|
Best digital PLL MW radio receiver?
Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable
PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories |
|
You didn't read what he wrote, did you?
"Bill Everhart" wrote in message ... On 30 Apr 2004 09:06:31 -0700, (JCJ) wrote: Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories SONY 2010 Have fun. |
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:13:55 -0700, "CW"
wrote: You didn't read what he wrote, did you? "Bill Everhart" wrote in message .. . On 30 Apr 2004 09:06:31 -0700, (JCJ) wrote: Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories SONY 2010 Have fun. Uh..... I did read it. |
Pete, KE90A is cookin' something up in his cauldron for you ;-)
-- Gregg *It's probably useful, even if it can't be SPICE'd* http://geek.scorpiorising.ca |
Bill Everhart wrote:
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:13:55 -0700, "CW" wrote: You didn't read what he wrote, did you? "Bill Everhart" wrote in message . .. On 30 Apr 2004 09:06:31 -0700, (JCJ) wrote: Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories SONY 2010 Have fun. Uh..... I did read it. Does the 2010 have a tuning knob? |
Mark S. Holden wrote:
Bill Everhart wrote: On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:13:55 -0700, "CW" wrote: You didn't read what he wrote, did you? "Bill Everhart" wrote in message ... On 30 Apr 2004 09:06:31 -0700, (JCJ) wrote: Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories SONY 2010 Have fun. Uh..... I did read it. Does the 2010 have a tuning knob? Checked the Universal site, it does - so I'm not sure what CW was getting at. |
Bill Everhart
SONY 2010 Have fun. I was at Big Lots in Greenville, SC yesterday. The stock clerk rolled out a pallet of 2010's and set it down in a back corner of the store. Hung a price tag that said $29.95 each and walked away. Then I woke up. What a dream. |
"JCJ" wrote in message om... Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories I think the Super Radios are good choice. Most dedicated SW rigs have attenuation that is present across the AM broadcast band which substantially lowers the sensitivity. -- 73 Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire! Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/ |
Thanks for the endorsement Gregg! I think this unit will be a desk top unit
though. Right now, I have the synthesizer and the loop amplifier/tuning circuit captured into Protel DXP. I still need to do the Rx section and the Sync Detector. A couple days more work.............then the fun stuff begins. Pete "Gregg" wrote in message news:KOCkc.152$m03.103@clgrps13... Pete, KE90A is cookin' something up in his cauldron for you ;-) -- Gregg *It's probably useful, even if it can't be SPICE'd* http://geek.scorpiorising.ca |
Just didn't understand it then.
"Bill Everhart" wrote in message ... On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:13:55 -0700, "CW" wrote: You didn't read what he wrote, did you? "Bill Everhart" wrote in message .. . On 30 Apr 2004 09:06:31 -0700, (JCJ) wrote: Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories SONY 2010 Have fun. Uh..... I did read it. |
"Mark S. Holden" wrote in message ... Checked the Universal site, it does - so I'm not sure what CW was getting at. The first requirement that he listed, size. |
Since when did they add PLL to a Super Radio?
"Brian Hill" wrote in message ... "JCJ" wrote in message om... Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories I think the Super Radios are good choice. Most dedicated SW rigs have attenuation that is present across the AM broadcast band which substantially lowers the sensitivity. -- 73 Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire! Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/ |
Behold, Pete KE9OA signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:
Thanks for the endorsement Gregg! Anytime :-) I'm pro'lly one of the more excited ones here about your project :-D -- Gregg *It's probably useful, even if it can't be SPICE'd* http://geek.scorpiorising.ca |
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:50:58 -0700, "CW"
wrote: Since when did they add PLL to a Super Radio? "Brian Hill" wrote in message ... "JCJ" wrote in message om... Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories I think the Super Radios are good choice. Most dedicated SW rigs have attenuation that is present across the AM broadcast band which substantially lowers the sensitivity. -- 73 Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire! Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/ Yea, he's talking about the new digital Super Radio IV. :-)) |
"CW" wrote in message ... Since when did they add PLL to a Super Radio? Dah! I should have read it better. I was just thinking of a good MW receiver. Sorry CW! -- 73 Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire! Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/ |
"Bill Everhart" wrote in message Yea, he's talking about the new digital Super Radio IV. :-)) Yea...Right. :) |
Good radio though, if he can live without the digital aspect.
"Brian Hill" wrote in message ... "CW" wrote in message ... Since when did they add PLL to a Super Radio? Dah! I should have read it better. I was just thinking of a good MW receiver. Sorry CW! -- 73 Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire! Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/ |
|
Pete KE9OA wrote:
Thanks for the endorsement Gregg! I think this unit will be a desk top unit though. Right now, I have the synthesizer and the loop amplifier/tuning circuit captured into Protel DXP. I still need to do the Rx section and the Sync Detector. A couple days more work.............then the fun stuff begins. Pete Do you get much flak from the bean counters about trimming costs in the design? This seems to be one of the major reasons that some great receivers don't make it to market. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
You're not going to find a radio with all of your requirements as no
such receiver exists. If you can live without #3, the tuning knob, in my opinion the best portable for listening to MW is the Sony ICF-SW7600GR in conjunction with a Select-A-Tenna, or similar. Note: The Sony An-LP1 does not work on MW. I believe the above combination would come closest to your requirements. It would eight or your nine requiremens. Hope this helps, Joe (JCJ) wrote in message . com... Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories |
LW wrote:
Bill Everhart SONY 2010 Have fun. I was at Big Lots in Greenville, SC yesterday. The stock clerk rolled out a pallet of 2010's and set it down in a back corner of the store. Hung a price tag that said $29.95 each and walked away. Then I woke up. What a dream. Man, I was getting ready call 'em. Shame on you... |
No, they are leaving the design details up to me. The owner of the company
is also a MW Dxer like myself. Pete "starman" wrote in message ... Pete KE9OA wrote: Thanks for the endorsement Gregg! I think this unit will be a desk top unit though. Right now, I have the synthesizer and the loop amplifier/tuning circuit captured into Protel DXP. I still need to do the Rx section and the Sync Detector. A couple days more work.............then the fun stuff begins. Pete Do you get much flak from the bean counters about trimming costs in the design? This seems to be one of the major reasons that some great receivers don't make it to market. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
This is all very exciting Pete.
Wonder if the mechanical on/off switch made it to the final design? Also, are you willing to hazard a guess (realizing of course that other projects could change it) as to an approx. availability date? really looking fwd to it! 73 Russ K3Pi |
Hi Russ,
I am not sure about the ship date yet.................our software person still needs to free up from the big project before he can work on this one. And yes, this unit will have a mechanical power switch. I've got a Drake SW8, and although it is a fun receiver, I really hate that soft power switch. The manufacturer must have thought people would have the unit plugged in all the time It is going to be a good receiver. If this project takes off the way I hope it will, I would also like to do a general cover version of the receiver. The Rx circuit will be the same, with the exception of switchable band-pass filters for the front end, and of course, a different synthesizer topology. If that comes to pass, I will probably use a hybrid DDS/PLL design. Pete "radiok3pi" wrote in message om... This is all very exciting Pete. Wonder if the mechanical on/off switch made it to the final design? Also, are you willing to hazard a guess (realizing of course that other projects could change it) as to an approx. availability date? really looking fwd to it! 73 Russ K3Pi |
"CW" wrote in message ...
Since when did they add PLL to a Super Radio? In the early 80's to the fabled and little seen Digital Super Radios. Regards, Grumpus "Brian Hill" wrote in message ... "JCJ" wrote in message om... Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories I think the Super Radios are good choice. Most dedicated SW rigs have attenuation that is present across the AM broadcast band which substantially lowers the sensitivity. -- 73 Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire! Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/ |
Pete KE9OA wrote:
If this project takes off the way I hope it will, I would also like to do a general cover version of the receiver. The Rx circuit will be the same, with the exception of switchable band-pass filters for the front end, and of course, a different synthesizer topology. If that comes to pass, I will probably use a hybrid DDS/PLL design. What kind of store might sell that version? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
= = = "CW" wrote in message
= = = ... Since when did they add PLL to a Super Radio ? FO&A, "Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350)" Since when did they make a GE Superadio 'as small as' a Sangean ATS-909 ? - or smaller ? One Wonders ~ RHF .. .. "Brian Hill" wrote in message ... "JCJ" wrote in message om... Can anyone give me opionions as to which one is the best true portable PLL synthesized DIGITAL radio receiver for listening to MW(AM)? Please consider the size no bigger than the ATS909 (No S350) In order of importance please consider these: 1.-Sensitivity 2.-Selectivity 3.-Must have a tuning knob 4.-Sound (must have internal speaker) 5.-Memories I think the Super Radios are good choice. Most dedicated SW rigs have attenuation that is present across the AM broadcast band which substantially lowers the sensitivity. -- 73 Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A lot of radios and 100' of rusty wire! Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianehill/ |
I think we probably will sell direct to the public. I contacted a couple of
the big shortwave receiver distributors, and they didn't seem too interested. Pete "starman" wrote in message ... Pete KE9OA wrote: If this project takes off the way I hope it will, I would also like to do a general cover version of the receiver. The Rx circuit will be the same, with the exception of switchable band-pass filters for the front end, and of course, a different synthesizer topology. If that comes to pass, I will probably use a hybrid DDS/PLL design. What kind of store might sell that version? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Pete:
- Please post a link to whatever website you will be using to Sell your receiver from when it's ready to ship ! Thanks Dan I think we probably will sell direct to the public. I contacted a couple of the big shortwave receiver distributors, and they didn't seem too interested. Pete "starman" wrote in message ... Pete KE9OA wrote: If this project takes off the way I hope it will, I would also like to do a general cover version of the receiver. The Rx circuit will be the same, with the exception of switchable band-pass filters for the front end, and of course, a different synthesizer topology. If that comes to pass, I will probably use a hybrid DDS/PLL design. What kind of store might sell that version? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:21 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
RadioBanter.com