Alex On Shortwave

[blackeyes]

I've been researching shortwave radios and believe I've chosen my top 2 list.

1. Sony ICF-7600GR (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IS4X/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=)

2. Kaito KA1103 (http://www.amazon.com/Kaito-KA1103-Worldband-Radio/dp/B0006OCEFY)


If anyone is hoping to keep in contact with Alex Jones he can be heard on shortwave @ 12.160Mhz. I'm listening to the frequency as I type. I missed his show at 11 central but will look for it on Monday.

http://www.ccrane.com/shortwave-frequency-list.aspx

[VOguy]

FWIW, the Sony has EXCELLENT comments about it on the radio forums.

Some people say the Kaito "overloads" at times and is built a little too cheap.

The "Grundig G6 Aviator", is good and folks on the radio forum like the "feel" of it.

A lot of people I know have gotten the ETON (http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/1350.html) radios because of performance for the dollar, and the wind up option. It's only limitation is sometimes the dynamo (crank up generator) causes some noise on very weak signals. Otherwise it's a good radio. I have two, one in the car, and one in my flight pack with the Yaesu FT857 that I talked about.

[blackeyes]

It says it plays between 11am-1pm at http://www.infowars.com/listen.html but I'm listening to Alex now and it restarted at 16:00 CT. It's fading a bit but strong most of the time. This is important for listener that don't get Alex on a local station. Canadians especially. The internet might become highly restricted for National Security. Shortwave and Ham might be the last source of information.

[blackeyes]

FWIW, the Sony has EXCELLENT comments about it on the radio forums.

Some people say the Kaito "overloads" at times and is built a little too cheap.

The "Grundig G6 Aviator", is good and folks on the radio forum like the "feel" of it.

A lot of people I know have gotten the ETON (http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/1350.html) radios because of performance for the dollar, and the wind up option. It's only limitation is sometimes the dynamo (crank up generator) causes some noise on very weak signals. Otherwise it's a good radio. I have two, one in the car, and one in my flight pack with the Yaesu FT857 that I talked about.I got the reviews from this site.
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1534 and
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4288

Here is your Yaesu. Way over my price limit.
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3046

[VOguy]

E-ham is good, but I was going from a general listener side, which is what the National Radio Club guys seem to be.

The fading that you'll get is typical for SW. Keep in mind that the lower frequencies will be quieter during the day, such as 6-7 mHz, and 9 mHz at noon. If the book has multiple frequencies, try up or down the channels.

Also, when you see the Aurora up in Canada, usually the signals come in better from the south, and signals coming in from over the pole get killed.

I feel good about the FT857 now. I got mine in the low 600s. :) But again, that's a transceiver and not just a receiver.

[blackeyes]

Here's the Kaito KA1103 by a different name but same radio.

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Here's the Sony ICF-SW7600GR.

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[Divinorumus]

I would go with the Sony ICF-7600GR because of its synchronous detection circuitry. The Sony ICF-SW100S is also a pretty spiffy compact radio (if you can find one available). Check out some of the discontinued and used radios too. The Grundig Satellit series (such as the 650 and 750) radios are pretty cool. The only thing about buying a used radio is that prior to digital controls, those old analog variable potentiometers, such as the volume control, can end up with carbon build-up inside, and you may need to do a little refurbishing (which is fun in itself). The AOR AR8600 Mark II and AR-ONE is a neat receiver that covers a wide range of frequencies, if you want to spend some bucks!

[Divinorumus]

Gee, the more I read about this AOR AR8600 Mark II, the more I want one. A bit pricey for a radio at around $900, but not that bad, not any more than a computer or television or stereo system. And, there are numerous add-on options. And, the fact that you can connect it to a computer and control it means you can probably set it up (with a little home brewed software) to listen and control it over the internet. That would be pretty spiffy, if enough people had one in various cities connected to the internet and let others tune in while they were not using it. From anywhere you could access these receivers from anywhere in the world and tune in local transmissions remotely. I think I'm going to seriously consider this. That would be kind of cool if someone could download a little JAVA thingy and with (limited) control they could play with it remotely. And, I have been wanting to find some kind of fun project to work on. Hum....