On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:09:13 -0500, jwilliam
wrote:

I feel like apologizing right off the bat since I know this question
must be asked regularly in this group. I've searched the older posts
but still had questions.

I work in CT, about two hours from both NY and Boston. I'm on the
lower floor and get mediocre AM/FM reception in my office from my run
of the mill boom box on my desk. I was looking for a replacement
radio and in the course of doing a search online found listings for WB
radios. The idea of being able to receive not only the CBC news
(being an refugee Canadian) but also getting the BBC and other news
sources intrigued me. That of course left me with more questions than
answers.

What I'm looking for is a decent radio I can keep in my office. I
don't travel much so it probably won't move from its spot on my desk.
I'd like to keep the price below $200 if possible. I'm not sure what I
can expect to hear. Might I be able to pull in stations from Europe
with a radio in that price range or will I be limited to those that
are getting some form of enhanced reception on the eastern US
seaboard? Since I'll be at work I won't be spending much time
fiddling with dials to pull in too many really esoteric stations, but
getting news directly from the Middle East or Japan on my desktop
would be amazing.

From the research I've done I looked at the Sony 2010 (a used one,
although most of the ones on Ebay appear to be pretty old models, very
low serial numbers). I also saw good reviews for the Grundig YB
400PE, which I can pick up new for less than the used 2010. Any other
suggestions? Also, if reception turned out to be poor, would I most
likely have to run some sort of wire attenna along my wall to my
window for better reception?

Thanks in advance for any information. If I get responses fast enough
maybe I can sneak this in as a late Christmas request. heh heh...


I think you should consider this radio:

http://www.tivoliaudio.com/product.php?productid=177

Good luck, B e

Your Friend Bill Everhart wrote:

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:09:13 -0500, jwilliam
wrote:

I feel like apologizing right off the bat since I know this question
must be asked regularly in this group. I've searched the older posts
but still had questions.

I work in CT, about two hours from both NY and Boston. I'm on the
lower floor and get mediocre AM/FM reception in my office from my run
of the mill boom box on my desk. I was looking for a replacement
radio and in the course of doing a search online found listings for WB
radios. The idea of being able to receive not only the CBC news
(being an refugee Canadian) but also getting the BBC and other news
sources intrigued me. That of course left me with more questions than
answers.

What I'm looking for is a decent radio I can keep in my office. I
don't travel much so it probably won't move from its spot on my desk.
I'd like to keep the price below $200 if possible. I'm not sure what I
can expect to hear. Might I be able to pull in stations from Europe
with a radio in that price range or will I be limited to those that
are getting some form of enhanced reception on the eastern US
seaboard? Since I'll be at work I won't be spending much time
fiddling with dials to pull in too many really esoteric stations, but
getting news directly from the Middle East or Japan on my desktop
would be amazing.

From the research I've done I looked at the Sony 2010 (a used one,
although most of the ones on Ebay appear to be pretty old models, very
low serial numbers). I also saw good reviews for the Grundig YB
400PE, which I can pick up new for less than the used 2010. Any other
suggestions? Also, if reception turned out to be poor, would I most
likely have to run some sort of wire attenna along my wall to my
window for better reception?

Thanks in advance for any information. If I get responses fast enough
maybe I can sneak this in as a late Christmas request. heh heh...

I think you should consider this radio:

http://www.tivoliaudio.com/product.php?productid=177

It doesn't cover shortwave.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

Your Friend Bill Everhart wrote:

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:09:13 -0500, jwilliam
wrote:

I feel like apologizing right off the bat since I know this question
must be asked regularly in this group. I've searched the older posts
but still had questions.

I work in CT, about two hours from both NY and Boston. I'm on the
lower floor and get mediocre AM/FM reception in my office from my run
of the mill boom box on my desk. I was looking for a replacement
radio and in the course of doing a search online found listings for WB
radios. The idea of being able to receive not only the CBC news
(being an refugee Canadian) but also getting the BBC and other news
sources intrigued me. That of course left me with more questions than
answers.

What I'm looking for is a decent radio I can keep in my office. I
don't travel much so it probably won't move from its spot on my desk.
I'd like to keep the price below $200 if possible. I'm not sure what I
can expect to hear. Might I be able to pull in stations from Europe
with a radio in that price range or will I be limited to those that
are getting some form of enhanced reception on the eastern US
seaboard? Since I'll be at work I won't be spending much time
fiddling with dials to pull in too many really esoteric stations, but
getting news directly from the Middle East or Japan on my desktop
would be amazing.

From the research I've done I looked at the Sony 2010 (a used one,
although most of the ones on Ebay appear to be pretty old models, very
low serial numbers). I also saw good reviews for the Grundig YB
400PE, which I can pick up new for less than the used 2010. Any other
suggestions? Also, if reception turned out to be poor, would I most
likely have to run some sort of wire attenna along my wall to my
window for better reception?

Thanks in advance for any information. If I get responses fast enough
maybe I can sneak this in as a late Christmas request. heh heh...

I think you should consider this radio:

http://www.tivoliaudio.com/product.php?productid=177

It doesn't cover shortwave.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Interesting that Tivoli has done a radio with digital tuning though.

I like the vernier dial on my Tivoli PAL, but unfortunately, the IF filters are wide enough that if you have a strong signal on each side of the one you want, the radio skips from one strong signal to the next. Its' vernier is more of a look and feel
thing than a useful feature.

The audio is beautiful, but it's not a radio I'd use for challenging signals.

I've got experience with radios in office buildings, so I'll be sending a reply about suitable radios and antennas in a couple hours.

YFBE,

The Tivoli "Song Book" sounds (reads) like a nice Travel Radio.
SONG-BOOK = http://www.tivoliaudio.com/pdf/SBook-manual-web.pdf

However, it has good 'quality' FM Radio Reception Listening Features
with "Un-Mentioned" AM Radio reception features.

Most of these so called 'quality' Music Listener's Radios:
- Bose Wave
- Cambridge Sound Works
- Tivoli
all have 'fair' to 'good' FM Tuners;
but have 'very poor' to 'poor' AM Tuners.

Most do NOT have 'separate' External Antenna Inputs for
an AM {External} Antenna and an FM {External} Antenna.

IMHO - For a 'good' Office Radio in a Building that has
low signal levels and High RFI/EMF Noise Levels:
The Radio needs 'very good' AM & FM Tuners and separate
External AM & FM Antenna Inputs and two Antennas;
- one designed for FM (Very High Frequency) Radio Reception
- the other designed for AM {Medium Wave} Radio Reception
+ READ - Three Different Bands AM/FM/SW and Three Different Antennas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1038
* On-the-Window Random Wire / Loop Antenna
for 'portable' Shortwave Radios
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/964
* AM/MW DXing : Three Loop Antennas and Three 'portable' Super Radios
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/775

TIP - Consider the Grundig S350 "Super Radio" Tecsun BCL-2000
+ READ - About - External Antennas for the Grundig S350
"Super Radio" Tecsun BCL-2000
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1786
* * Dual Tuners & Dual Antennas - Grundig S350
for both AM & FM Radio Reception
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/877
* Around-the-Window Frame Loop Antennas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1682
* Grundig S350 Antenna & Ground for 'reduced' AM/MW Interference
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1173
* Grundig S350 AM/MW Random Wire Antenna Tuner
using a AM/MW Loop Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1150
* Grundig S350 / Tecsun BCL-2000 and AM/MW Loop Antennas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/505

Check-Out the Grundig S350 "Super Radio" Tecsun BCL-2000
eGroup on YAHOO !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-S350/

NOTE: The CCRadio and CCRadio Plus have a 'very poor'
External Antenna Input. For a Radio with it's 'claimed' "High
Performance" and very HIGH PRICE - C Crane Co. {Sangean}
should have designed in two separate External Antenna Inputs
that actually worked [.]
CCRADIO-eGROUP = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CCRadio/
..
..
All are WELCOME at the Shortwave Listener (SWL) "Antenna Ashram"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/502
Some Say: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
I BELIEVE: On A Clear Night . . .
You Can Hear Forever and Beyond, The BEYOND !
[ With the a SWL Antenna of your own making. ]
..
..

In 1978 I tried out one of those over priced over rated ccrane radios
that Art Bell and George Noory tout so much.That radio didn't pick up
any better than any of my many,many other old radios (and they also tout
it as having better sound quality too,that is 100 percent pure BS!) I
own so I sent it back to ccrane and then I tried out one of those
Sangean top of the line shortwave radios.That radio didn't show me
anything either so I sent that over priced over rated radio back to
ccrane too.
cuhulin

But like they say,90 percent (or more) of it
is,Antenna,Antenna,Antenna.You can have the cheapest radio in the World
and pick up all kinds of long distance radio stations with a great
antenna and you can have the most expensive radio in the World with a
lousy antenna and that radio will not pick up hardly anything at all but
dust.
cuhulin