Stan, Color me confused.
I thought someone had posted earlier that SSB wouldn’t work on MW but only above 2 MHz. Are you confirming that the SSB reception does work on the AM band? If so, I might be interested in this portable. The original Skywave is a great performer—I love mine. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-1 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD, Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” > On Nov 18, 2017, at 9:03 AM, Stan Horzepa <[email protected]> wrote: > > After spending Friday afternoon playing with my new C.Crane CC Skywave SSB > receiver, I tried it out after dark and logged a new station at 0210Z: WFUN > on 970 kHz in Ashtabula, Ohio, transmitting 1 kW, 404 miles to the west > broadcasting the Cleveland Cavaliers game. > > With nightime conditions, the Skywave SSB performs like the original Skywave. > Like the original, the SSB was able to pull out stations on 1070 despite the > slop from 50-kW WTIC on 1080, 12 miles away. Using the SSB mode, I was also > able to dig out a station on 980 from under the slop from WPRX on 990, 4 > miles away. > > IMHO, the sensitivity and selectivity of the Skywave SSB and original Skywave > is about the same, but the addition of the SSB option on the AM and SW bands > makes the Skywave SSB a better radio. > > Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU > Wolcott, CT > horzepa.com > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
