1280 Canada CFMB 4954km Sony SW7600GR with Tecsun AN-200 loop


Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
 

No idea ask Tecsun if you are curious.


Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
 

Peter is a very common name, I didn't  choose it. 😉
BTW I am in Blackpool but not from here.
Other Peter


FenDrifter
 

Sorry to be a pain here Peter, but is there a reason why the output socket is stereo if only ring and sleeve are used please? I'm having difficulty getting my head around this apparently simple thing today. 


Peter Laws
 

On Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 4:05 AM Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...> wrote:

The Tecsun AN-200 tuned loop's output socket was connected to the Sony ICF-SW7600GR portable radio's antenna socket by using a stereo audio cable.
The heterodyne whistle was caused by 1278 Bradford UK.

https://youtu.be/z5TTlSyLY8w
Peter
Blackpool UK

Lol. I looked at the link and saw that you said "4945 km" and I
thought, buddy, Delaware is NOT ~5000 km from Montreal.

And it's not - because you are not Peter, the MW DXer from Delaware,
but Peter, the MW DXer from Blackpool! :-D

When I as a kid growing up in Montreal, CJMS was the 1280 signal and
was the big French-language news/full service station and CFMB was on
(I think) 1410 at much lower power.

EXCELLENT catch!!


Peter
the MW DXer from Norman, Oklahoma




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Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
 

The output  socket on the AN-200 (& AN-100) is a stereo socket, but the ring is not used, just the tip and screen are used. A mono cable would give poorer performance.
Peter


FenDrifter
 

Hi Peter
Can you please explain to the uneducated (me😊) why the stereo cable link?


Peter 1956 <pe1etr@...>
 

The Tecsun AN-200 tuned loop's output socket was connected to the Sony ICF-SW7600GR portable radio's antenna socket by using a stereo audio cable.
The heterodyne whistle was caused by 1278 Bradford UK.

https://youtu.be/z5TTlSyLY8w
Peter
Blackpool UK