Hello all, new to shortwave, new to the forum.
Recently on a camping trip I tired of fading AM signals at night, and vowed upon my return I would try to find a good AM radio.
In my search I stumbled onto the C.Crane radios and decided to give one a try. After looking around the site I decided I might as well try their SW model. More than likey this is a lower end radio for shortwave but what the heck, I have always toyed with the idea of buying another SW since my old Transoceanic took a beating.
A few questions, will this C.Crane radio rival the old Zenith in performance?
The C.Crane is on back order so I do have a little time to change my mind I suppose, do you all feel this is an OK radio, or am I making a big mistake?
I have been reading a little on this forum, I would be good to make my own external antenna with a forty ft piece of wire and an alligator clip, ot a matching plug for the back of the radio?
I want to stay with a starter radio for now to make sure this is something I'll enjoy. About ten years before mt grandfather dies he asked me if I wanted his ham radio, since I live in a housing track I knew a big tower like his was out of the question, and I didn't have any room to set it up, so I declined. He sold it, now I sure regret not grabbing it and just storing it for the day I could set it up.
Recently on a camping trip I tired of fading AM signals at night, and vowed upon my return I would try to find a good AM radio.
In my search I stumbled onto the C.Crane radios and decided to give one a try. After looking around the site I decided I might as well try their SW model. More than likey this is a lower end radio for shortwave but what the heck, I have always toyed with the idea of buying another SW since my old Transoceanic took a beating.
A few questions, will this C.Crane radio rival the old Zenith in performance?
The C.Crane is on back order so I do have a little time to change my mind I suppose, do you all feel this is an OK radio, or am I making a big mistake?
I have been reading a little on this forum, I would be good to make my own external antenna with a forty ft piece of wire and an alligator clip, ot a matching plug for the back of the radio?
I want to stay with a starter radio for now to make sure this is something I'll enjoy. About ten years before mt grandfather dies he asked me if I wanted his ham radio, since I live in a housing track I knew a big tower like his was out of the question, and I didn't have any room to set it up, so I declined. He sold it, now I sure regret not grabbing it and just storing it for the day I could set it up.
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