[BC] Are Radios and TVs Made w/poor Tuners?

[Powell E. Way III W4OPW]

--- Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com> wrote:

> ------ At 10:32 AM 3/31/2007, Powell E. Way III
> W4OPW wrote: -------
> 
> >But most current clocks with an sorry excuse for a
> >radio do not have external antenna terminals.  My
> top
> >of the line 1957 Zenith clock radio does.
> 
> I'm sure you're not referring to those fine,
> expensive IBUZ receivers 
> that require external antennas.

Ther Radio Shack iBuzz radio gets what is possible
with rabbit ears. Other stations running iBuzz are a
bit to far out for even the analog to be decent. 



 Surely a 1957 Zenith
> clock radio 
> couldn't sound nearly as good as what's produced
> today. As i look out 
> the window I can see a half dozen neighbors
> installing rooftop 
> antennas for their IBUZ clock radios. Just kidding.
> They haven't 
> bought the radios, yet.
> 
> Rich 


I'd love to test mine with an APS-13 and rotor up at
75 feet. 


Powell