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

"" 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

Yep, Bedside table..

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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