Re: [IRCA] Motel QRM

[Rick Dau <drummer1965us@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hear ya about the hotel QRM, Steve.  On recent roadtrips, I've found that the effective way to DX the AM band in the room is if the radio is sitting on the windowsill.   Less buzz there than elsewhere in a room.  Finding a hotel that's relatively noise-free these days is a rarity, but the host hotel for the 2014 IRCA convention in Billings (a Lexington Inn & Suites) was a real find.  NO buzz whatsoever on not just the AM band, but also on longwave, as well, where I was able to DX beacons to my heart's content.  Wish all hotels would install the same type of noise-cancelling devices that one did, if that's what the magic formula was.


73,
Rick Dau (staying on the top floor of a Hampton Inn in Iowa City for a few days early next week)
South Omaha, Nebraska

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From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Stephen Hawkins <ng0g@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 2:06 PM
To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [IRCA] Motel QRM

Gang,

It seems that about 3/4 of the time I travel I end up in a hotel or a
motel that has QRM on every AMBCB frequency strong enough to blank out
all but the strong locals (if there is one).  Some of the nicer motels
seem to be the worst.  On a recent trip to my wife's family reunion in
eastern NY we stayed in a Best Western in Ohio.   Tuning the entire BCB
I with my Sony ICF-SW35 I could hear 1 station clearly, and one faintly.

I am open to suggestion.

After 2 back surgeries and now scoliosis my back wakes me up a LOT in
the middle of the night.  I suspect my spinal column was a factory
reject acquired off ebay or craigslist.  I sleep with the radio and a
single earbud, (stereo cut with one bud cut off).  I like the SW-35 for
several reasons, among them are:

It has 50 memories

It will shut itself off after a reset-able time

It has a button I can push to temporarily light up the dial so I can see
the time

And while not the best performer I have ever owned, it has worked well
for a long time.  It is aging and if anyone has suggestion for a better
replacement please pass them on.

Thanks,

Steve NG0G

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Stephen Hawkins NG0G
ng0g@xxxxxxxx
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