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Now I Have a Decision To Make...............
Last thread I'll 'start' on this subject, after reading that link
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze20h45/r...ch.html#extant It finally hit me, it's a 'stereo headphone' jack. I just happened to have one of them.....actually more than one. Do I do it 'right'.....I mean it's working fine right now with that adapter. The only 'difference' it'd make (and I don't think it'd make that much of a difference, because can hear BCB on it now) is that it 'eliminates' the MW part of the spectrum. But I hear it anyhow, and if I do serious BCB dxing, it wouldn't be hooked to a long wire anyhow, I'd be using (more than likely) the 30x30 Diamond Loop and table. Ahhhh, what to do...lol...I can't believe it never hit me that it was a HEADPHONE jack for an external antenna, I never heard of that before.sigh ~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~ Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/*SUPER*398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
GO BEARCATS wrote:
Last thread I'll 'start' on this subject, after reading that link http://mysite.verizon.net/vze20h45/r...ch.html#extant It finally hit me, it's a 'stereo headphone' jack. Ahhhh, what to do...lol...I can't believe it never hit me that it was a HEADPHONE jack for an external antenna, I never heard of that before.sigh Perhaps you read it in my earlier post to you? Time to check that prescription! A copy below: ================================================== ======================== I'm not sure about your problem. On the 398, when you plug in the short wave antenna into the 1/8 jack, the ferrite bar (AM) gets shorted out. This site shows how to use a *stereo* jack to enable both medium wave *and* short wave antennas on the 1/8 inch jack. The RCA jack that you had put on the back must be for SW only. http://mysite.verizon.net/vze20h45/r...ch.html#extant I'm not sure if this helps. Let me know.. Some other sites http://www.radiointel.com/review-sangeansuper909.htm http://mysite.verizon.net/vze20h45/r...n/909mods.html |
On Fri, 14 May 2004 21:39:24 -0500, GO BEARCATS wrote
(in article ): Ahhhh, what to do...lol...I can't believe it never hit me that it was a HEADPHONE jack for an external antenna, I never heard of that before.sigh Yup. This has been discussed for years on here. It is pretty oddball but, as a matter of fact, it does make some sorta sense (although I, personally, would prefer two "mono" jacks grin). It's items such as this that force me to keep an assortment of barrier terminal strips in ye ole junque boxe. Gray Shockley ---------------- DX-392 DX-398 RX-320 DX-399 CCradio+ w/RS Loop Justice AM Antenna Torus Tuner (3-13 MHz) Select-A-Tenna --------------------- Vicksburg, MS US |
Perhaps you read it in my earlier post to you? Time to check that
prescription! I know. That's why I reposted your link, I had saw that in the FAQ a while back, but it just never 'connected'........it being a headphone jack for an extern antenna. Check *your* script. ;-) You didn't give me an answer though to this thread. :-P Thanks though for making it clear to me, sheesh .....gotta hit me over the head. BTW 68900510UCT big ole' open carrier, been that way for at least ten minutes. Time to grab the Passport or ILG, almost like they're keeping the transmitter warmed up or something.........just put the phones on and hear some talking wayyyyyy out there and it's not coming from any adjacent freqs. {?} ~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~ Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/*SUPER*398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
It's items such as this that force me to keep an assortment of
barrier terminal strips in ye ole junque boxe. barrier terminal strips? what's that? Ah, on that freq 6890 is now a preacher. Thought it was Stair there for a sec. ;-) Is that Stair? This modded receiver does sound different, it doesn't sound like Stairs style. ~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~ Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/*SUPER*398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+Howell ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* |
GO BEARCATS wrote:
Check *your* script. ;-) You didn't give me an answer though to this thread. :-P Thanks though for making it clear to me, sheesh .....gotta hit me over the head. I know that feeling. Mine is plenty bumpy.. mike |
RHF,
I've read EVERYTHING there is on it. Bottom line:I went back to my original setup using my permanent sleeve on my stock ext.antenna jack. I have tried both, the proper ways and at least for my QTH it isn't even close (as many agree in the 398 yahoo group) I pickup wayyyyyyyy more stations and the S/N ratio is way better than with the rca jack. No big deal, just another'mod' done for 'whatever' reason. It may be better for ones living on top of each other or have electrical towers in their yard, but I live out in the country and away from hardly an rf problems at all. I'm VERY pleased now the way it is. :-) ~^Monitoring The Spectrum^~ Hammarlund HQ129X /Heathkit Q Multiplier Hammarlund HQ140X Multiple GE P-780's(GREAT BCB Radios) RCA Victor *Strato- World* RCA Victor RJC77W-K(Walnut Grain) 1942 Zenith Wave Magnet 6G 601M Cathedral/ Ross#2311/Rhapsody-MultiBand DX100/394/*SUPER*398/399/402 OMGS Transistor Eight/Realistic 12-1451 Henry Kloss Model One/Bell+HowellSW ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alpha Delta DX Sloper 57ft. 500ft. 12AWG. (non-terminated) 120ft. 12 AWG Long-Wire 2 Radio Shack Loop Antennas Radio Shack Amplified Antenna 30X30 DiamondLoop(six section 830pf Cap) * Diamond Loop mounted to Lazy Susan TurnTable* *21/2X2ft.FiveSpoked~Penta-Loop~PancakeLoop* ~OptimusCTR-111Cassettte Recorder~ ~Radio Shack 2Speed VOX#43-476~ ~Ramsey Speech Scrambler~ |
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