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Who does not have a radio?
How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We
all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? |
Beerbarrel wrote: How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? Another question one might ask is 'who has a radio and hasn't a clue as to how to operate it'. dxAce Michigan USA |
Beerbarrel wrote: How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? It would be difficult indeed to find a household that didn't have at least one radio. If you are talking about shortwave radios a question with potentially more interesting answers might be: How many shortwave radios do you own and which ones do you use most frequently. |
How many shortwave
radios do you own and which ones do you use most frequently I have a Sony 2010 and an original release 2001, mostly the 2001 stays in it's box now as I'm storing it. But I also have a Yaesu FT-840 which gets more use listening than talking (isn't that how it's supposed to be on the ham bands, LOL?) and I find I use that far more often. Dave |
Rufus Leaking wrote: How many shortwave radios do you own and which ones do you use most frequently I have a Sony 2010 and an original release 2001, mostly the 2001 stays in it's box now as I'm storing it. But I also have a Yaesu FT-840 which gets more use listening than talking (isn't that how it's supposed to be on the ham bands, LOL?) and I find I use that far more often. Dave Nice radio, I owned a 2010 for about 8 years and really loved it. Current stable is: Kenwood R5000, which sits more than it gets used. Panasonic RF-B600, which gets used a fair amount on shortwave and FM. Some of the nicest audio I've heard from a radio with a built in speaker. Degen DE1103, which gets used a lot on all bands. Really an amazing little radio for the price. Sony ICF 7700, is a slightly larger earlier version of the Degen DE1103. Doesn't get used much because the keys are getting to sticky to use. National 100ASD which I inherited from my father doesn't get used at all. Great example of what communication receivers once weighed and looked like. |
I estimate I own at least eighteen (or more) AM/FM/Shortwave radios,one
of them (Grundig/Telefunken floor model radio) has a built in Phonograph in the top of the radio.Exactly how many I own though? They are scattered around all over inside of my house,it would take me a while to dig them out and count them up.Every room in my house has radios in them.I am not neat and tidy and orderly like some of y'all radio guys are. cuhulin |
"Beerbarrel" wrote in message ... How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? My response is OT. I just wanted to say hello to you and hope everything is OK :) Lucky |
Hey Guys - Turn Your Radio ON - "I Love You Radio !" - iaoj ~ RHF
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I am not neat and tidy and orderly like some of y'all radio guys
are. only the "shack" is my responsitoonity, the rest of the house is the balliwick of the W&K as far as cleaning goes, so if it's messy, it's not my fault!!! Dave |
I like the old stuff
r-390 r-392 sx-28 plus others Yaesu 757gxll when I talk. I still like that 390/390a line of collins designed stuff. I has a Sony CRF-V21. I did not really care for it. I'm sure I will add others. I'm thinking a sp-600 next. |
John S. wrote: Beerbarrel wrote: How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? It would be difficult indeed to find a household that didn't have at least one radio. If you are talking about shortwave radios a question with potentially more interesting answers might be: How many shortwave radios do you own and which ones do you use most frequently. R8B: Used a lot. My overall favorite. 7030+: Used a lot. Wonderful tuning knob. Great notch, too. Lowe HF-150: Used a lot. Love it for broadcast listening. Also good on SSB, with great stability and 8 hz tuning increments Sony ICF-SW77: Used occasionally. Equal to the 2010, so far as I can tell--at least in its later incarnations. Not good on FM, but I consider that a virtue Sony ICF-7600GR: Used a lot. This is what I keep by the bed. I listen to talk radio on it at night. The receiver I hope to have, one of these days, if I'm really, really lucky: Drake R7A |
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:46:39 -0500, "MnMikew"
wrote: "Beerbarrel" wrote in message .. . I like the old stuff r-390 r-392 sx-28 How do you like your 392? Mine seem really deaf on just about every band. My truck picks up more than the 392 in deer camp, even with a longwire on it. Yep, like David says, it's a portable version of the R-390. I do have a DX-390. I thinks it's made by Sangean. It seems a little deaf too. I use it mainly for the garage beater. I take it outside and use it while doing yard work and such. |
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:37:25 -0500, "Brian Hill"
wrote: "David" wrote in message .. . On 26 Aug 2005 09:47:40 -0700, wrote: Lowe HF-150: Used a lot. Love it for broadcast listening. Also good on SSB, with great stability and 8 hz tuning increments I have an HF-150 also but it drifts a little bit. Do you have alignment instructions? HF-150s are not prone to drift. Are you sure you want to start tweaking the alignment? Usually drift is caused by a thermal inconsistency in the circuit. I would have it checked by a qualified tech. B.H. This one has a LF beat/slow hum/growl when in the S modes. You can zero it (incidentally the display rolls over just as lock is achieved-it'll read 1 Hz off when perfectly tuned) but in a few minutes it'll start creeping away. Only noticeable with a worthy bass-capable sound system. I am a qualified tech. I just do not have an SOP to go by. |
"Beerbarrel" wrote in message ... How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? I have all the radios. |
"John S." wrote in message oups.com... It would be difficult indeed to find a household that didn't have at least one radio. If you are talking about shortwave radios a question with potentially more interesting answers might be: How many shortwave radios do you own and which ones do you use most frequently. 10 portables, 1 ICOM R75. I use the R75 most, and the portable I use most is a DE1103 |
"David" wrote in message I am a qualified tech. I just do not have an SOP to go by. Should be easy to find? B.H. |
i jsut got my own yesterday. Sony 7600gR.
tried listening to it yesterday but didnt get too far. only was able to catch 3 SW stations. "Beerbarrel" wrote in message ... How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? |
I own one paticular old off the wall brand name radio.It only has two
Shortwave lines (or whatever y'all call em on that rectangular dial thingy) on the dial and AM/FM.But that radio is very,very good at picking up the Shortwave bands it does pick up with only it's pencil thingy built in dicky antenna.It is an old cheap radio I bought at a Goodwill store about ten years ago.I once accidently knocked it off (more than a few times) off a stack of books I had sitting on my hardwood floor in front of my coffee table,the plastic dial thingy fell off of it and also messed up the ON/OFF/Volume control thingy.D..n little radio is a Humdinger when it works.I am H... when I am well,trouble is,I stay sick all the time :{) Haw Haw Haw! cuhulin |
I am not going to say you are not a qualified tech,hey,what do I know?
Other than Junk Yard Wars is on tv right now. cuhulin |
Every old cheap pieces of junk Shortwave radios I own pick up lots of
Shortwave radio stations. cuhulin |
i barely have a clue. Hope to learn quickly though.
"dxAce" wrote in message ... Beerbarrel wrote: How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? Another question one might ask is 'who has a radio and hasn't a clue as to how to operate it'. dxAce Michigan USA |
In excess of 130 various h.f.radios.
Favorites: VR-5000, R-75, SAT-800 Most used: 7600GR/AN-LP1 Coolest: Zenith floor model (Black Dial) Heaviest: Hammarlund HQ-170 Driftiest: S-350 Biggest P.O.S.: Bell and Howell "Sanjaya" wrote in message nk.net... "John S." wrote in message oups.com... It would be difficult indeed to find a household that didn't have at least one radio. If you are talking about shortwave radios a question with potentially more interesting answers might be: How many shortwave radios do you own and which ones do you use most frequently. 10 portables, 1 ICOM R75. I use the R75 most, and the portable I use most is a DE1103 |
Best kind is the old kind of Shortwave radios and hook up about 19
inches of wire to the radio's antenna.Stay away from everything ccrane and tiny tenna sells.Their crap does not work. Stay away fom Art Bell and George Noory too,,,,they are nothing but full blown KOOKS! cuhulin |
I one one of them little cheap Bell & Howell and little cheap Signal
Hill am/fm/shortwave shirt pocket "radios".(they are made by the same shi..y ass no da.n good ass company) Your best bet is to leave them alone! They are nothing but worthless JUNK! cuhulin |
P.O.S. Bell & Howell and Signal Hill P.O.S. is RIGHT!
cuhulin |
Brian Hill wrote:
"David" wrote in message I am a qualified tech. I just do not have an SOP to go by. Should be easy to find? B.H. SOP? WTF does "Standard Operating Procedures" or "Standard Operating Practices" have to do with troubleshooting, repairing or aligning a receiver if you are not working under ISO-9000 type facilities? A real tech would want a service manual with complete alignment instructions, or at the very least a block diagram showing the frequencies at each stage and schematic to create an effective alignment procedure that allows you to quickly and accurately align a reviver. I should know, I have written enough of them for production line techs. -- Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted after threats were telephoned to my church. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
It means the same as T.P.32,Official Use Only.It doesn't mean a d..n
thing.What I need me,,, what I need me,is an inside link on when the U.S.Military Draft is coming back.I am too old,although I did Join the U.S.Army for three years on October 28,1962.But,I want to throw whenever the U.S.Military Draft is coming back into the eyes of them Yellow Belly democrap Cowards faces across the road from me BIG TIME! I have to watch A View to a Kill movie on tv now. cuhulin |
Beerbarrel wrote:
I like the old stuff r-390 r-392 sx-28 plus others Yaesu 757gxll when I talk. I still like that 390/390a line of collins designed stuff. I has a Sony CRF-V21. I did not really care for it. I'm sure I will add others. I'm thinking a sp-600 next. I've been tempted to buy a beat up R-390 for a restoration project. -- Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted after threats were telephoned to my church. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message ... Brian Hill wrote: "David" wrote in message I am a qualified tech. I just do not have an SOP to go by. Should be easy to find? B.H. SOP? WTF does "Standard Operating Procedures" or "Standard Operating Practices" have to do with troubleshooting, repairing or aligning a receiver if you are not working under ISO-9000 type facilities? A real tech would want a service manual with complete alignment instructions, or at the very least a block diagram showing the frequencies at each stage and schematic to create an effective alignment procedure that allows you to quickly and accurately align a reviver. I should know, I have written enough of them for production line techs. -- Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted after threats were telephoned to my church. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Hey! He said he's a qualified tech and it's his radio. End of conversation. -- 73 and good DX. B.H. Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm |
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote: William Mutch wrote: In article .com, says... Beerbarrel wrote: How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? It would be difficult indeed to find a household that didn't have at least one radio. If you are talking about shortwave radios a question with potentially more interesting answers might be: How many shortwave radios do you own and which ones do you use most frequently. Sat800 on 90meter off center feed antenna. Used almost daily. National NC-125 recently retubed, recapped and realined. shares 90 meter antenna. Used a couple of times a week. A friend of 30 years standing. YB400PE on 80 meter dipole Used a couple of times a week. Just got it two weeks ago. Wells-Gardiner BC-348Q recently retubed and tweeked, was on the 80 meter dipole, now waiting for a G5RV to be raised after the leaves fall. Used almost daily until I got the YB400PE. National NC-183. Shelf queen, I've got the the audio section recapped and working well, but have still un-diagnosed problems in the AVC section. I have a NC-183R rack mount version that needs a complete restoration after someone did a nasty re-cap job with bundles of caps taped together and hanging off the chassis with wads of wire. I am waiting till I get a better digital camera to take lots of closeup photos so that anyone who wants to restore one can have a complete set of photos to follow. http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.terrell/Projects.html has some of my restoration projects listed. As they begin to show signs of progress they will each have a page of photos to show the before and after, and some will have the test results ahter a full alignment. Viking Ranger. Shelf queen. Worked last time I fired it up...15 years ago. Will bring it up slow on a variac after the G5RV is up. KWM-2 Shelf queen. Needs serious diagnostics; will have to wait until after I retire. -- Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted after threats were telephoned to my church. What does your church have to do with your computers for veterans project? You keep telling us about this as if there might be something we can do. Just curious. dxAce Michigan USA |
asdf wrote: i jsut got my own yesterday. Sony 7600gR. tried listening to it yesterday but didnt get too far. only was able to catch 3 SW stations. Where are you using this radio? Is something in your surroundings spoiling reception? Do you hear more on it if you take it outside? Does the reel antenna help? |
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:40:58 -0500, "Brian Hill"
wrote: "David" wrote in message I am a qualified tech. I just do not have an SOP to go by. Should be easy to find? B.H. You'd think... |
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:02:10 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: Brian Hill wrote: "David" wrote in message I am a qualified tech. I just do not have an SOP to go by. Should be easy to find? B.H. SOP? WTF does "Standard Operating Procedures" or "Standard Operating Practices" have to do with troubleshooting, repairing or aligning a receiver if you are not working under ISO-9000 type facilities? A real tech would want a service manual with complete alignment instructions, or at the very least a block diagram showing the frequencies at each stage and schematic to create an effective alignment procedure that allows you to quickly and accurately align a reviver. I should know, I have written enough of them for production line tec... I'm probably working in my garage. Yeah. Test points. Numbers. That kind of ****. Maybe you and John Thorpe can have an ISO-9000 confab and get back to me, prick. |
no problem. tried it again today. with much better results.
used fresh batteries instead of rechargeables. attached wire antenna to the telescopic antenna. Using ATT and letting the radio do searching for me. So it was a problem with the user not the equipment. wrote in message ups.com... asdf wrote: i jsut got my own yesterday. Sony 7600gR. tried listening to it yesterday but didnt get too far. only was able to catch 3 SW stations. Where are you using this radio? Is something in your surroundings spoiling reception? Do you hear more on it if you take it outside? Does the reel antenna help? |
Brian Hill wrote:
Hey! He said he's a qualified tech and it's his radio. End of conversation. Ok, whatever turn you on. -- Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted after threats were telephoned to my church. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
David wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:02:10 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell" wrote: Brian Hill wrote: "David" wrote in message I am a qualified tech. I just do not have an SOP to go by. Should be easy to find? B.H. SOP? WTF does "Standard Operating Procedures" or "Standard Operating Practices" have to do with troubleshooting, repairing or aligning a receiver if you are not working under ISO-9000 type facilities? A real tech would want a service manual with complete alignment instructions, or at the very least a block diagram showing the frequencies at each stage and schematic to create an effective alignment procedure that allows you to quickly and accurately align a reviver. I should know, I have written enough of them for production line tec... I'm probably working in my garage. Yeah. Test points. Numbers. That kind of ****. Maybe you and John Thorpe can have an ISO-9000 confab and get back to me. Have you tried contacting Lowe? Or, depending on who actually built your model, South Midlands? They'd be the first source of any data that was to be available. |
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:11:17 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: William Mutch wrote: In article .com, says... Beerbarrel wrote: How many people frequent this group actually don't have a radio? We all know Honkus does not have a radio but who else does not and what are they going to get if they get one? It would be difficult indeed to find a household that didn't have at least one radio. If you are talking about shortwave radios a question with potentially more interesting answers might be: How many shortwave radios do you own and which ones do you use most frequently. Sat800 on 90meter off center feed antenna. Used almost daily. National NC-125 recently retubed, recapped and realined. shares 90 meter antenna. Used a couple of times a week. A friend of 30 years standing. YB400PE on 80 meter dipole Used a couple of times a week. Just got it two weeks ago. Wells-Gardiner BC-348Q recently retubed and tweeked, was on the 80 meter dipole, now waiting for a G5RV to be raised after the leaves fall. Used almost daily until I got the YB400PE. National NC-183. Shelf queen, I've got the the audio section recapped and working well, but have still un-diagnosed problems in the AVC section. I have a NC-183R rack mount version that needs a complete restoration after someone did a nasty re-cap job with bundles of caps taped together and hanging off the chassis with wads of wire. I am waiting till I get a better digital camera to take lots of closeup photos so that anyone who wants to restore one can have a complete set of photos to follow. http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.terrell/Projects.html has some of my restoration projects listed. As they begin to show signs of progress they will each have a page of photos to show the before and after, and some will have the test results ahter a full alignment. Viking Ranger. Shelf queen. Worked last time I fired it up...15 years ago. Will bring it up slow on a variac after the G5RV is up. KWM-2 Shelf queen. Needs serious diagnostics; will have to wait until after I retire. Geez Mike, That's a helluva to do list. It looks like what the wife has waiting for me every weekend. |
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:13:43 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: Beerbarrel wrote: I like the old stuff r-390 r-392 sx-28 plus others Yaesu 757gxll when I talk. I still like that 390/390a line of collins designed stuff. I has a Sony CRF-V21. I did not really care for it. I'm sure I will add others. I'm thinking a sp-600 next. I've been tempted to buy a beat up R-390 for a restoration project. That gear train is just amazing to me. That alone makes one worth having. Thay are getting rather pricey though. |
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