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Auto Shortwave Converter Question?
I am hooked on shortwave.
I have killed my TV a long time ago and now even NPR has become affiliated with ClearchannelŪ 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. --------------------------------- Kill Your Television TurnOffYourTV.com http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/ The Kill Your TV Website http://www2.localaccess.com/hardebeck/ |
ex_cathedra wrote:
I am hooked on shortwave. I have killed my TV a long time ago and now even NPR has become affiliated with ClearchannelŪ 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. Unless you need stereo, cassette, CD changer control etc. hang out at some swap meets for old German cars. might be able to pick up an old Becker unit for under $100. In fact, I may do that myself... just saw one in an old Studebaker last show I went to and my immediate reaction was "that's freaking cool!" nate -- go dry to reply. http://www.toad.net/~njnagel |
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aside from the fact that it ain't free anymore...
nate David wrote: Get Sirius satellite. It has BBC World Service News 24/7 plus the World Radio Network schedule of international broadcasters. HF broadcasting is near death. Satellite is where it's at for cultural diversity. http://www.wrn.org. http://www.sirius.com/servlet/Conten...d=996089493678 http://www.sirius.com/servlet/Conten...d=996089493740 Kudos for kicking TV! On 15 May 2004 18:43:09 -0700, (ex_cathedra) wrote: I am hooked on shortwave. I have killed my TV a long time ago and now even NPR has become affiliated with ClearchannelŪ 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. --------------------------------- Kill Your Television TurnOffYourTV.com http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/ The Kill Your TV Website http://www2.localaccess.com/hardebeck/ -- go dry to reply. http://www.toad.net/~njnagel |
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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. |
You're kidding, right?
Gonna hang an R-8B under the dash like a FrigiKing aftermarket air conditioner out of the J. C. Whitney catalog? People listen to shortwave radio mainly for the diversity and the less Anglocentric viewpoints. Satellite radio, in particular Sirius, goes a long way to satisfying that need, without driving you batty with static and flanging. On Mon, 17 May 2004 01:44:30 GMT, Tony P. wrote: In article , says... aside from the fact that it ain't free anymore... There are lots of high end communications receivers that mount very nicely in cars. They are made by cos. like Yaesu, Kenwood etc. They aren't cheap - probably start around $500 but you can listen to everything. |
On Mon, 17 May 2004, David wrote:
People listen to shortwave radio mainly for the diversity and the less Anglocentric viewpoints. Satellite radio, in particular Sirius, goes a long way to satisfying that need, without driving you batty with static and flanging. Not to mention the fact that countries are going off shortwave wholesale. BBC's gone, India's gone, Ausria's almost gone...guess if you want to hear China, you can do that... |
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 ClearchannelŪ 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. --------------------------------- Kill Your Television TurnOffYourTV.com http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/ The Kill Your TV Website http://www2.localaccess.com/hardebeck/ |
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