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Even Picks up Radio waves from Outer space;
what planet have you been listening to? Eavesdropping on Uncle Martin again? Selectivity is really the way to go IMHO I've heard that depends on where you live. Whether you live in a rural area or urban area determines whether sensitivity or selectivity is the way to go. |
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"Stereophile22" wrote in message ... Even Picks up Radio waves from Outer space; what planet have you been listening to? Eavesdropping on Uncle Martin again? Selectivity is really the way to go IMHO I've heard that depends on where you live. Whether you live in a rural area or urban area determines whether sensitivity or selectivity is the way to go. We're talking about MW and SW here- don't think the BBC at S9+40 knows if you live in a city or country setting. If you don't have decent dynamic range and selectivity- preferably a host of filters and PBT, you're not going to catch many weak ones. Dale W4OP |
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(Stereophile22) writes: Subject: Most sensitive portable poll From: (Stereophile22) Date: 05 Sep 2004 22:26:27 GMT Even Picks up Radio waves from Outer space; what planet have you been listening to? - Dunno, its not English ( Just the background Hiss of Stars, etc... ) Selectivity is really the way to go IMHO I've heard that depends on where you live. Whether you live in a rural area or urban area determines whether sensitivity or selectivity is the way to go. - City boy here... |
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- City boy here...
definitely selectivity then. And judging from the other posters here, despite what I thought earlier, it seems that selctivity is the way for me to go also in regards to the shortwave bands. My area is defined as "semi-rural". which I guess means that it hard to define whether a radio with better selectivity or better sensitivity is better for me in regards to normal AM and FM broacast listening and scanner listening. |
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Stereophile22 wrote:
- City boy here... definitely selectivity then. And judging from the other posters here, despite what I thought earlier, it seems that selctivity is the way for me to go also in regards to the shortwave bands. My area is defined as "semi-rural". which I guess means that it hard to define whether a radio with better selectivity or better sensitivity is better for me in regards to normal AM and FM broacast listening and scanner listening. Almost any modern receiver will have acceptable sensitivity, so that's not really an issue unless you are trying to hear very weak stations. In that case, the first requirement is double conversion to eliminate or greatly reduce images. Otherwise you will be hearing all kinds of junk where it doesn't belong on the bands you want to hear. Second comes selectivity. This allows you to hear a weak station next to a strong one. If you intend to use a good external antenna, another requirement is good dynamic range to reduce spurious signals from strong stations. These are similar to images but they're caused by a different process. Dynamic range is hard to get in a portable because it requires a more sophisticated design, which costs more. Finally, consider a receiver with a sync' detector like the 7600GR and others. Sync' can really help to make the audio more listenable with less distortion. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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= = = (Stereophile22) wrote in message
= = = ... - City boy here... definitely selectivity then. And judging from the other posters here, despite what I thought earlier, it seems that selctivity is the way for me to go also in regards to the shortwave bands. My area is defined as "semi-rural". which I guess means that it hard to define whether a radio with better selectivity or better sensitivity is better for me in regards to normal AM and FM broacast listening and scanner listening. SP22, For normal AM and FM Band listening from a semi-rural area: If you are not within 35 miles of a AM or FM Radio Transmitter site; then consider the Grundig S350 / Tecsun BCL-2000. This is a so called "super Radio": + Very Good AM/MW Sensitivity + Wide & Narrow IF Filters + RG Gain Control + External AM/MW/SW Antenna 500 Ohm Inputs + External FM Antenna 72 Ohm Input + Digital Frequency Display + Very Good FM Sound Quality + Very Long Battery Life + Moderate Size $ = Low Price ~ $100 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-S350/ For the Shortwave Bands plus AM and FM, consider the + Sony ICF-SW7600GR (AM-SYNC) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7600GR/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7600group/ + Sangean ATS-909/RadioShack DX-398 (SSB). http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DX398/ + Grundig Yacht Boy 400 PE (SSB) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-Yacht-Boy-Radios/ $ = All Priced below $200 A third option for the Shortwave Bands plus AM and FM is the Grundig Satellit 800 M which is really a table-top radio with a handle and batteries. ( How Do You Spell: H E A V Y ) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Satellit800/ $ = Price about $400-$500 Also consider some of the Radios listed in the "Modern Shortwave Receiver Survey" at DXing.Com. http://www.dxing.com/rx/rxindex.htm - Panasonics: RF-2200 / RF-2900 / RF-2600 - Sony ICF-2010 - Grundig Satellit 500 / 700 - Magnavox D2999 jm2cw ~ RHF .. |
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FO&A,
1. And the Answer is to Read: Russ's AM/MW Portable Radio Olympics GoTo= http://www.radiointel.com/review-mwolympics.htm - The Competitors (22) - The Results - Conclusions - The Winners Are . . . - by Russ, K3PI - RadioIntel.Com 2. Here is another "Yard Stick" of Best DX Radios: GoTo= http://www.dxtools.com/BestDXrx.htm - Best Desk Top Receivers for MW DX (14) - Best Portable Radios for MW DX (14) - by Gerry Thomas, KB4JFM - RadiosPlus+ at DXTools.Com fyi ~ RHF .. .. = = = "David" wrote in message = = = news:Mgp_c.1062$sS4.830@trndny03... What is the most overall sensitive portable (under $200) for receiving SW/MW/FM signals? From reading reviews the Degen 1102 and 1103 seem up there, along with the Sony 7600GR. I use to own the Radio Shack DX-440 (aka Sangean 803a) and it was darn good for picking up SW and MW , with a long wire attached. The best portable I had with just the whip was the Grundig YB 305. Interesting to hear other opnions. .. |
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