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Re: [IRCA] Motel QRM
another Canadian chimes in....;-)
Having to spend a disproportional amount of my time in hotel rooms (like
every other week!), my experience is that it is often more about shielding
of the building, than just QRM from noisy appliances, although they are a
big factor as well.
I often find that just putting the radio by the window sill, dramatically
improves reception. In fact, at a hotel beside Amsterdam's Schipol airport,
(a very noisy source if there ever was one), I heard a number of low powered
Dutch stations just by having my CC Crane radio sitting on the sealed window
sill. That probably wont help if you want to listen in bed, but perhaps
wrapping some wire around the window frame might help? Or if you can get a
room with a window that opens, you can drop a wire surreptitiously outside
the window .
Hope this helps.
John
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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From: "R. Colin Newell" <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 5:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Motel QRM
My apologies as well (I'm Canadian - we apologize a LOT!) -- :-)
Get one of these -
http://swling.com/blog/2013/12/a-review-of-the-tecsun-pl-880-portable-shortwave-radio/
I have used one - they feel good in the hand, have great audio and have
been well received...
On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Stephen Hawkins <ng0g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Colin,
I should have been clearer. I was complaining about the Motel QRM while
on the road.
And
A need to replace the SW-35 is on the horizon. I have used it for so
long
that all of the writing on the case over the controls is gone, and some
of
the switches are intermittent. I have been using it nightly since I got
it
more then 14 years ago.
Steve
--
Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com
<http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> -
VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada
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