Panasonic Eneloops are very low self discharge but avoid the higher capacity models...the lower capacity ones see better. I've had these hold their charge well over a year. https://amzn.to/3fIhkXA Jay

Exactly. In fact, I was amazed to discover that the lettering is visible through that coating which is why it remains after the coating is removed.

The rubber coating is all removed leaving a beautiful smooth plastic.

I have done three E1's with full disassembly using 91% Isopropyl with perfect results and no loss of lettering. But I tried to destick a smaller one (forget the model) without disassembly and could no

If it still slips after cleaning and it is indeed a traditional string rather than some other kind of mechanical system, try rosin...sometimes it does the trick. Jya

I do plan to get one when they come out. Jay

Art, I love it. A friend of mine built a 40" loop with a nice vernier tuning gang and it is phenomenal. I've been wanting to build one this big for a long time...time to get off the couch! Jay

I appreciate this group because it helps me keep up to date on new radio models and I am interested in people's comments about the radios themselves as well as antennas such as Gary's incredible desig

I just checked radio-locator and found that WINS beams ifs signal East so that helps you.

Absolutely yes. I still love my RF-2200, the GE Superadios (all three of them), the CC-EP and EP-Pro, along with many vintage Zeniths, Sonys and Pans...love them all! Jay

The G3 was a disaster and had a very high defect rate. Not at all the same as an E5/G5 unfortunately.

Your findings are the same as mine. I think the G5/E5 twins and the original PLL DE-1103 are among the most sensitive AM portables of this size I have seen. They are also excellent on SW and FM but AM

Good answer but one additional note is that they may not have reduced their power appropriately when you heard them. For a crowded frequency that is a long distance for 14 watts, although nothing is i

I've had great results with the MTM Scientific Loop. Although they no longer sell them assembled you can download the plans for free. This is about twice the size of the smaller loops I have like the

There are other grandfathered superpower FM's in other states...I don't have the details right now but I know there is one in Virginia. Jay

I've been using the PL-330 a lot lately primarily for its small size and incredible battery life compared with my other rechargeable radios. My "reference" portables remain the RF-2200, CC-2E/CC-3, EP

The discussion centered on the distinction between the original PLL version vs the furrent DSP version. But bith are real.

I used to work at WTIC AM 1080 in Hartford and way back when I heard it in Michigan driving to the airport pre-on on my rental car radio. Since then other lower power 1080's went on the air and that w

Most likely unless others report this but so far no one else has as far as I know???

Actually mine was an early model obtained as soon as they were available from anon-co.com and it does not exhibit this defect. FWIW, Jay