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August 23rd 05 10:27 PM

WHERE/WHEN do you listen ?
 
If I had a big old trunk-sized Hammarlund,
I'd probably do my SWL/MWL-ing at a table or desk.

It just seems so wimpy trying to manipulate
a pocket-book-sized receiver.

No hand-full tuning knobs, no toggle switches,
no glow of the 6.3v dial lamps.

....and try straining to the audio of a 2.5" speaker
for 4 or 5 hours.....

I do my late night MW listening in bed now.
Only problem is that when I nod off to sleep,
I tend to "toss the radio"...
( find it all over the bedroom in the morning )

I will say this... no tube radio would survive the punishment.

Do any SW/MW listeners still have a "shrine"
where their rig is set up ?

.....end of general rambling....
rj

dxAce August 23rd 05 10:36 PM



"" wrote:

If I had a big old trunk-sized Hammarlund,
I'd probably do my SWL/MWL-ing at a table or desk.

It just seems so wimpy trying to manipulate
a pocket-book-sized receiver.

No hand-full tuning knobs, no toggle switches,
no glow of the 6.3v dial lamps.

...and try straining to the audio of a 2.5" speaker
for 4 or 5 hours.....

I do my late night MW listening in bed now.
Only problem is that when I nod off to sleep,
I tend to "toss the radio"...
( find it all over the bedroom in the morning )

I will say this... no tube radio would survive the punishment.

Do any SW/MW listeners still have a "shrine"
where their rig is set up ?


Here is my 'shrine':

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/pics.htm

dxAce
Michigan
USA



[email protected] August 23rd 05 11:36 PM


Yep, Bedside table..

2 antennas, R-75
& 3 smaller SWR's


James Douglas August 23rd 05 11:53 PM

In the office, next to servers, laptops, printers, scanners, LCD TV and
a bed. Typically after 7:00PM CST nightly and later on Saturday night.





"RJ" wrote:

If I had a big old trunk-sized Hammarlund,
I'd probably do my SWL/MWL-ing at a table or desk.

It just seems so wimpy trying to manipulate
a pocket-book-sized receiver.

No hand-full tuning knobs, no toggle switches,
no glow of the 6.3v dial lamps.

...and try straining to the audio of a 2.5" speaker
for 4 or 5 hours.....


I do my late night MW listening in bed now.
Only problem is that when I nod off to sleep,
I tend to "toss the radio"...
( find it all over the bedroom in the morning )

I will say this... no tube radio would survive the punishment.

Do any SW/MW listeners still have a "shrine"
where their rig is set up ?

....end of general rambling....
rj



[email protected] August 24th 05 04:54 PM

I get flashbacks sometimes and fall off my bed.I have "marks" on my
knees right now from a couple of nights ago landing on my hardwood
floor.Radios are the very least of my worries.
cuhulin


[email protected] August 24th 05 04:56 PM

D..n Fine,you can't beat that 'shrine',,, DxAce.
cuhulin


David August 24th 05 07:01 PM

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:27:23 -0700, "RJ"
wrote:

If I had a big old trunk-sized Hammarlund,
I'd probably do my SWL/MWL-ing at a table or desk.

It just seems so wimpy trying to manipulate
a pocket-book-sized receiver.

No hand-full tuning knobs, no toggle switches,
no glow of the 6.3v dial lamps.

...and try straining to the audio of a 2.5" speaker
for 4 or 5 hours.....

I do my late night MW listening in bed now.
Only problem is that when I nod off to sleep,
I tend to "toss the radio"...
( find it all over the bedroom in the morning )

I will say this... no tube radio would survive the punishment.

Do any SW/MW listeners still have a "shrine"
where their rig is set up ?

....end of general rambling....
rj

Tube radios waste electricity. Otherwise, I love 'em.


[email protected] August 24th 05 08:34 PM

Here in Mississippi,we generate more Electricity than we can use.Want to
buy some Electricity?
cuhulin


John Barnard August 25th 05 05:19 AM



wrote:

Here in Mississippi,we generate more Electricity than we can use.Want to
buy some Electricity?
cuhulin


Ahhhh, Mississippi! The state with the greatest obesity problem!

JB


[email protected] August 25th 05 06:22 AM

A local Jackson radio talk show host was talking about that obesity
thingy for a few minutes yesterday morning.He said the guy who wrote
that article was politically correct.Last time it was West Virginia that
had the obesity problem.Kind of funny though,when I am out shopping,all
of the people I see (including my neighbors too) all look perfectly
normal to me.Humph!,I wonder which state will be the next obesity state?
cuhulin



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