You want a synchronous detector if at all possible. It makes a huge
difference.

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1534

By the way, Mr Tivoli used to work with Boston Acoustics many years ago.


Correction: Henry Kloss of Tivoli Radio founded Acoustic Research.

I don't believe that there is a Mr. Tivoli - LOL!

They are both good radios. The Receptor can have a little too much false
bass
response on talk radio stations.

I used to feel that way about the bass also. Especially when placed in the
corner of a room.
But my ear has learned to like it. At lower volume the bass is not so
exagerated. For music
it definately fills the room.

I like the digital tuning and 20 memories
slots on the Receptor along with the alarm clock(s). I like the looks of
the
Model One but dislike fumbling around for stations without my glasses.

The Recepter ergonomics and digital tuning is nice. I feel Heenry Kloss was
just
too much a purest when it came to audio - avoided any use of digital
circuits as
much as possible to reduce internally generated hash. Of which I can hear
none
on the Recepter. I have opened mine out of curiousity and found the entire
RF
section to be inside a shielded box away from the digital circuitry.

The
model One does a nice job tuned into a NJ 1160 AM big band station she
listens
to all the time.

For locals any radio will do. But it is well known that the Tivoli is not a
very hot AM receiver.

If you have $5 to waste head to a Family Dollar Store or WalMart and look
for
the Lennox sport radio, your choice of multiple colors in a blister pack.
The AM performance for $5 and a couple of AA cells will surprise you .

LOL! So why did you buy the Recepter and convince your Mother-In-Law?

Hello there,

You have rec'd some good advice already.

For my two cents. If you are looking for a "hefty" portable with good
audio, I would suggest the GE Superadio III analog(about $50) or the
Grundig S-350 (about $90) which is an analog radio with a digital
display. The GE is AM/FM. The Grundig is an AM/FM/SW radio. These
both run on D cells for a long time.

If you are looking for a smaller travel size portable...I would go for
the Sony 7600GR as suggested already. AM/FM/SW (including upper and
lower sideband). The synch detector does help at times.

I would avoid the CCRadio. They have a nasty habit of losing the
display after about 1-2 years (see the Yahoo Group for details). I
have one (actually it is at C Crane getting the display repaired). I
think it is way overpriced for what it delivers.

73 Russ K3Pi

This may be useful

http://www.radiointel.com/review-mwolympics.htm

Always thought the reason car radios did so well is that they were able
to use the car itself as some sort of antanna. Likely won't be rolling
a jalopy into the office to listen... ;^)

That said, I have seen your recommendation around a bit, you just
(apparently) have to add an antenna.

This sorta brings me back to one of my initial questions -- Would an AM
antanna make most any radio, from car radio to $5 cheapie to Model One
to whatever make a good set-up?

And I haven't heard much about FM... Is the Model One as good as I
read about getting rid of FM interference?

Thanks for all the answers. Looks like a more complicated field than
I'd hoped.

Some of those older model car radios are very good long distance AM
radios.Just add an adapter to use them on regular house current and they
work ok.It sort of helps to make a little wooden box to mount them in
for looks.
cuhulin

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KVOO (AM radio station) in Tulsa fades in and out night times and
usually I can barely pick it up at all night times and of course I can't
pick it up at all during the day times.That is part of the reason about
six years ago I bought one of those ccrane radios and round
antenna's.When that ccrane radio and the antenna got here it would not
pick up KVOO any better than any of the many other radios I own and I
sent that ccrane radio and that antenna back to ccrane company.I wish I
was rich enough so I could buy myself a Bose wave radio.
cuhulin


Concerning the Bose Wave CD Radio; having own one and sent it back: I
would NOT recommend a Bose Wave Radio for AM or FM DXing.

IMHO: The Bose Wave Radio has a $50 radio tuner in a $200
Speaker Box. The Bose Wave Radio sounds great in town (SF Bay
Area) for local stations; but up in Da-Hills-N-Down-in-Da-Valley
(Twain Harte, CA)the Bose was "DOA".

The Cambridge SoundWorks 740 CD Radio has a better Tuner with two
'separate' Antenna Inputs: an 1/8" Mono-Jack for an AM/MW
External Antenna; and a "F" Jack for a External FM Antenna.

TIP: If you WANT 'better' AM/MW and FM Radio Reception try
two "Separate" Antennas that are each designed for the specific
AM/MW Band (540-1700 kHz) and the FM/VHF Band (88-108 MHz.

The 'key' here is the Two Separate "External" Antennas.

* A High-Gain FM-Stereo Antenna Six-Element FM installed in
the Attic and pointed at the SF Bay Area; a 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm
TV type Matching Transformer with a Coax Cable Feed-in-Line.
FM-ANTENNA= RadioShack Catalog # 15-2163

* A ~45' Vertical Insulated Stranded Copper Wire Antenna;
that is strung from a Limb; about three feet from the Trunk
of a ~150' Pine Trees that stands next to the House. Used
a 12" Spike driven into the tree about a foot from the ground
for a Grounding Point. A Magnet Wire Twisted-Pair 42 Turn 1:1
UnUn was used to 'connect' the Wire Antenna Element, Ground
and Coax Cable Feed-in-Line.

The combination of 'separate' Antennas for each Broadcast Band
results in good reception for both the AM/MW and FM Bands both
Day and Night.

What more can you expect from a Radio that is used in the
Kitchen everyday at all hours.

NOTE: There is a Bo$e Home Theater $ound $ystem in the Living
Room that was tested with the same two Antennas and simply
did NOT 'perform' as a AM/FM Tuner; sounds great for DSS TV,
Music Sound Channels and CDs; but a DX-Radio-It-Ain't [.]

The-Bottom-Line: The ANTENNA + GROUND SYSTEM is... 55.5%
of the Radio/Receiver and Antenna Ground Reception Equation.
SWL-ANTENNAS= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/


iane ~ RHF
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Frightening the yaks, just had to say:

Always thought the reason car radios did so well is that they were able
to use the car itself as some sort of antanna. Likely won't be rolling
a jalopy into the office to listen... ;^)

Well, not so much the antenna, but the sheet metal works as a
ground plane.

Way back in the day, there'd be any number of articles and
associated charts showing power lobes for CB antennas regarding
the different places you could mount them on your car.
Generally, the more sheet steel the antenna sees in a certain
direction, the bigger the lobe in that direction.

Car radios have to be robustly designed to withstand heat
variation, humidity variation, voltage variation and a dusty,
vibrating environment. So, generally, a bit better than
something you'd pick up at K-Mart for $8.99.

Back when I was in college, my main entertainment center was a
Pioneer Supertuner with casette player, a 10 amp, 12 volt power
supply and some Jensen 6x9 speakers. That was in 80 or so when I
set that up. I still use it in my garage now. Radio is still
great, the casette player is worn out and I'm not interested
enough to fix it.



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= = = Lars Janqqvist wrote in message
= = = . ..
Frightening the yaks, just had to say:

Always thought the reason car radios did so well is that they were able
to use the car itself as some sort of antanna. Likely won't be rolling
a jalopy into the office to listen... ;^)

Well, not so much the antenna, but the sheet metal works as a
ground plane.


LJ,

IMHO: The 'common' Auto-Trunk Radio is a $200-$300 Radio with a
$10-$20 Antenna and a $15,000-$60,000 Mobile Ground Plan System :o)

~ RHF
..
..
Way back in the day, there'd be any number of articles and
associated charts showing power lobes for CB antennas regarding
the different places you could mount them on your car.
Generally, the more sheet steel the antenna sees in a certain
direction, the bigger the lobe in that direction.

Car radios have to be robustly designed to withstand heat
variation, humidity variation, voltage variation and a dusty,
vibrating environment. So, generally, a bit better than
something you'd pick up at K-Mart for $8.99.

Back when I was in college, my main entertainment center was a
Pioneer Supertuner with casette player, a 10 amp, 12 volt power
supply and some Jensen 6x9 speakers. That was in 80 or so when I
set that up. I still use it in my garage now. Radio is still
great, the casette player is worn out and I'm not interested
enough to fix it.
..