just orderd new and curently only radio

[hfflunki]

just orderd a pl606 wonderd if anyone had thoughts on this radio .swl post gave it an alright review .just wanted to hear from owners.
73
hfflunki

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[Boombox]

What happened with your Grundig G2? I thought you had figured out a way to use it off the AC power supply.

 

[ridgescan]

Hey HF how ya doing over there? Are you flinging the radios at the wall? I looked it up, the 606, it seems to be ok but has no SSB abilities which I think you'd have some fun with-even though I know you're mainly into MW.

 

[hfflunki]

Well didn't get that 606 since I'm an am guy a friend found a stereo tuner and I'm gonna try to find a good indoor fm antenna and ger a am antenna like the ccrane I don't know the brand yet but he's never brought me junk

 

[Boombox]

Since you're an AM radio guy, you thought of getting a C Crane radio? Or a Sangean PR-D5 or PR-D15?

Some of them are decently priced.

 

[ridgescan]

Since you're an AM radio guy, you thought of getting a C Crane radio? Or a Sangean PR-D5 or PR-D15?

Some of them are decently priced.

yeah this is true. HF, CCrane designs their radios to be extra strong AM receivers. They use the famed twin-coil ferrite antennas built in.
Also, I think you'd be very happy with a Grundig Sattelit750 with that swivelbar antenna. Can you set aside some funds and drop about $250 on a radio like these and have a real solid receiver to work with? BTW, there are also the radio direction finder type receivers too! I own one here-a Ray Jefferson RDF and it's a blast to operate with the rotatable AM antenna on top and fine tuner.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Vintage-Ele..._from=R40&_nkw=radio+direction+finder&_sop=12

 

[Boombox]

FWIW, the Sangean PR-D5 is a twin coil ferrite also (not sure about the PR-D15).

It's not a tunable twin coil ferrite, like the CCrane, but because SiLabs DSP chips tune to the antenna, perhaps the folks at Sangean figured the two coils themselves would be adequate.

 

[a29zuk]

The Sangean PR-D15 is a fine receiver for the AM band. It has the same 200mm ferrite bar as the PR-D5. I asked the service department at Universal Radio if there was any difference in AM reception between the 5 and 15 and the gentleman said they were identical. So I purchased the 15. The main advantage of the 15 over the 5 is that it has tone controls. The FM portion of the radio is pretty good, too.

Jim

 

[fleef]

AM radio= CCRANE not Grundig

yeah this is true. HF, CCrane designs their radios to be extra strong AM receivers. They use the famed twin-coil ferrite antennas built in.
Also, I think you'd be very happy with a Grundig Sattelit750 with that swivelbar antenna. Can you set aside some funds and drop about $250 on a radio like these and have a real solid receiver to work with? BTW, there are also the radio direction finder type receivers too! I own one here-a Ray Jefferson RDF and it's a blast to operate with the rotatable AM antenna on top and fine tuner.
radio direction finder in Vintage Electronics | eBay

the Grundig Satellit750 with the "swivel bar" one would be better off getting a DECENT am receiver and swiveling the radio around. Inside that beefy-looking swivel-y ant. is a teeny, tiny, puny ferrite coil that is no where near the size of the container (sorry I dont know the measurements but someone else posted on web the answer to this mystery, I don't want to look now tho sorry) I have the 750 and was not happy with it. Some are, but for AM reception why waste $$$$ on that big thing, than get a CCrane which has proper AM reception. On another note, for great AM reception the lil Kaito 1103, which is very inexpensive at around 80.00 USD can outperform a Satellit750 in my opinion, plus! it has a very beefy ferrite, larger than the 750- plus it has the added ssb/lsb that a lot of am receivers won't have. Detailed Review of the Kaito 1103/AKA "Degen" RadioIntel.com - Reviews Degen DE1103


anyway my two cents

 

[ridgescan]

the Grundig Satellit750 with the "swivel bar" one would be better off getting a DECENT am receiver and swiveling the radio around. Inside that beefy-looking swivel-y ant. is a teeny, tiny, puny ferrite coil that is no where near the size of the container (sorry I dont know the measurements but someone else posted on web the answer to this mystery, I don't want to look now tho sorry) I have the 750 and was not happy with it. Some are, but for AM reception why waste $$$$ on that big thing, than get a CCrane which has proper AM reception. On another note, for great AM reception the lil Kaito 1103, which is very inexpensive at around 80.00 USD can outperform a Satellit750 in my opinion, plus! it has a very beefy ferrite, larger than the 750- plus it has the added ssb/lsb that a lot of am receivers won't have. Detailed Review of the Kaito 1103/AKA "Degen" RadioIntel.com - Reviews Degen DE1103


anyway my two cents

Glad you posted! I do not own a 750 so I have no real knowledge about it. Good info for the OP to help him decide.

 

[Boombox]

A large ferrite bar is probably a big factor, but it isn't everything.

I have a Sony ICF-38 with a 50 or 60mm ferrite bar that almost matches my Superadio II in performance, and the Superadio has a 200 mm one (same relative thickness).

I have an old 1970's era multibander transistor radio with a thick 180mm ferrite bar that doesn't pull in half as many stations as the Sony ICF-38. It's 'cause the circuitry that comes after the antenna is lacking -- no RF amp or tuned RF stage.

Guys have heard lots of DX on Sony SRF-59 headset radios and they have a 50mm bar (or less -- can't remember the length). RF amp in the chip makes a difference there.

Heard good things about the Kaito 1103, it has a hot SiLabs DSP chip in it, if memory serves.