Re: [IRCA] cc crane radio

["Dennis Gibson" <wb6tnb@xxxxxxx>]

I posted this a couple of weeks ago regarding my recently acquired Superadio 
III:

Recently amazon.com was selling Superadio III's for $37.94 with free 
shipping. I decided to get one to see if the noise floor problem had been 
fixed. It arrived yesterday and I'm happy to say it seems quieter on AM and 
the audio on AM is much improved. However it seems that the improvement in 
audio quality has come at the cost of selectivity.

I have three stations using the same tower a little over a mile from here. 
They're on 1290, 1340, and 1490. It's 1490's tower and all three are 
nondirectional. 1490 is 1 KW fulltime, 1340 is 650 watts fulltime, and 1290 
is 500 watts days and 122 watts nights.

I'll start with 1290. On the old radio I can hear stations on 1270, 1310, 
and 1320. 1270 and 1310 are not strong but quite listenable and 1320 is very 
weak but I can tell what kind of program they're running. I also have a 
directional station on 1250 about 6 miles away; it runs 2.5 KW days and has 
a minor null in my direction.

On the new radio I can't listen to 1270 or 1310 for very long without going 
insane. 1270 is kinda sorta them with both 1250 and 1290 reminding you they 
exist. 1320 is merely 1340 reminding you it exists.

1340: On the old radio 1360 is moderately strong but alone. On the new radio 
1360 is there but 1340 is once again reminding you it exists. Not pleasant 
to listen to.

1490: On the old radio there's a moderately strong station on 1470 all 
alone. On the new radio 1470 is mostly 1490 reminding you it exists and a 
lot less of but some 1450 from 35 miles away (a graveyarder!!).

I have a non-local on 1590 that's about 30 miles away and running 5 KW; all 
of which is coming my way. The new radio doesn't do well with it. There's a 
very weak signal on 1560 that the old radio has a bit of a hard time with 
but it's there. I couldn't tell you what's being said; only that something 
is being said. On the new radio that weak 1560 is desensitized enough by 
1590 to the point it's not there. There's a TIS on 1610 that's near 1250 
(coming from the opposite direction of 1590). The old radio hears it weakly 
but solid. The new radio? What TIS?

The new radio is as sensitive as the old one but as you approach a very 
strong signal there's no splash; it just starts to get intelligible 30 khz. 
away then keeps getting better.

It's a great sounding radio on AM. I haven't played with the FM side other 
than to verify it works. I used to own one of the Radio Shack Superadio 
knockoffs (a friend gave it to me when he moved); it behaved somewhat this 
way. I really want to like it more than I do now. I'll probably keep it 
because it was cheap and the improved sound quality on AM. Is anyone here 
able to decipher the date/factory code? On the new radio it's 1516 RA. The 
old one is 4524C.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Martin" <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica" 
<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] cc crane radio


> Thanks. I have the SuperRadio 1 and 2, plus an old Sony ICF 6500 that
> cuts out at times. But other than that no other portables, except a boom
> box or two. The SR1 & 2 are my mainstay portables to listen to in bed. I
> have read many reviews on the SuperRadio 3 and it does match up to the 1
> and 2. So, I am trying to find a good portable for $100 or less that
> will do the trick for flying. Something that has decent gain and still
> small enough to travel with. The mini portables don't have the power I
> want, The 2010 and other such portables are too expensive. That is why I
> was looking at the S350.  I'll check out the local Radio Shack.


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