Yes indeed! That is how it all starts! Pretty soon there are rooms dedicated
to radios, and all maner of hardware in the sky above the home. You will get
used to people pointing at your roofline! Enjoy, and thanks for sharing with
the youngsters.


--
Dave,
Icom 746pro, Drake R-8, Grundig YB-400pe
Icom V-8000, Yaesu VX5R, Uniden
780xlt, R.S. Pro 95, R.S. Pro 2066
G.E. SR3

"Dyuob Poltice" wrote in message
...
I was showing my kids that with a cheapie radio (yb 205 ~$25.00 plus
shipping when i bought it) and a piece of wire, one could catch quite
a few stations.
The only mod I've done is take out the antenna (which was sort of
shorting out all the time anyway) and put a 1/8 mini plug in it's
place. I've got it connected to a random wire, grounded, fed with a
coax from outside.
We would scan a band, find stuff that was interesting, cross reference
it on the yb400pe, then look it up on ilg.
We had a ball finding stuff.
I've said it before (in this group, as a matter of fact), and I'll say
it again, you don't have to spend very much to enjoy this hobby.
All you really need is the desire to listen.
and a piece of wire.






----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==----
http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups
---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---