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#31
February 12th 04, 06:00 PM
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:14:45 -0800, Altawaowr
wrote: What part of the world do you live in? Im in north Missouri |
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#32
February 12th 04, 06:09 PM
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 19:58:12 -0800, Altawaowr
wrote: The Kaito WRX911 is the perfect backpacking radio, buy it before REI finds it, and sells it to you for $49 USD. It looks like their parent maker sells them for $8 USD in china. So should I start with this SW radio? Even if Im not really wanting it for backpacking but home use? I mean ....its so cheap how can I go wrong? |
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#33
February 12th 04, 06:15 PM
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 19:58:12 -0800, Altawaowr
wrote: I think you'll like the R-9700 DX, How much does that one cost? |
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#34
February 12th 04, 11:53 PM
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#36
February 13th 04, 03:43 AM
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Frank Dresser wrote:
wrote in message ... Im thinking of dumping my cable TV. That will leave me with only two local TV stations to get via an antenna. Im considering buying a shortwave receiver that I can listen to while doing things around the house. Shortwave demands more listener involvement than standard AM and FM broadcasting. The transmission schedules are shorter and the reception isn't as depandable. Listeners have to retune their radios more frequently. I know that I have to sit in front of my reciever to hear the news clearly, and I've got a Yaesu. I especially have trouble with the foreign accented English used by many SW stations. For example, Spain has got a newsreader named Luis De Beneto (sp?) who talks with a Spanish accent that's so thick it's hard to make out even when the signal is good. I have to really concentrate on what he's saying for it to make sense-he uses Spanish intonation on English words which creates a mouth-full-of-mashed-potatoes effect. Broadcast AM and FM and recorded music are more reliable sources for entertainment. I mainly use SW to get news and to "DX" (hear faraway stations not beamed to my area, for newbies who don't know what that means). Also, fans of unusual/rare music (Argentinian tangoes, Cuban jazz, Eastern European folk music) like SW because it has all this and more. But if you're looking for country or rap, you'll have better luck with FM. Is there interesting programming available via shortwave? Depends what's meant by interesting. There aren't any sitcoms like TV. There's not much music like broadcast radio. International broadcast stations oftentimes discuss world news and events and what wonderful tourist attractions are to be found in their countries. News is the most common format on SW, that and "features" that are occasionally interresting. Most domestic US shortwave stations are dominated by low cost brokered programming. Conspiracy theorists, evangalists, sellers of vital doomsday supplies such as gold, water filters, and nostrums. If you enjoyed the X-Files, you may enjoy domestic shortwave radio. I doubt it, having seen the X Files in its heyday. SW isn't Mulder and Scully confronting aliens, it's middle aged white guys with Southern accents ranting for hours. A couple are mildly interesting, such as Alex Jones, but even Jones is no match to Art Bell. After a while you notice that the preaching and conspiracy theorizing found on domestic SW has a monotonal quality to it, like an interminable session with the worst professor you had in college. |
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#37
February 13th 04, 05:10 AM
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"tommyknocker" wrote in message ... If you enjoyed the X-Files, you may enjoy domestic shortwave radio. I doubt it, having seen the X Files in its heyday. SW isn't Mulder and Scully confronting aliens, it's middle aged white guys with Southern accents ranting for hours. A couple are mildly interesting, such as Alex Jones, but even Jones is no match to Art Bell. After a while you notice that the preaching and conspiracy theorizing found on domestic SW has a monotonal quality to it, like an interminable session with the worst professor you had in college. It's not aliens, it's the Unified Conspiracy Theory, which seems to be the backstory for many of the evangelicals and conspiratorialists, as well as for Chris Carter. Anyway, Mulder should have had at least one SW radio in his apartment. Many of the one time characters should also have been SWLs. Frank Dresser |
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#38
February 13th 04, 06:00 AM
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(RHF) wrote in message . com...
DiverD, That's what I have Three (3) TV Antennas 'Stacked' on One Pole: [ Over-the-Air FREE TV ] # 1 = Bottom @ SF Sutro Tower (255*) RadioShack VU-75 Antenna Mounted at 22 Feet [ 18 Element Antenna - 50" Boom Length ] # 2 = Middle @ San Jose (145*) RadioShack VU-90 Antenna Mounted at 29 Feet [ 32 Element Antenna - 80" Boom Length ] # 3 = Top @ Sacramento (45* Plus 5* Tilt ) RadioShack VU-120 Antenna Mounted at 36 Feet [ 37 Element Antenna - 120" Boom Length ] In Central California, I have ONE antenna (Channel Master 1160A) mounted on a 20-ft mast with rotor (on top of one-story house) and pick up the following channels (*signal varies from weak to perfect): 3 - local 4 - local 6 - Sacramento 8 - local *8 - Salinas *10 - Sacramento *11 - San Jose 12 - local 13 - local 14 - local 15 - local *17 - Bakersfield 18 - local *19 - Modesto 21 - local 23 - Bakersfield 24 - local 26 - local 27 - ? 29 - Bakersfield 30 - local *31 - Sacramento 32 - local 33 - local 35 - local *39 - Bakersfield *40 - Sacramento *42 - Concord 42 - local 43 - local *45 - Bakersfield *46 - San Jose 47 - local 49 - local *50 - Santa Rose 51 - local 53 - local 55 - local 56 - local *58 - Sacramento *58 - Bakersfield 59 - local 61 - local *65 - San Jose 66 - local PLUS, once in a while: 2 - Oakland 5 - San Francisco 5 - Los Angeles 7 - San Francisco 7 - Redding 9 - San Francisco 9 - Los Angeles 9 - Redding 20 - San Francisco 44 - San Francisco 60 - San Francisco The 1160A is so directional, I can pickup as many as THREE STATIONS ON THE SAME CHANNEL, ALL CLEAR WITHOUT INTERFERENCE, JUST BY TURNING THE ANTENNA. See article I wrote: HOW TO SELECT THE BEST TV ANTENNA at: http://129.8.204.40/~gary/antenna.pdf This is a large file and can take a few minutes to download in pdf format. |
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#39
February 13th 04, 11:28 AM
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GA,
Sound like a nice central location for Reception in general. ~ RHF .. .. = = = (Gary) = = = wrote in message . com... (RHF) wrote in message . com... DiverD, That's what I have Three (3) TV Antennas 'Stacked' on One Pole: [ Over-the-Air FREE TV ] # 1 = Bottom @ SF Sutro Tower (255*) RadioShack VU-75 Antenna Mounted at 22 Feet [ 18 Element Antenna - 50" Boom Length ] # 2 = Middle @ San Jose (145*) RadioShack VU-90 Antenna Mounted at 29 Feet [ 32 Element Antenna - 80" Boom Length ] # 3 = Top @ Sacramento (45* Plus 5* Tilt ) RadioShack VU-120 Antenna Mounted at 36 Feet [ 37 Element Antenna - 120" Boom Length ] In Central California, I have ONE antenna (Channel Master 1160A) mounted on a 20-ft mast with rotor (on top of one-story house) and pick up the following channels (*signal varies from weak to perfect): 3 - local 4 - local 6 - Sacramento 8 - local *8 - Salinas *10 - Sacramento *11 - San Jose 12 - local 13 - local 14 - local 15 - local *17 - Bakersfield 18 - local *19 - Modesto 21 - local 23 - Bakersfield 24 - local 26 - local 27 - ? 29 - Bakersfield 30 - local *31 - Sacramento 32 - local 33 - local 35 - local *39 - Bakersfield *40 - Sacramento *42 - Concord 42 - local 43 - local *45 - Bakersfield *46 - San Jose 47 - local 49 - local *50 - Santa Rose 51 - local 53 - local 55 - local 56 - local *58 - Sacramento *58 - Bakersfield 59 - local 61 - local *65 - San Jose 66 - local PLUS, once in a while: 2 - Oakland 5 - San Francisco 5 - Los Angeles 7 - San Francisco 7 - Redding 9 - San Francisco 9 - Los Angeles 9 - Redding 20 - San Francisco 44 - San Francisco 60 - San Francisco The 1160A is so directional, I can pickup as many as THREE STATIONS ON THE SAME CHANNEL, ALL CLEAR WITHOUT INTERFERENCE, JUST BY TURNING THE ANTENNA. See article I wrote: HOW TO SELECT THE BEST TV ANTENNA at: http://129.8.204.40/~gary/antenna.pdf This is a large file and can take a few minutes to download in pdf format. |
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#40
February 13th 04, 12:38 PM
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Try this site:
http://www.grove-ent.com/ And check out their magazine for short wave schedules, in English! MONITORING TIMES! Look in BOB'S Bargain Bin for used radios. wrote: Im thinking of dumping my cable TV. That will leave me with only two local TV stations to get via an antenna. Im considering buying a shortwave receiver that I can listen to while doing things around the house. Is there interesting programming available via shortwave? Is my idea sound? What good receivers are worth looking at? |
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