Just got Terk AM Loop/SuperRadio III
Count Floyd
hundreds of stations never even dreamed of coming in almost like
locals. I am in SE Florida, one mile from the Ocean in Hobe Sound,
and am picking up WBZ 1030, WCBS 880(nulling out Radio Progresso),
WPHT 1210, WINS 1010 in NYC and a host of other East Coast stations.
Seems like a great combo.
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RHF
- <CountFl...@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater.com> wrote:
- Just got this combo for Christmas, hooked it up and am
- getting hundreds of stations never even dreamed of coming
- in almost like locals.
- I am in SE Florida, one mile from the Ocean in Hobe Sound,
- and am picking up WBZ 1030, WCBS 880 (nulling out Radio
- Progresso), WPHT 1210, WINS 1010 in NYC and a host of
- other East Coast stations.
- Seems like a great combo.
- --
CF - Good Listening with your new RCA {GE} Superadio III
and the Terk AM Loop Antenna combo. ~ RHF
RCA {GE} Superadio III
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/spcialty/0547.html
http://www.ccrane.com/radios/am-fm-radios/rca-superadio.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/RCA-7-2887-Superadio-Portable-Radio/dp/B00000J061
Terk AM Advantage AM MW {Passive} Loop Antenna
http://store.advancedmart.com/teamadammwpa.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/mwant/2774.html
http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/am-antennas/terk-am-advantage.aspx
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TIP - Just add a Lazy Susan and you will be in the
spin-of-things. :o) - A Lazy Susan makes Rotating
the Radio and Antenna 'together' a lot eazier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_Susan
http://www.kitchenfantasy.com/shopping_cart/wood.html
READ - Eton E1 Radio + Select-A-Tenna + Lazy Susan
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.shortwave/msg/f81044517569c38b
Different Radio and Antenna -but- The Same Concept Applies.
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BCBlazysusan
Congratulations Count, pretty exciting isn't it? I fired up my old RCA
Victor 'Strato-World' yesterday coupled with my penta-loop. Can you
pick up 700WLW out of Cincinnati? You should be able to. Have fun :-)
Count Floyd
wrote:
> On Feb 3, 7:11ĸpm, "Count Floyd"
> - <CountFl...@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater.com> wrote:
> - Just got this combo for Christmas, hooked it up and am
> - getting hundreds of stations never even dreamed of coming
> - in almost like locals.
> -ĸI am in SE Florida, one mile from the Ocean in Hobe Sound,
> - and am picking up WBZ 1030, WCBS 880 (nulling out Radio
> - Progresso), WPHT 1210, WINS 1010 in NYC and a host of
> - other East Coast stations. ĸ
> - Seems like a great combo.
> - --
>
> CF - Good Listening with your new RCA {GE} Superadio III
> and the Terk AM Loop Antenna combo. ~ RHF
>
> RCA {GE} Superadio III
Thank you RHF, I am interested in seeing how many stations East of the
Mississippi I can DX for now.
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Count Floyd
wrote:
> On Feb 3, 10:11ĸpm, "Count Floyd"
> <CountFl...@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater.com> wrote:
> > Just got this combo for Christmas, hooked it up and am getting
> > hundreds of stations never even dreamed of coming in almost like
> > locals. ĸI am in SE Florida, one mile from the Ocean in Hobe Sound,
> > and am picking up WBZ 1030, WCBS 880(nulling out Radio Progresso),
> > WPHT 1210, WINS 1010 in NYC and a host of other East Coast stations. ĸ
> > Seems like a great combo.
> > --
>
> Congratulations Count, pretty exciting isn't it? I fired up my old RCA
> Victor 'Strato-World' yesterday coupled with my penta-loop. Can you
> pick up 700WLW out of Cincinnati? You should be able to. Have fun :-)
Thanks,
Yes, can pick up WLW in Cinncy very well, as well as WBBM out of
Chicago. Also picking up WSB Atlanta, WBT in Charlotte. Looking to
see how many stations and states East of the Mississippi that I can
DX.
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cuh...@webtv.net
(Mississippi) River (Old Man River) too.
cuhulin
David
There's a challenge...
Ron Hardin
not that it's ever useless.
But the SRIII already has a pretty good impedance match to
free space, and so it can't be improved as much as a worse
radio, by the loop.
The time to check it is in the daytime. At night all signals
are strong, loop or no loop. Selectivity pays more than
sensitivity at night.
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rhha...@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
Phoon Hencman
<Count...@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater.com> said:
LOL! I'm 70 miles north of NYC and *I* can't get 1010 WINS!
I like WCBS 880 however.
Count Floyd
Maybe the skip over water, or the antenna array is pointed for a
southerly direction. I have yet to pick up European MW stations,
maybe have to actually go the beach in order to do that. Sometimes I
can get WCBS like a local, other times Radio Progresso, the Cuban on
880 smothers it.
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Count Floyd
wrote:
> Actually the loop does less good the better the radio is,
> not that it's ever useless.
>
> But the SRIII already has a pretty good impedance match to
> free space, and so it can't be improved as much as a worse
> radio, by the loop.
>
> The time to check it is in the daytime. At night all signals
> are strong, loop or no loop. Selectivity pays more than
> sensitivity at night.
During the day, I am picking up a lot of Florida stations a couple of
hundred miles away, and even getting WSB in Atlanta a little bit. You
are right, at night, the selectivity is important. I am going to try
the loop with my old boatanchors: Lafayette HE-10 and Hallicrafters
S-38, both are pretty hot on the MW band.
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homepc
is made out of laminated bamboo and costed around $16. This one at Sears
looks exactly the same. It's come in very handy.
- --
CF - Good Listening with your new RCA {GE} Superadio III
and the Terk AM Loop Antenna combo. ~ RHF
.
TIP - Just add a Lazy Susan and you will be in the
spin-of-things. :o) - A Lazy Susan makes Rotating
the Radio and Antenna 'together' a lot eazier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_Susan
http://www.kitchenfantasy.com/shopping_cart/wood.html
.