Look into the MFJ-306. It is a short wave converter which works with
the AM section of your car radio. It is not a kit and is very easy to
install in a car. It works quite well and is relatively inexpensive
(under $100). It picks up the entire 49, 31, 25, and 19 meter bands.
Unfortunately it does not receive the 41 meter band (so no WBCQ on
7415); I don't know whether this will preclude your having interest in
this unit. I have one and I like it. You can buy it direct from MFJ or
from Universal.

Lawrence

(ex_cathedra) wrote in message . com...
I am hooked on shortwave.
I'm no radio expert...but I like the shortwave.
(Especially on weekends WBCQ)
So....I looked up SW converters on google and there are these kits
and I know someone who could build it for me)
But he says that this would only be able to pick up 2 stations.
I think it would be a lot cooler than XM in the car.
(PeeeYeww) That'll be the day I pay for radio.

(Lawrence H. Bulk) wrote in message om...
Look into the MFJ-306. It is a short wave converter which works with
the AM section of your car radio. It is not a kit and is very easy to
install in a car. It works quite well and is relatively inexpensive
(under $100). It picks up the entire 49, 31, 25, and 19 meter bands.
Unfortunately it does not receive the 41 meter band (so no WBCQ on
7415); I don't know whether this will preclude your having interest in
this unit. I have one and I like it. You can buy it direct from MFJ or
from Universal.

Thanks!
(It could be worth looking into)
But I do like the BCQ on the weekends...


(I wonder ...I have an antenna input on my Tecsun PL230 but it's a
small plug perhaps some kind of antenna adapter and getting it hooked
up to the car antenna?)
Hmmm
I tried to clip a wire to the antenna and hung a wire out of the
sunroof when I first started taking my shortwave in the other car but
it was all buzzy before strapping it to the sunroof handle and getting
the regualr antenna out of the car.



Lawrence

(ex_cathedra) wrote in message . com...
I am hooked on shortwave.
I'm no radio expert...but I like the shortwave.
(Especially on weekends WBCQ)
So....I looked up SW converters on google and there are these kits
and I know someone who could build it for me)
But he says that this would only be able to pick up 2 stations.
I think it would be a lot cooler than XM in the car.
(PeeeYeww) That'll be the day I pay for radio.

Sony radios are cheap and you get the usual bands + SW. I have something
similar to this in my Integra. It's a pain to tune (though you can preset a
total of 12 stations in the upper and lower SW bands). Also ignition noise
could be an issue depending on the antenna placement and noise rejection
techniques used.

Go to the bottom of the link.
http://www.durhamradio.com/shortwave-sony.htm


"ex_cathedra" wrote in message
om...
I am hooked on shortwave.
I have killed my TV a long time ago and now even NPR has become
affiliated with Clearchannel® and it's reflected in the programming.
=-0=========b l e c h ==
So since I've found out my shortwave radio comes in as good as you
can expect by clipping a wire to the bike (almost anywhere)
I started to take a TECSUN PL 230 with me in the car,and have been
strapping it to the sunroof(with the armband part of an old sports AM
FM radio ) handle and was listening to SW in my car a lot.
As long as the antenna is sticking out of the sunroof it comes in
pretty good.
So ....I sold this car and the new one doesn't have a sunroof.
=-(
I'm no radio expert...but I like the shortwave.
(Especially on weekends WBCQ)
I looked for shortwave radios for cars because someone I know used to
have British sportscars and said that they often had shortwave radios.
I also saw Mercedes had shortwave converters o ebay.
But I don't have a Mercedes =-(
Then there was a Subaru radio that had SW.
But I don't think it would fit in my car.
So....I looked up SW converters on google and there are these kits
(and I know someone who could build it for me)
But he says that this would nly be able to pick up 2 stations.
I have old radios here with SW and they have SW1 and SW2 ...
So they seem to get pretty much everything.
So my question is....
Has anybody ever tried these converters,and will they be able to get
the whole SW1 and SW2 ?
(Like from 2.3 to 23.0 ?)
If so I'm buying one.
This is one of them from a google search.
http://www.outpost.com/product/1743108
They all look pretty much the same.
I think it would be a lot cooler than XM in the car.
(PeeeYeww) That'll be the day I pay for radio.
(I still have never had cabal TV or Sad-ellite)
Paying for TV and now radio sets a bad example for broadcasters.




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On Tue, 18 May 2004, S Narayan wrote:

Sony radios are cheap

In every sense of the word. Sony = garbage.

I notice you're crossposting to three autos-related newsgroups
(rec.autos.driving, misc. and tech), so I must assume you're talking about
car audio. I'll have to take your word for Sony not excelling against some
of the big-name mobile audio receivers.

However, you also posted on "rec.radio.shortwave," where the general
consensus is that Sony manufactured some of the finest portable "World Band"
receivers ever made.

-- Stinger

"Daniel J. Stern" wrote in message
.umich.edu...
On Tue, 18 May 2004, S Narayan wrote:

Sony radios are cheap

In every sense of the word. Sony = garbage.

On Tue, 18 May 2004, Stinger wrote:

consensus is that Sony manufactured some of the finest portable "World Band"
receivers ever made.

No debate, they did, but since we don't live in the past and must evaluate
a manufacturer based on its present-day output, I stand by my original
statement.

DS

"Daniel J. Stern" wrote in message
.umich.edu...
On Tue, 18 May 2004, S Narayan wrote:

Sony radios are cheap

In every sense of the word. Sony = garbage.


Cheap = inexpensive, that's what I meant with regards to Sony SW radios. On
the other hand, Sony makes radios for various consumer markets and I am sure
there are some which are garbage. The Sony ICF-2010 which was manufactured
first in 1985 was one of the best portables out there and was only
discontinued a couple of years ago. If you knew anything about SW radio, you
wouldn't make the blanket coment you did and cross post this to
rec.radio.shortwave.

On Tue, 18 May 2004, S Narayan wrote:

Sony radios are cheap
In every sense of the word. Sony = garbage.

Sony makes radios for various consumer markets and I
am sure there are some which are garbage. The Sony ICF-2010 which was
manufactured first in 1985 was one of the best portables out there

I agree, I had one. But guess what, Mr. Van Winkle: This is not 1985.

DS

In article ch.edu,
says...
On Tue, 18 May 2004, S Narayan wrote:

Sony radios are cheap

In every sense of the word. Sony = garbage.



No doubt. I've got a Sony Dream Machine and the front end rejection on
it is crap. Even though it's tuned via PLL you still get to hear the
strongest stations near the one you want to listen to instead of the one
you want to listen to.

"S Narayan" wrote in message ...
Sony radios are cheap and you get the usual bands + SW. I have something
similar to this in my Integra. It's a pain to tune (though you can preset a
total of 12 stations in the upper and lower SW bands). Also ignition noise
could be an issue depending on the antenna placement and noise rejection
techniques used.

Go to the bottom of the link.
http://www.durhamradio.com/shortwave-sony.htm


Thanks !

That one looks pretty cool!

I looked it up on google and saw one for only $189
If all else fails (all my radio controls are on my steerig wheel in
this car) this one could be good,but my steering wheel might not like
it =-)



"ex_cathedra" wrote in message
om...
I am hooked on shortwave.
I have killed my TV a long time ago and now even NPR has become
affiliated with Clearchannel® and it's reflected in the programming.
=-0=========b l e c h ==
So since I've found out my shortwave radio comes in as good as you
can expect by clipping a wire to the bike (almost anywhere)
I started to take a TECSUN PL 230 with me in the car,and have been
strapping it to the sunroof(with the armband part of an old sports AM
FM radio ) handle and was listening to SW in my car a lot.
As long as the antenna is sticking out of the sunroof it comes in
pretty good.
So ....I sold this car and the new one doesn't have a sunroof.
=-(
I'm no radio expert...but I like the shortwave.
(Especially on weekends WBCQ)
I looked for shortwave radios for cars because someone I know used to
have British sportscars and said that they often had shortwave radios.
I also saw Mercedes had shortwave converters o ebay.
But I don't have a Mercedes =-(
Then there was a Subaru radio that had SW.
But I don't think it would fit in my car.
So....I looked up SW converters on google and there are these kits
(and I know someone who could build it for me)
But he says that this would nly be able to pick up 2 stations.
I have old radios here with SW and they have SW1 and SW2 ...
So they seem to get pretty much everything.
So my question is....
Has anybody ever tried these converters,and will they be able to get
the whole SW1 and SW2 ?
(Like from 2.3 to 23.0 ?)
If so I'm buying one.
This is one of them from a google search.
http://www.outpost.com/product/1743108
They all look pretty much the same.
I think it would be a lot cooler than XM in the car.
(PeeeYeww) That'll be the day I pay for radio.
(I still have never had cabal TV or Sad-ellite)
Paying for TV and now radio sets a bad example for broadcasters.




---------------------------------
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http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/
The Kill Your TV Website
http://www2.localaccess.com/hardebeck/