"BDK" wrote in message
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BDK wrote:
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Analog, but not a boatanchor? Hmmm. Panasonic RF-2200?

Why do you want an analog rig?


The digital tuning seems to miss a lot of minor things, in-between the
channels. An analog tuning dial is more fun to spin (as long as it stays
where you leave it).

RF-2200 looks interesting, tis a shame any I'd find would already be a
quarter-century old.

Oh well.
~



You've apparently used cheaper/older digital radios. With up to one
hertz tuning resolution, there isn't any missing anything. And a good
tuning knob is a good tuning knob:


One of the problems with digital radios is noise floor. You will never get
as low a noise floor on MW/HF with a digital radio as you can with a good
analog.

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"BDK" wrote in message
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In article ,
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BDK wrote:
In article ,
says...


Analog, but not a boatanchor? Hmmm. Panasonic RF-2200?

Why do you want an analog rig?


The digital tuning seems to miss a lot of minor things, in-between the
channels. An analog tuning dial is more fun to spin (as long as it stays
where you leave it).

RF-2200 looks interesting, tis a shame any I'd find would already be a
quarter-century old.

Oh well.
~



You've apparently used cheaper/older digital radios. With up to one
hertz tuning resolution, there isn't any missing anything. And a good
tuning knob is a good tuning knob:


One of the problems with digital radios is noise floor. You will never get
as low a noise floor on MW/HF with a digital radio as you can with a good
analog.





All mine are pretty quiet, but they are all pretty high end radios.
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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:08:31 -0500, BDK wrote:

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Digital tuners killed AM radio.


Why is that?

Because you can't tune out heterodynes or get it sounding less muddy by
moving out of the center of the channel slightly.

On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:04:18 +0900, Brenda Ann wrote:


One of the problems with digital radios is noise floor. You will never
get as low a noise floor on MW/HF with a digital radio as you can with a
good analog.

Does Bob Sherwood agree.

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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:08:31 -0500, BDK wrote:

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Digital tuners killed AM radio.


Why is that?

Because you can't tune out heterodynes or get it sounding less muddy by
moving out of the center of the channel slightly.

You can't? Wow, that's sure news to my R8, Satellit 800, YB 400, Degen
1102, etc.

Unless you have a very cheap digital that only tunes SW in 5 kHz steps, what
you said above is simply not true. The R8 has 10 Hz tuning resolution!

Seriously, have you used a digitally tuned radio?

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:58:58 -0500, Bob Campbell wrote:

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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:08:31 -0500, BDK wrote:

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Digital tuners killed AM radio.


Why is that?

Because you can't tune out heterodynes or get it sounding less muddy by
moving out of the center of the channel slightly.

You can't? Wow, that's sure news to my R8, Satellit 800, YB 400, Degen
1102, etc.

Unless you have a very cheap digital that only tunes SW in 5 kHz steps,
what you said above is simply not true. The R8 has 10 Hz tuning
resolution!

Seriously, have you used a digitally tuned radio?

AM radio is listened to by people in cars, not SWLs. I have digital
radios that resolve to less than 10 Hz, but these are not the norm.

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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:08:31 -0500, BDK wrote:

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Digital tuners killed AM radio.


Why is that?

Because you can't tune out heterodynes or get it sounding less muddy by
moving out of the center of the channel slightly.



Many of my digital radios either tune in one HZ steps, or have an analog
fine tune function.


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"Dave" wrote in message
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AM radio is listened to by people in cars, not SWLs. I have digital
radios that resolve to less than 10 Hz, but these are not the norm.


Actually, AM radio is listened to mostly by people at home and at work.

On Dec 13, 10:08*am, BDK wrote:
In article ,
says...



BDK wrote:
In article ,
says...

Analog, but not a boatanchor? Hmmm. Panasonic RF-2200?

Why do you want an analog rig?

The digital tuning seems to miss a lot of minor things, in-between the
channels. An analog tuning dial is more fun to spin (as long as it stays
where you leave it).

RF-2200 looks interesting, tis a shame any I'd find would already be a
quarter-century old.

Oh well.
~

You've apparently used cheaper/older digital radios. With up to one
hertz tuning resolution, there isn't any missing anything.

- And a good tuning knob is a good tuning knob:

BDK - You almost of mastered RHF Speak

- a good tuning knob -is- A Good Tuning Knob. - Brilliant !


http://cgi.ebay.com/Japan-Radio-Co-N...adio-Receiver-
NICE_W0QQitemZ390015795849QQcmdZViewItemQQptZShort wave_Radios?
hash=item390015795849&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkpar ms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|
65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

Overpriced, but a very nice receiver. You can get one for less.

And a classic:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170285979931
#description

Even though it only tunes in 100hz steps, you won't miss anything on it
either. I've owned a nearly identical one for almost 25 years. It will
never leave, until I do.

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In article 60b5b319-16b2-4398-84a5-479199b0c241
@y1g2000pra.googlegroups.com, says...
On Dec 13, 10:08*am, BDK wrote:
In article ,
says...



BDK wrote:
In article ,
says...

Analog, but not a boatanchor? Hmmm. Panasonic RF-2200?

Why do you want an analog rig?

The digital tuning seems to miss a lot of minor things, in-between the
channels. An analog tuning dial is more fun to spin (as long as it stays
where you leave it).

RF-2200 looks interesting, tis a shame any I'd find would already be a
quarter-century old.

Oh well.
~

You've apparently used cheaper/older digital radios. With up to one
hertz tuning resolution, there isn't any missing anything.

- And a good tuning knob is a good tuning knob:

BDK - You almost of mastered RHF Speak

- a good tuning knob -is- A Good Tuning Knob. - Brilliant !

Before I edited, it made sense. I'm sorry professor, I screwed up.

The original was something like: A good tuning knob makes a lot of
difference in the enjoyment of using a radio. Even some expensive
receivers like the Drake R8 series don't have what I consider tuning
knobs.

Please don't give me a bad grade, professor!!

And kiss my ass in the meantime.



http://cgi.ebay.com/Japan-Radio-Co-N...adio-Receiver-
NICE_W0QQitemZ390015795849QQcmdZViewItemQQptZShort wave_Radios?
hash=item390015795849&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkpar ms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|
65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

Overpriced, but a very nice receiver. You can get one for less.

And a classic:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170285979931
#description

Even though it only tunes in 100hz steps, you won't miss anything on it
either. I've owned a nearly identical one for almost 25 years. It will
never leave, until I do.

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BDK

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