[R-390] Heard on my "new" R-390A receiver.

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Phil,

Don't feel bad. This has happened to me more than once. I've listened to a
lot with only 1-2 feet of wire by mistake too.

I once read advice about carrying around a few feet of wire to check these
radios when looking to buy one. I think that is enough for a check.


Barry non-Hauser


> Hi.
> I don't intend to post these "heard" postings often on this reflector
> (they're more suited to the SWL reflector) but an interesting thing happened
> this morning while doing my usual early morning news gathering via
> shortwave. 
> 
> Coming in well was Radio Japan on 9750 KHZ in English at 1520 UTC with the
> "Asian Report" of news from various Asian countries followed by some petty
> Japanese music.  SINPO 45434.
> 
> Also coming in very well this morning was Radio Australia on 9580 and BBC
> Singapore relay on 9740 KHz, both SINPO 45444.
> 
> MOTE:  I was listening to Radio Australia on the R-390A for about an hour
> and thought, MAN!  Reception is terrible for ABC this time of the morning.
> I'd have rated it at about SINPO 35333 and the meter read only about 50dB.
> 
> THEN, I decided to switch to the Yaesu VR-5000 receiver.  Imagine my
> surprise when it read a very strong signal.  Turns out the antenna switch
> had been left in the VR-5000 position and I was listening on the R-390A with
> a SHORTED antenna input (unselected receivers are shorted out).  MOST
> receivers when connected to that antenna switch and NOT selected see almost
> NO signals at all, so I guess the R-390A is doing quite well after all 8^)
> 
> 73 de Phil, KO6BB