[Boatanchors] Car Radios

[Phil]

Well, here there is a fairly wide variety of English language AM 
stations.  The usual large number of talk radio stations, a couple 
religious stations I listen to (and a couple I don't), as well as ESPN 
sports stations and even a couple of Oldies But Goodies stations that 
have a somewhat different format than the usual FM Oldies stations.  One 
of those, 1200 in the San Jose area actually has live local DJs (I've 
called into it a couple times).  In addition to that, there are a LOT of 
Spanish stations, a Mong station or two and so forth.  In the daytime it 
is hard to find a 10KCs slot that doesn't have 'something on it.

Of course, it helps that I use an outdoor antenna, modified (for BCB 
band) MFJ 1040C preselector  and decent quality radios for AM (a Zenith 
Royal 7000 transoceanic and Grundig Satellit 750), both of which are 
excellent on AM.  IF I had to rely on the built in antennas in this 
noise hole called a mobile home things would be different, it would be 
slim pickin's. . .

73 de Phil,  KO6BB
http://ko6bb1.multiply.com/ (OTR Blog)
http://www.qsl.net/ko6bb/  (Web Page)

RADIOS:
Grundigs: Satellit 750 (2011), S-350 (2006)&   G6 (2011).
Kenwood: TS130S Transceiver (circa 1980).
Radio Shack: DX-380 digital portable (circa 1990).
Yaesu: Two FT-8800 Mobiles, VX8R Quad-Band (circa 2010).
Zenith: Royal-7000 Transoceanic (circa 1969).

ACCESSORIES: MFJ 1040C Pre-Selector, W9GR Audio DSP.
ANTENNA: 88' Long Ladder-line fed dipole, Apex at 35 feet.

Central California


On 1/21/2012 8:10 PM, Bry Carling wrote:
> Yes Bob... same sad state of affairs on shortwave too. Hard to find much now other than a few preachers.
>
> Looks like the push for "English-only" will eventually be too little too late in a changing world.
>