I would start here for your antenna. http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant.html
Adam J. Melancon ----Original Message Follows---- From: John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: "'[email protected] '" <[email protected]> Subject: run it from a Zaurus? was RE: [brlug-general] review of a shortwave radio receiver card for a PC, and an overvi ew of shortwave radio Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:32:47 -0500 Exactly the first thing I asked myself when I read the article, and found a serial cable for the Zaurus: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10320919&loc=&rp=true $33.31 What this means is that for about $600 (Sharp Zaurus, Ten Tec RX-320, 12VDCtoAC power inverter) you get a truly mobile shortwave radio receiver that is computer controlled. I already bought a 12VDC to 3VAC power adapter for my Zaurus so I can run it in my car for about $15. Wow. What kind of car antenna should I get to attach to a unit like the Ten Tec RX-320 to get great reception? John Hebert -----Original Message----- From: Tim Fournet To: [email protected] Sent: 6/9/03 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] review of a shortwave radio receiver card for a PC, and an overvi ew of shortwave radio so is there a RS-232 connector for the zaurus? On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 11:55, John Hebert wrote: > Interesting introductory article on shortwave radio for computer geeks and a > review of a shortwave radio card that fits in your PC. Just when you think > you can't get any geekier... ;) > > John Hebert > > http://arstechnica.com/guide/audio-visual/shortwave/shortwave-1.html > > blurb from slashdot.org: > Shortwave Radio and The PC > > Posted by Hemos on Monday June 09, @06:53AM > from the car-54-where-are-you dept. > An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica has an indepth guide on the Ten Tec > RX-320, a shortwave radio receiver that connects to the PC and is controlled > by software (both Linux and Windows). The article goes into depth on > different high frequency modes, broadcast shortwave, and even a bit on ham > radio and new digital modes." > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
