Help-- an i get tv channels on a ka1102 Kaito
 

I want a good SW and SSB.... because...I am an info freak.


But my wife wants a good TV channel radio...hopefully both VHF and
UHF channel audio


will that Kaito do the job?

Thanks in advance for your time....

Help-- an i get tv channels on a ka1102 Kaito
 

Carl wrote:
But my wife wants a good TV channel radio...hopefully both VHF and
UHF channel audio

I don't know, but keep in mind...

that if you're in the U.S., TV channel radios will stop working in 3 to
4 years.

Both houses of Congress have approved bills that will require the
shutdown of analog TV transmitters. The House version specifies the end
of 2008, the Senate version April of 2009. Assuming that the final bill
will set a date between these two, and that the President will sign it
(IMHO pretty much certain) that gives you an idea of how long analog TV
sound radios will work.

There are no TV sound radios for digital transmissions.

(it is possible to make one but it would be a LOT more expensive than
current analog sets and would probably have pretty poor battery life)

I suppose if you really wanted to listen to TV sound around the house,
the solution would be to buy a little FM radio transmitter (like the
ones Ramsey Electronics sells, or the ones sold for playing satellite
radio through the car), attach it to the cable box/satellite box/digital
tuner, and use it to rebroadcast the TV sound on an unused FM frequency.
You could then use any FM radio to listen.

If she's wanting to listen while jogging/walking the dog/whatever away
from the house, she's going to be SOL.
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

Help-- an i get tv channels on a ka1102 Kaito
 

Carl wrote:
I want a good SW and SSB.... because...I am an info freak.


But my wife wants a good TV channel radio...hopefully both VHF and
UHF channel audio


will that Kaito do the job?

Thanks in advance for your time....

NO, the Kaito does NOT receive TV channel sound. It is very unlikely
that you will find a portable radio that picks up AM/FM/SW and the TV
bands. There are AM/FM portables that include the VHF TV band, such as
the CC Radio.

Help-- an i get tv channels on a ka1102 Kaito
 

On 29 Oct 2005 09:16:50 -0700, wrote:


Carl wrote:
I want a good SW and SSB.... because...I am an info freak.


But my wife wants a good TV channel radio...hopefully both VHF and
UHF channel audio


will that Kaito do the job?

Thanks in advance for your time....

NO, the Kaito does NOT receive TV channel sound. It is very unlikely
that you will find a portable radio that picks up AM/FM/SW and the TV
bands. There are AM/FM portables that include the VHF TV band, such as
the CC Radio.
ok guys . thanks for the info for sure.

..I'll almost forget the TV band requirement and ....well.... I ordered
the KA1102 right after I posted the question anyway...

This will be my first venture into SW and SSB etc in 52 years
....since I was a tyke and my dad put his tubed Hallicrafters HAM set
in my bedroom. I miss dad for sure.


One of these days I am going to have to get a hobby that gets me off
my ass.

World carousing via the little Kaito radio excites me since I am not
in broadband land... (and I don't want to pay for two way dish). ..
I spend a lot of time in an RV.


AFter the fact I saw that the ka1102 goes down to 70FM hz? which
somebody said will likely pick up a few tv channels.

Actually.. making a good radio to pickup vhf and uhf channel seemed
long overdue. But if they are going to drop those broadcast bands in
2008 ...well... so much for that.

fwiw...I bought a cheapy analog 2-13 VHF from a Walmart wannabe and
that was a disaster. ..COBY brand. Dumb...$10...of course it had no
usable capability.

Thanks again.. I'll scout around now. I dug out my old FM Atlas from
Esko MN....

Now I need to dig out the Radio
Shack turnstile crossed dipole .. and get it up out here on the
northern plains. I thought I'd just stick if on come PCV mounted on
the side of the garage...good ground of course...and then run a
straight wire throught the trees...right? for AM and SW? I 'll read
up some more, I'll read up...

Thanks again...

I have to get back to cleaning out the attic and dump more of my
stereo stuff on EBAY. What a hit...looks like $4000 invested... value
now...maybe $800 if I am lucky.

Help-- an i get tv channels on a ka1102 Kaito
 

Carl wrote:
One of these days I am going to have to get a hobby that gets me off
my ass.

grin, I took up bicycling four years ago. Now I've got to figure out
a way to get a radio on the bikegrin...

AFter the fact I saw that the ka1102 goes down to 70FM hz? which
somebody said will likely pick up a few tv channels.

TV channels 2-6 fall in the 54-88MHz spectrum. If the Kaito goes down
to 70MHz it'll receive TV channels 4, 5, and 6. Again, until Congress
shuts them downgrin.

Now I need to dig out the Radio
Shack turnstile crossed dipole .. and get it up out here on the
northern plains. I thought I'd just stick if on come PCV mounted on
the side of the garage...good ground of course...and then run a
straight wire throught the trees...right? for AM and SW? I 'll read
up some more, I'll read up...

A turnstile is probably a FM antenna. Hook it to a decent FM receiver
(say, your old stereo tuner?) & do some FM DXing...

Yes, a straight wire -- as long as possible, as high in the air as
possible, as far from obstructions as possible -- is a good choice for
SW. Should work OK on AM too.
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

Help-- an i get tv channels on a ka1102 Kaito
 

I think I do own a AM/FM/Shortwave radio with various other
bands,including a tv band too.I bought the radio at a Goodwill store
about eight years ago.I will dig it out tomorow and take a look at it.
cuhulin

Help-- an i get tv channels on a ka1102 Kaito
 

Put a strap on that radio and wear it around your neck or over your
shoulder.That jouncing around bicycle might shake up that radio too
much.
cuhulin