[NJARC] Silvertone at clinic

[Al Klase]

Hi Aaron,

We carefully aligned three radios, and I couldn't swear that any were 
working correctly.  They all sounded the same when tuned across the band 
AM however.  So I'm glad to hear your's is working.  That probably means 
the others are as well.

It's the double wammy:  The building is pretty RF tight, especially at 
broadcast frequencies.  A really good radio will pick up maybe one 
station.  In addition, the noise level is very high.  The radios that 
"worked" were in positions where they received very strong signals form 
Neville's transmitter.

The spiderweb of wires on the outside of the building may contribute to 
the problem.  When you went outside, I'm not sure if it's just as noisy 
out there, or if the noise followed you via the extension cord.

I usually bring an active antenna on a tripod that I place outside by 
the sidewalk.  Radio's connected to this via coax, at least sorta, 
behave like radios, as in hearing 5 or 6 NYC stations.  I do this 
because I find situations like we had Saturday to be very frustrating.  
I was just too snowed under to bring all the stuff along this time.

Al

Aaron Hunter wrote:
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> For those of you who saw me working on my Silvertone 9006 table radio 
> (see below) and barely receiving the transmitter set up in the room, 
> the radio plays fine here at home.  I even took it outside with an 
> extension cord and received the same static as inside.  This one has a 
> loop for an antenna.  A GE with a long wire antenna I brought a couple 
> of years ago, also would not work at the Sarnoff Center but performed 
> well at home. 
> I heard other AM radios picking up the transmitter in the room just 
> fine.  Al, what gives?
>
> http://users.rcn.com/vv7-3/Silvertone_9006.JPG
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> Aaron
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Al Klase - N3FRQ
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