In article , md1966
@optonline.net says...
No question about the dial... I wish the SR-III was digital. IMO, that is
the major draw back of the SR-III. Instead of the CCrane antenna, I may
decide to buy the CC Radio Plus instead. Having a digital radio will
probably be more of a boost to my medium wave DXing then getting another
feritte bar for my SR-III that already has a nice big one in it.

IMO, the CCRadio+ is grossly overpriced. It's well built and has a lot
of nice features, but it's not remotely close to "the best AM radio",
and is not a particularly good value for the money. The biggest problem
is the single filter that's as wide as a barn door. If you want to hear
a weak distant station next to a strong local one, you can pretty much
forget it. It's also more susceptible than it should be to strong
signal overload. It does okay off the internal antenna, but hook up a
good external antenna and a strong local signal will blanket the dial.

Unless you need the TV/weather bands or have some other specific use for
one of the CCRadio special features, I'd recommend looking at the
Grundig S350. It's analog tuning with a digital display. It has two
filter widths to help in reducing interference from neighboring
stations. It sounds better than the CCRadio (though, the CCRadio can
play louder without distortion). It also brings SW to the party. And, if
you're willing to pull out all the stops, Kiwa has audio and filter
upgrades available.

-- Jay

IMO, the CCRadio+ is grossly overpriced. It's well built and has a lot
of nice features, but it's not remotely close to "the best AM radio",

I *KNOW* that for an absolute fact because I had the CCRadio and one of my GE
P-780s both on the same turntable with the same 30x30 loop and it was ike
taking a knife to a gunfight.

It wasn't even fair, take away the loop- and the difference was even bigger in
favor of that old GE radio.

They can keep the CCRadio, it cracks me up when I hear them say that on the
radio....lol....they should be sued for fraud IMO.


~^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~

http://users.netonecom.net/~swordman...srIIIAlign.htm
This page has alignment notes, which appear to have come from the
manufacturer. In addition, there is also a sketch of all of the alignment
points.

Pete

"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
hlink.net...

"Jay Heyl" wrote:
| What you view as a problem with the SR3, many view as a blessing. The
| directionality of the antenna allows you to null out unwanted signals
| and pull in weaker signals that would otherwise not be listenable.
| Among DXers, directionality is a highly desireable feature.

Roger that. I've heard three stations on the same graveyard
channel with my "Stupor Radio Three," as I like to call it.
It's quite a good little radio. I want to build a marker generator
for this thing. I wish I could make the dial alignment a little
better - I've realigned it twice, but guess I'll have another go,
one of these days.

The SRIII also happens to be a very decent camp radio.
I'm planning on a trip to the Boundary Waters, with a nice
FM yagi, maybe 8 elements or so, to see if I can hear a little
more Canadian FM than I'm used to.

I've heard that all Canadians talk like "Ike" from South Park,
and I want to see if that's true.

Plus, I like Tim Horton's, now that they're owned by an American
company (putatively, at least). So, I'm hoping to hear a Tim Horton's
commercial.

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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"Michael" wrote in message

Can anyone offer any comments on this medium wave antenna ???

http://www.ccrane.com/am-antenna.asp

Was this once the Justice AM Antenna? If it was, why did its name change?

Joe wrote: "Was this once the Justice AM Antenna? If it was, why did its name
change?"

Chris Justice became the competition:
http://www.radiolabs.com/

Doug from Tumwater

"Joe Momma" wrote in message news:TcRrc.12497$JC5.1148196@attbi_s54...
"Michael" wrote in message

Can anyone offer any comments on this medium wave antenna ???

http://www.ccrane.com/am-antenna.asp

Was this once the Justice AM Antenna? If it was, why did its name change?

Hi Michael:I had the kiwa loop,K9AY,and the Justice MW twin ferrite
coil ant.Ok,the Kiwa have more gain and better nulls.Another good one
is the Quantum Pro.Some reviewers compare the quantum pro with the
kiwa [I never have tested the Quantum Pro]The K9AY is a Pro MW
outside loop and the best[in my oppinion].The justice have about 26 DB
gain and twin coil technology and is portable [use a 9 volt
battery].Its a very sensitive antenna.Better than my 36 inches loop
and in sensitivity, very near to the Kiwa but not have the oustandings
nulls capability of the kiwa. Ken

Can anyone offer any comments on this medium wave antenna ???

http://www.ccrane.com/am-antenna.asp



I know I always hated hearing this till I've started my own, but make your own
BCB Loop Antenna. :-) Cheap -somewhat easy, I have a little problem with my
arm/hand now so it takes alittle longer.

But type in Loop Antenna in google and you'll get all kinds of info. From me to
you, the simplest and IMO the best way is to make you a PVC Loop JUST FOR the
BCB.

You can make a stand for it to sit behind/around in front of your receiver or
like in my case, I have a turn-table (lazy susan) and have my loop literally
mounted onto the back of my table. With PVC, you can paint it if you want, make
it be able to tilt (which I have found is soooo important) I can literally (if
my table was just a tad higher) I could spin the loop around in a circle-like
upside down...lol.

You can't beat it in my opinion. Good luck in what you do. :-)


~^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~