"Brian Hill" wrote in message
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| "Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
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| "tommyknocker" wrote in message
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| | Ever since March I've been living in a situation that is not conducive
| | to SW listening, so my Yaesu and Degen have been wrapped up and in
| | storage. This situation was intended to be temporary until my new
house
| | was built, but construction has run into delay after delay. But the
| | house is about half finished now, so I have a question: when I move
in,
| | should I bother to set up my listening post, or is SW a lost cause? I
| | just got my 2005 Passport, and it has a sidebar in there asking if SW
| | radio is "kaput" and concludes that it isn't. While several European
| | stations have disappeared, and Voice of America is about to do the
same
| | thing, China and Thailand have been expanding services. Plus
traditional
| | SW radio is hard to censor or jam (although many stations seem to be
| | censoring themselves). What does everybody think?
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| I am currently "walking a mile in your shoes." I think it's better to
do
| a little listening, with modest antennas, because you might hear a few
| things worthwhile. I've even been known to "go mobile," taking a
| portable (and sometimes the trusty old FRG-7) to a local park which
| is relatively RFI - free.
|
| 73,
|
| --
| Steve Lawrence
| KAØPMD
| Burnsville, Minnesota
|
| So you take the old Frog potable. Cool. Those are good radios Steve.

You know, Brian, I can't "read" the frequency down to 10 Hz, but the lack
of synth noise really helps - that's another advantage of the old toob
radios,
also. I really have GOT to get my R390A recapped, aligned, lubed, and
repainted. THAT is a real radio! I'm also going to start looking for a
'390
(non-"A" type) next year. I have a friend, an old broadcast engineer, who
lives in Kansas, near Manhattan, KS, and I've spent some time listening to
his ex-NASA R-390. The audio is so sweet, and it's an incredibly sensitive
receiver. Of course, I am planning on building an Elecraft K2 this Winter;
I'm just not sure where I'll get the TIME for all of this!

But, as to the Frog, you bet - the "D" cell compartment is in good shape,
and if I leave the dial lights off and wear headphones (instead of using the
speaker), I can get a couple of days' continuous use out of the rig. I am
thinking again about going on a "mini DXpedition" on Lake Pepin (Maybe
in Lake City), if I can find decent lodgings that will allow a wire antenna
of
100 feet or so.

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

"If a man wants his dreams to come true then he must wake up."
- Anonymous


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