Re: [IRCA] In need of...

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have a Lowe HF225 that I forgot all about, I'll give that a try soon.

I had a Sony 2010 once, sold it.. wasnt too impressed with it.

The digital display radios I have seem to be ok in the cold, i dont htink
the digital displays have gone wonky.. but the grundig 750 seems to drift..
badly.. in extreme cold



On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 6:57 AM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've heard that iquid crystal displays can get dodgy in cold temperatures;
> unfortunately they're really common in battery operated radios.   Given
> that you're DXing out in the open, assume that you are needing a battery
> operated radio Paul?
>
> Do you own any digital display radios already?    How do they perform in
> the cold?    If the only thing missing is antenna input, you can usually
> couple in an external antenna to the internal loop antenna through an
> external loop of wire.   Ugly, but functional.   At least you're not
> worried about strong signal overload there.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
> At 13:45 20-11-16, Russ Edmunds wrote:
>
>> On the one hand, you're describing the Sony ICF-2010, however while these
>> radios are still available used or rebuilt,  they were built mostly in the
>> 1980's.
>>
>> Although some like the Eton receivers, as many others find Eton's quality
>> lacking.
>>
>> As has already been noted, most current portables with digital display
>> don't have an AM external antenna jack.
>>
>> Russ Edmunds
>> 15 mi NW Phila
>> Grid FN20id
>> <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (4) barefoot w/whip
>> FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
>> Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 4);
>> modified Sony ICF2010's (3) w/APS9B @ 15';
>> modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 8:20 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
>> walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > I need a radio with an accurate digital read out that will tune 9khz
>> split
>> > channels, has excellent selectivity/sensitivity, is a bit harsh and can
>> > withstand cold.. But it also MUST have a jack for an external AM
>> antenna,
>> > preferably a 3.5mm or pl259/so239 type connection.
>> >
>> > Any leads/ideas?
>> >
>> > Paul
>> > Galena, Alaska
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