Thanks to everyone for the history on moves to 650 Khz. I have another history
question. When did the following stations move to 880; KRVN WMEQ KJJR and
CHQT?
I originally started DXing in the early 70's. My dad used to listen to
distant broadcasts like the Grand Ole Opry and that's how I got started. He
used a Zenith transoceanic Royal 1000. He bought me a $20 Playmate made in
Japan radio after he got tired of me wearing out the batteries in his radio. In
spite of being a cheap radio without an RF amplifier like the Zenith has; it
actually performed quite well. I frequently received and listened to stations
like WBZ, WCBS, WWL, and WSB not to mention others. WCBS was my favorite. I
guess it had something to do with New York City. After the radio died in the
late 70's I dropped the hobby entirely. I came back to it in January 1991 when
I found a GE Superadio II while browsing the electronics section in the
Canadian Tire store in Brandon. The words "Long Range and High Selectivity" on
the picture of the dial on the box caught my attention. The big list of specs
like 4 tuned IF stages on AM, 8" ferrite rod antenna and tuned RF o!
n AM sold me on it and I bought it right there. I unpacked it as soon as I got
home, turned it on at 4:45PM that afternoon and was astounded at the
sensitivity and selectivity. I have never owned or tried a radio that even came
close to the performance of this unit. 5 minutes later I stumbled on WBZ loud
and clear and was amazed at the catch considering how cluttered the AM band now
was. I always thought that it would be totally impossible to improve the
sensitivity of the unit any further, However a few years later I discovered the
IRCA and joined. I purchased some literature from the club and Ralph
Sanserino's loop was just too tempting not to build and try. I expected it to
be a flop, but how wrong I was. It really blew me away as it pulled in stations
loud and clear that were totally absent on the Superadio without it even with
the volume wide open. It more than doubled the number of station I could pick
up during the daytime.
Kenneth Nawalkowski
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