not knowing the frequency you are on is an extremely serious problem in my book



"Brian Running" wrote in message ...
Of the three winners, the SRIII is the most sensitive, has very good
sound,
is noise-free, and is the least expensive, but the radio's display is so
bad
that serious dxing is virtually impossible for me without another radio
nearby to tell me what frequency I'm listening to.

Thanks for the report -- nice job.

I am obviously in the minority on this, but I just cannot for the life of me
see why the Superadio's dial calibration is a big problem for people. You
say that serious DXing is virtually impossible -- why? Hell, I don't even
look at the dial most of the time. I tune in a station, and listen until I
hear a station ID. Even if you have a digital read-out, you still don't
know what station you've got until they identify themselves -- so wait until
they say the frequency. You never have to wait long. A lot of the time,
I'll listen to AM at night without any lights on at all -- doesn't matter
what kind of display I've got, I'll be able to tell what I'm listening to.
I think the Superadio III is a great radio for DXing -- it would still be a
great radio for DXing if it didn't even have a dial.

not knowing the frequency you are on is an extremely serious problem in my
book


I guess that explains why there was no MW DXing in the days before digital
frequency readouts. I knew there had to be one!

thats right, everyone was too busy making charts to figure out where
frequencies were on their dial

if you knew anything about the history of DX'ing you would know
frequency readout WAS a big issue. many articles were written on how
to figure out where you were on your radio dial.

I wouldn't waste my time MW DXing on anything less than an RF-2200

I guess that explains why there was no MW DXing in the days before digital
frequency readouts. I knew there had to be one!

if you knew anything about the history of DX'ing you would know
frequency readout WAS a big issue. many articles were written on how
to figure out where you were on your radio dial.

I only know about my history of DXing, Cap, which goes back to the late
'60s. I'll tell you what, here's how it works for me -- you turn the tuning
knob until you hear a station. Then, some time after that, someone at the
station says, "This is 740, WRPQ, Baraboo" or whatever. There you go! Now,
I admit, this isn't very fussy, or neurotic, or anal-retentive, so it may
not satisfy everyone's needs. But, it's very enjoyable.

I wouldn't waste my time MW DXing on anything less than an RF-2200

You must be a professional DXer. To the majority of the rest of us, who
have jobs, families, lives, etc., MW DXing is how we waste our time.
Deliberately! Imagine!

Honestly, aren't you guys wound a little tight? A radio like the Superadio
III is an extremely enjoyable device to use.

= = = (the captain) wrote in message
= = = . com...
thats right, everyone was too busy making charts to figure out where
frequencies were on their dial

if you knew anything about the history of DX'ing you would know
frequency readout WAS a big issue. many articles were written on how
to figure out where you were on your radio dial.

The Captain,

Doh - It did not take a Rocket Scientist.

You have two strong 'known' AM Radio Stations on the Dial
.... and anything between them was between them [.]

Once you had a Log Book of 50-75 AM Stations IDed on the Dial.
+ Plus a few "By-Frequency" Log Sheets to cover the Dial.

You 'know where you are' On-the-Dial and only have to Listen
to what is out there; to find out "Who Their Are".

A Frequency Counter or Digital Display is NOT Required
to Enjoy Listening to your good old Analog Dial Radio )

DX-Memories of the 1950s and 1960s ~ RHF
..
..

I wouldn't waste my time MW DXing on anything less than an RF-2200

I guess that explains why there was no MW DXing in the days before digital
frequency readouts. I knew there had to be one!

"the captain" wrote in message
om...
thats right, everyone was too busy making charts to figure out where
frequencies were on their dial

if you knew anything about the history of DX'ing you would know
frequency readout WAS a big issue. many articles were written on how
to figure out where you were on your radio dial.

I wouldn't waste my time MW DXing on anything less than an RF-2200


It is hard. Counting up or down in 10 kHz steps from a known station!
After the death of Einstein back in the fifties, lesser scientists had to
scramble to develop the digital readout. Even radios which supposedly had
well marked frequency divisions would only mark every 20 kHz on half the
dial! 20 kHz!! How could anybody ever figure where 1210 kHz was supposed
to be? Figuring that out is even harder to figure out than a killfile!!!

Frank Dresser