Peter: Thank you for posting the photo of your loop. I enjoyed seeing the Selena 212 receiver in the background, but it will never qualify as an ultralight radio. I own several of the Soviet era

All times EDT, RX Insignia NS-HD01 0647, 100.3, WGRY, Grayling MI,60K (dupe) 0651, 102.5, WIOG, Bay City MI, 86K, 47mi/76km (dupe) 0656, 102.7, WMOM, Pentwater MI, 6K, 76mi/122km (dupe) 0657, 103.9,

Hi Neil: Thanks for your question! I'll put in my two cents. In general, one of the attractions of Ultralights is that one can take a small consumer-grade, AM-only receiver (as opposed to one built

That may be old information. I don’t seethe G5 on their web site. Maybe they already sold them all? I supposeindividual stores may still have stock.

On that subject yet, OT. I just read that the G5 is being put on clearance at RadioShack's that have them. Just FYI. It's a great rig in the DE/KA 110x series of radios IMHO. ---- neilkj6fba

The definition of "Ultralight" radios seemingly excludes radios with SSB or sync capabilities since they would have an unfair advantage. However, radios with DSP are readily accepted. Does not a DSP

Hi Neil, Kevin and Others, Kevin's detailed explanation concerning the unsuitability of SSB in"consumer-grade" Ultralight radios is quite profound, and reflects the originalthinking of John Bryant

Spreadsheet may have been going by "old" WBMX on 98.5, which is now WBZ-FM. It transmits from Needham Heights (a bit south of Route 9, and just off Routes 128/I-95), about 10 miles west-southwest of

All times EDT, RX Insignia NS-HD01 and Grundig G8 0710, 98.9, WKLT, Kalkaska MI, 32K, 27mi/43km, NS-HD01 0717, 99.3, WROE, Neenah-Menasha WI, 13K, 147mi, NS-HD01 0719, 101.5, WMTE, Manistee MI, 6K,

Hello Gary Thank you for your comment that is much appreciated. I agree, that a 6' or even bigger loop would boost LW reception wildly and I hope, that you'll find time to prove it. My idea was to

John: Congratulations on your successful session. I monitorwd your activity on the Internet Sunday night. With the typical August high temperatures and low humidity, tropospheric propagation has

Thanks, Mark. I was using Gerald Westerberg's FM spreadsheets for the distances to WXKS and WBMX,

Don't ask me how I missed that. Dumb me. I guess I never look up 1040. I was thinking it was my receivers and maybe something to do with HD hsssssssssssssssssssss So NYC ESPN 1050 'is' also on

Thanks Paul. I have tried the G5 - it seemed about as good as my Sony 7600GR on LW. Both respond quite well to the Q Stick on LW, FWIW. Unfortunately, I think my biggest challenge is that I live

OT: point about LW performance "LW on the G8 is abysmal, while it is passable on the PL-310 and PL-380. Truth be told, without a good external or big passive loop, I seriously doubt you would hear any

If we're talking Ultralights, then Tecsun makes a good variety of consistently high-quality radios. Right now there's the R-911, and R-9012 analogs, and the PL-300wt, PL-310, and PL-380 DSP models.

Hey Scott: The PL-310 is the sensivity champ by a modest amount on both AM and FM bands over the PL-380. Both are head and shoulders, and perhaps a few ribs and vertebrae, above the PL-300WT (G8) on

OK, so I've been doing a little more looking around. Is the Tecsun PL-380 still king of the hill when it comes to MW and FM? I mean, aside from the PL-310, with its larger loopstick. And is it, or the

No one took me up on my offer to buy their PL-310. Not even an outrageous offer. That is about as good an endorsement as can be had if no one on a list this big wants to sell theirs. This morning I

Hey Scott: The Grundig/Eton brands are, IMO, very unreliable quality-wise. On the other hand, every Tecsun I have ordered has been great. If you are doing AM and FM, I think the Tecsun PL-310 or