Re: [IRCA] New CC Skywave SSB Model is Unchanged on MW Band

[Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
>
> âHi Gary,

Greetings from across town!  :^)

Do you think the SSB model of the C. Crane Skywave radio will be
grandfathered into the Ultralight radio category, since its predecessor
without SSB is considered a true Ultralight? I don't recall a previous
situation where a ULR has gained a new reception mode that âis not allowed
under the guidelines.

Does the addition of SSB take this radio out of the realm of "cheap
consumer grade" receivers? Not only is this an "advanced" mode, the radio
is also above the $100 USD price point.

73,

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA



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> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:05:08 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: [IRCA] New CC Skywave SSB Model is Unchanged on MW Band
> For those of you wondering if you should purchase the new CC Skywave SSB
> Model (with the sky-high price of $169.99, temporarily being offered at
> $149.99), please be advised that the new SSB capability is for the SW bands
> only. Anyone purchasing this model hoping to use it to check transoceanic
> DX carrier strength on the MW bands is going to be disappointed.
>
> During ocean cliff MW-DXpeditions an SSB spotting receiver is a very
> effective tool to keep track of emerging DU-DX targets for Ultralight radio
> and FSL antenna reception, and until now "Supercharged" ICF-2010 portables
> have been used for this purpose. I was curious whether the new CC Skywave
> SSB model might be able to perform this function, but upon reviewing
> C.Crane's operating manual for the model it was clear that the SSB function
> is only for the SW band https://www.ccrane.com/files/
> manual/RAD_CCRADIO_SKYWSSB/CC%20Skywave%20SSB%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf
>
> Because of the high price of the new model C.Crane may find it a challenge
> to sell these radios at the $169.99 list price, and until someone writes a
> review I'm kind of curious how effective the SSB function will be on SW
> without greater frequency resolution than the 1 kHz steps provided my the
> main tuning control (although not curious enough to pay $149.99 plus
> shipping to find out).
>
> 73 and Good DX,
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>
>
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