I don't have a PL-380 but in general I find these signal level readouts to be interesting and useful but not very accurately calibrated. I have seen various models with such readouts vary by several d

I see merit in both approaches...it's certainly worth experimenting with, although I will say that in my over-crowded FM location I can often receive two or even three signals on a given frequency be

Gary, Great article...I enjoyed every minute of it! Jay

I am not a moderator of that group...just a member so I can't help...sorry. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Maybe a ferrite sensor onstead of a wire sensing loop?

Many tuned passive air core loops have direct connection jack which are attached to smaller sensing loops within the area of the main windings and these are designed for direct connection to radios wi

Good overview. Jay

I'm definitely a fan of the XHATA D-808. Although I don't like the fact they they capitalized (a nice way to say it) on C. Crane's R & D costs for their Skywave SSB, the fact is that the D-808 is a gr

Ha! Very good Paul.

Paul, Great photos! And very interesting as this shows a tremendous difference in FM saturation between your location and what we experience here in parts of the US. I moved from Connecticut to Kentuc

Sorry, I don't recognize that name. I was with CBS from 1994 to 2016 and 'TIC became part of our group and moved form the Gold Building in Downtown Hartford to our Farmington facility a few years late

Wow...impressive. I used to work at WTIC 1080 in Hartford, CT back when CBS owned both us and KRLD. EAch station was slightly directional at night to protect the other and KRLD's nighttime pattern som

Gary, I can't wait to read your review...I have all of these except the PL-380 so it will be interesting to see what you come up with. Jay

That does seem odd and I haven't seen this but did you try a full reset? C. Crane issued this as an addendum and it may not have always been included. It may have nothing to do with what you experienc

Good luck with that Paul. I don't know how well you know your neighbor but the first prerequisite will be to remain friendly and try to explain why you are doing what you're doing and of course offer

Ha!!!!! Point well taken....

Just to be clear, any battery can leak but generally speaking typical alkaline or carbon zinc cells do not leak until they are depleted and the outer case has been reduced in thickness and perhaps cor

AH! You brought back Connecticut memories for me as i worked within view of Rattlesnake Mountain (WRC's tower) up until I retired. I miss the old radio ranch! Jay (now a Kentucky resident)

I agree that Duracells have been widely known to have leakage problems for at least the several past few years but I have not used them so cannot attest to that from my own experience. As far as how g

Yes, you can walk around your neighborhood and listen. And driving around you will hear how the noise from overhead lines varies. Living in an area with underground utilities is the best scenario and