On 16 Mar 2005 14:33:30 -0800, wrote:

After reading some of the sites dedicated to extending the broadcast
range of regional radio stations, it occurred to me that I could avoid
paying the NFL for streaming broadcasts of NFL games not available in
my area.

I'm particularly interested in pulling in the big Chicago AM radio
station 780 WBBM. I'm a transplant Bears fan that now lives in the
Tampa area.

Is it possible to get reliable reception from that distance, with say a
GE AM/FM "SuperRadio" III, 7-2887? Or am I just dreaming.

Thanks,
Mark


Sirius Satellite offers WBBM NFL coverage.

www.sirius.com

You could also try to see if you can get it on a good car radio (most OEM
radios have decent am's in them). Whether or not you can receive it reliably
has much to do with their particular coverage...the 50 Kilowatters vary
tremendously in their coverage areas. I find that "listenable" nighttime
reception of 600-700 mile distant signals on decent radios is about
50/50...meaning they can vary from excellent some nights to non-existent
others.

Since there are so many variables, you won't know for sure whether it is
possible unless you try it for yourself over several nights. And, of course,
as someone else said, you will get no listenable daytime reception at that
distance.

Jay
"David" wrote in message
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On 16 Mar 2005 14:33:30 -0800, wrote:

After reading some of the sites dedicated to extending the broadcast
range of regional radio stations, it occurred to me that I could avoid
paying the NFL for streaming broadcasts of NFL games not available in
my area.

I'm particularly interested in pulling in the big Chicago AM radio
station 780 WBBM. I'm a transplant Bears fan that now lives in the
Tampa area.

Is it possible to get reliable reception from that distance, with say a
GE AM/FM "SuperRadio" III, 7-2887? Or am I just dreaming.

Thanks,
Mark


Sirius Satellite offers WBBM NFL coverage.

www.sirius.com

Here goes that old refrain again.(I once read somewhere) Look around in
the auto junk yards in your area for Japanese auto/pickuptruck radios
which date back to the 1980's.I once read somewhere on the intenet that
some of those older model Japanese auto radios are good at picking up
long distance AM stations.(Shortwave is the higher end of AM) Someone in
this news group probally knows more than I do about that and can tell
you how to properly set up older model auto radios to use in your home.
cuhulin

Nothing beats a tube radio for long distance medium wave reception.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:16:55 -0600, wrote:

Here goes that old refrain again.(I once read somewhere) Look around in
the auto junk yards in your area for Japanese auto/pickuptruck radios
which date back to the 1980's.I once read somewhere on the intenet that
some of those older model Japanese auto radios are good at picking up
long distance AM stations.(Shortwave is the higher end of AM) Someone in
this news group probally knows more than I do about that and can tell
you how to properly set up older model auto radios to use in your home.
cuhulin

David wrote:

Nothing beats a tube radio for long distance medium wave reception.

Nothing?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

An R390 or 390A is superior to any sandbox. Your average 5 tube
superhet from the early 60s is superior to 99.99% of the transistor
radios around today.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:50:33 -0500, dxAce
wrote:



David wrote:

Nothing beats a tube radio for long distance medium wave reception.

Nothing?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Your average 5 tube
superhet from the early 60s is superior to 99.99% of the transistor
radios around today. .......


Thats just plain silly... MK

dxAce wrote:
David wrote:
Nothing beats a tube radio for long distance medium wave reception.

Nothing?

Right off the bat I can say what beats it: a tube radio hooked to a
really long, really high antenna.

David wrote:
Nothing beats a tube radio for long distance medium wave reception.

Thats fairly silly...Whether it has tubes or not will
not be a deciding factor. He wants a radio with good
selectivity. When I was listening to the station last
night, I was *not* using a tube radio, and to tell you
the truth, I doubt any of my older tube radios would
have had the needed selectivity to weed that station out
of the muck. A car radio would have been *useless*. A normal
tube radio with standard wide filters would have been *useless*.
But my icom with it's narrow filter was the cat's ass when
it came to weeding that station out, with a local "next door"
on 790kc. Not a tube in sight...
Sensitivity will not be a factor unless the radio is
"really" lame.
MK

Could be. Car radios can often be quite good as far as reception, but I
wonder if that is due to the fact you are driving outside, without
buildings and other structures in the way. My 2004 Chrysler's stock
radio gets excellent reception on AM in the evening. Here in Wisconsin
I can pick up the big AM stations from Minneapolis, St. Louis, Dallas,
Atlanta, New York, Ontario, and so forth.