Recent content by Barkoff

To all: Well allow me to play devil's advocate for a moment, what is the intended purpose of this law, and how or what would you advise as its replacement? I think that such a law in Israel would not be condemned as strongly, so perhaps we must rise to that level of terror before any...

Do any of you have an opinion regarding the hanging of a longwire (or shortwire) in the air between the house and a tree, as opposed to laying one of the same size on top of a tile roof? If given the choice which would you opt for? I'm thinking I might as well lay it over the roof and not...

CCRadio-SW Well I'm striking out so far, I tried a 20' piece of insulated copper wire to the antenna and id didn't help out much at all, so then I ran a 100ft piece out the bedroom window and around the back yard trees just to see if I was on the right track, and I'm just amplifying noise...

Thanks for the comeback, but I guess it is just my way to do some planning before jumping in. It has been my experience that asking questions beforehand can actually save you time when applying and experimenting. I am working late all this week so won't jump in until the weekend, so I figure...

When laying out a long line antenna should the wire be kept in a straight line or can it change directions? Thank you.

OK, thanks, a few pages I read gave the impression that a longline if too long could actually damage the radio, I guess that is bunk? The crane has a jack in the back, so I guess I'll try getting some wire from Radio Shack, start out with about a hundred feet and work down from there...

I just bought a C.Crane SW and I'm looking at getting a antenna for it. I had planned on making a longwire but have read in a few different places that longwires can overload portable radios. Anyone have any advice. I bought the radio for the most part for AM FM application, would love to...

OK, I'm really going to expose myself here, why do local stations get so much weaker at night, but distant station come in better? The distant stations use the bounce you speak of, but the local stations are too close to do so?

When did they stop making the 2200, and were they all made in America? How did the 2200 stack up with the Transocianic 7000? Thank you.

What does the term DX or DXing mean? thanx

I always thought T=Tango I sure blew it by not snagging it when offered, but I thought he should sell it and spend the money on himself. In retrospect he probably would have been thrilled if I had taken it.

Last name Walker

I do remember the beanbag ashtray (before he quit smoking). :) I hadn't noticed the phone patch, but I do remember a couple of Navy ships had sent him pictures of the ship with some sort of commendation. If I remember right crewmen on ship would radio him, and then he would dial their home...

Thank you for the combacks. As of right now, I have read their is no SSB on the Crane, but for the most part I just want to listen to news and music from other countries, and take the unit camping. If I find myself wanting to listen to amateur radio I could see investing in a larger and...

Just curious, can anyone recognize what he had back in the day? [/IMG]