Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2016-01-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
What’s The use! > On 2 Jan 2016, at 6:29 AM, Brian wrote: > >It's beyond me why any company would make a shortwave radio with out the > ability to listen to side band even nonhams can and do listen to hf and some > of them do get their ticket I did. thats like making a radio that does not

Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2016-01-01 Thread Brian
It's beyond me why any company would make a shortwave radio with out the ability to listen to side band even nonhams can and do listen to hf and some of them do get their ticket I did. thats like making a radio that does not have the frequencies up to 1700 instead of the old 1600 ccrain sh

Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2016-01-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
udio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2016 12:12 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio > > No Sideband handling whatever, the CC SW is not a communications receiver, > its

RE: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2016-01-01 Thread Tom Kaufman
Was just wondering...what is the FM like on these radios? Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, January 01, 2016 12:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio No

Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2016-01-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
No Sideband handling whatever, the CC SW is not a communications receiver, its an AM/FM/SW radio. the SW coverage is from 1710KHZ-30MHZ in 3 10MHZ bands. The radio does not have a keypad for direct entry of frequency’s however there are some controls which allow you to step through the bands, y

Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2016-01-01 Thread Dave Marthouse
Dane, Does this new radio handle single sideband? What about the tuning increments on MW and SW? Dave Marthouse dmartho...@gmail.com

Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2016-01-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
As far as we’re aware the only differences between the original CC SW and the new batch is that the sensitivity of the AM Broadcast band has improved significantly. The way the improvements to AM sensitivity were described to me are thus, “If you set the DX/Local switch of the new CC SW to loca

Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2016-01-01 Thread Casey
Hi Dane is the updated SW radio better then the aridgnal model or about the same so the one that was out before? Also what all has improved with this model over the first one? On 12/31/2015 11:59 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I take your point but in Australia there's plenty to listen to still th

Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2015-12-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
I take your point but in Australia there's plenty to listen to still thankfully though the content is gradually dwindling yes. I know what you mena regarding interference and its gradually getting worse here to so good conditions for long distance listening are becoming harder to obtain but su

Re: New Updated CCraine SW Radio

2015-12-31 Thread Mary Otten
I have such a God awful noise level in this town that there is no way I'd look at an SW. Too bad. Use to just love SWL-ing and a.m. dx-ing. But no more. Too damned much interference unless you get way the heck out of town, and that's not practical. I envy those of you who can still find stuff on th