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[IRCA] clock radios that "DX"
- Subject: [IRCA] clock radios that "DX"
- From: "Powell E. Way III W4OPW" <w4opw@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:42:01 -0700 (PDT)
There are some folks on the DX lists that think that
getting an out of town radio station on skywave is DX.
It's not and most of us know that. That's why, in my
little write up below, I call it "DX"
Most of us never think of clock radios as a DX radio.
In this case I say DX as...well "DX". No, these 2
will
not rival a R8B, or a R-390, but these 2 are
unusually
sensitive and somewhat selective, but keeping a
decent
sound. I am only mentioning the AM sections of these
2
models. UNfortunately, neither Panasonic nor Sony
make
anything like these models.
Panasonic RC-97 from the early 80's. I had 3. My
original one got too much internal damage from soot
and one of the the radio would only work when you
held
down the ON button. The alarm switch, was damaged by
the soot from the fire. To the trashcan it went. I
got the other 2 at a thrift store at $5.00 each.
Sony ICF-C730. Green digital clock display and analog
tuning. I found this at a thrift store for a couple
dollars.
I also have a Panasonic RC-205. It's larger than the
RC-97, and like the RC-97 can be mounted flush to a
wall. If you do that, you had better not need to
change the time on the alarm very often. It has a
better sound than the RC-97, however, this one has
some places where it whistles. It's a bit wider than
the RC-97 and that is good and bad. It doesn't have
date and dual alarms like the RC-97
Powell
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