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- Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:35 am
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: The cardioid loop
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11984
Re: The cardioid loop
That's a pretty interesting design, thanks for the heads up! I wonder if and how this principle could be applied to big loops (because I find SMLs tend to lack a lot above 10 MHz)?
- Tue Jun 07, 2022 6:28 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: GE Superadio III awful with headphones
- Replies: 5
- Views: 21932
Re: GE Superadio III awful with headphones
Anything that allows for turning up the radio's volume (to lift the audio over the amp's noise floor) and reducing it on the other side will help.Andrew (grayhat) wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 6:08 pm I wonder if a simple external audio filter may be of help
- Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:59 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: GE Superadio III awful with headphones
- Replies: 5
- Views: 21932
Re: GE Superadio III awful with headphones
According to this thread https://antiqueradios.com/forums//viewtopic.php?f=4&t=56282&start=0 this could be a general problem with them. Alas there is no remedy listed, also not on this site with modifications: http://earmark.net/gesr/sr3.htm High impedance headphones could mitigate the probl...
- Tue Jun 07, 2022 3:57 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Antenna clip cable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 36864
Re: Antenna clip cable
Well that's the part I was trying to find for you but it seems neither Amazon nor Anon-Co nor AliExpress offer those separately.
- Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:32 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Antenna clip cable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 36864
Re: Antenna clip cable
Welcome to the forum! Something like this?
https://www.anon-co.com/product/alligator-clips-to-trs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115200173349
https://www.anon-co.com/product/alligator-clips-to-trs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115200173349
- Tue May 31, 2022 1:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LoG antenna trick
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14200
Re: LoG antenna trick
Excellent tip!
I use stakes with short ropes attached to them for that:
(Sorry, bad pics, didn't mean to picture the stakes that morning and quickly realized that trying to take pics of a LOG is kind of ...ummm... difficult. )
I use stakes with short ropes attached to them for that:
(Sorry, bad pics, didn't mean to picture the stakes that morning and quickly realized that trying to take pics of a LOG is kind of ...ummm... difficult. )
- Mon May 30, 2022 5:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PSA to Moderators: Email Notifications
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4764
PSA to Moderators: Email Notifications
Maybe you have done that already but I wondered why I didn't get an email when someone tested the important "Report Post" function: Turns out the email notifications are turned off by default for moderation-relevant events, so you may want to have that turned on: SWLing Post Message Board ...
- Sun May 29, 2022 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: [Test Post] Holy Grail Last Dodo BNC Antenna Switch
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14324
- Sun May 29, 2022 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 109519
Re: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
Good question, Jock. I wouldn't know the answer. Also, it depends. :) The only vintage thing I'd personally like to put on the table (if that would make any sense in a RFI-infested neighborhood that is) would be the R7A (which is very different from an R8) for its looks and features and the raw but ...
- Sun May 29, 2022 1:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Checking for suspicious CMC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4023
Re: Checking for suspicious CMC
Great advice! Too bad there are only 2 types of hams, the guys who read stuff like this and the guys who complain about their PA doing strange things (and blame the PA for it) in partially unreadable transmissions because the in-shack RF is destroying their modulation. :mrgreen: I have a guy who's h...