free speech !
It's a well of alternative thinking!

But no....no WNTD that I recall (Though I mighta) whats the frequency
and time slot?


WNTD was Air America's outlet in Chicago. It's still listed on Air
America's seldom updated "Press Room" page, although Air America and WNTD
split more than a couple of weeks ago.

http://airamericaradio.com/pub/resPressReleases.htm

There's no indication Air America will be returning to either Chicago or Los
Angeles. In fact, Air America has recently dismissed their advertising
staffs in those cities.

Frank Dresser

"Frank Dresser" wrote in message ...
"ex_cathedra" wrote in message
om...

I still am =)
This is a revolution in shortwave listening!
It's a revolution of free speech !
It's a well of alternative thinking!

But no....no WNTD that I recall (Though I mighta) whats the frequency
and time slot?


WNTD was Air America's outlet in Chicago. It's still listed on Air
America's seldom updated "Press Room" page, although Air America and WNTD
split more than a couple of weeks ago.

http://airamericaradio.com/pub/resPressReleases.htm

There's no indication Air America will be returning to either Chicago or Los
Angeles. In fact, Air America has recently dismissed their advertising
staffs in those cities.

Frank Dresser

Yeah...I tried to tune in one day to see what the fake left had to
say.
(The extreme left and extreme right are controlled by the same
people)
nd they were gone already.
From what I heard it was pretty bad.
Another good example of the fake left is Micheal Moore...
ALEX JONES' 911: THE ROAD TO TYRANNY MAKE THE NY POST'S PAGE SIX
GOSSIP COLUMN
NY POST: MICHAEL Moore 's anti-Bush film "Fahrenheit 9/11" isn't even
original. Two years ago, "9/11: The Road to Tyranny," a real
documentary by Alex Jones , had most of the "facts" Moore uses in his
scatter-shot diatribe. Jones, who is less interested in making money
than the self-aggrandizing Moore, released his film for free on his
Web site www.infowars.com, where it drew legions of new fans,
including producer Curt Johnson , who is hiring Jones as a consultant
on a political action thriller titled "Wake Up."