[BC] 10 kHz spacing / 9 kHz Receiver

[JYRussell@academicplanet.com]

Naw, this little rig works pretty decent.
  One of the last items they seem to sell that actually performs like the 
old days, but the digital end works right.
I have more problems on the FM side, as it can be sensitive enough to pick 
up distant stations, while I'm trying to triangulate local pirate stuff...

Jason
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Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] 10 kHz spacing / 9 kHz Receiver


> In a message dated 07/03/2006 9:17:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jyrussell at academicplanet.com writes:
>
>> patch cord.  Strap it under the dash like a ham rig.
>>
>>     It doesn't have to be too ugly, as the reciever has enough 
>> selectivity
> to
>>
>>  pull in AM/FM with little or no antenna at all.
>>  Std.  SW Of course is totally different. It would look a lot like an XM
> unit
>>  hanging around in your vehicle.
>
> Unless she's within the 10mv contour, I don't think an under-dash portable
> radio is going to hear very much at all on AM. Remember- the antenna is a 
> tiny
> little ferrite loop. You put it inside a big tin can (the car) then strap 
> it
> right next to some metal, and the reception will be virtually 
> non-existant.
> Years ago, I experimented with portable AM reception in vehicles. Unless 
> you're
> holding the radio up to the window (and turning it almost constantly as 
> the car
> turns) reception is from poor to non-existant.
>
> Rachael, there are a good number of receivers which have dual AM bandwidth
> capability. In many cases, it is a tiny little switch hidden inside the 
> battery
> compartment for portables, elsewhere on the case for automotive units. 
> I've
> seen them on the back, inside the cassette door, and behind the removable
> faceplate.
>
> Willie...
>
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