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From: "R. Colin Newell" <coffeecan...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 5:19 PM
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Motel QRM
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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 2:06 PM
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [IRCA] Motel QRM
Gang,
It seems that about 3/4 of the time I travel I end up in a hotel or a
motel that has QRM on every AMBCB frequency strong enough to blank out
all but the strong locals (if ther
My apologies as well (I'm Canadian - we apologize a LOT!) -- :-)
Get one of these -
http://swling.com/blog/2013/12/a-review-of-the-tecsun-pl-880-portable-shortwave-radio/
I have used one - they feel good in the hand, have great audio and have
been well received...
On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 1:47
Colin,
I should have been clearer. I was complaining about the Motel QRM while
on the road.
And
A need to replace the SW-35 is on the horizon. I have used it for so
long that all of the writing on the case over the controls is gone, and
some of the switches are intermittent. I have been
I'm afraid that I agree with Colin. It's not the radio! It's a sign of
our times. Crappy noise producing light fixtures (power saving) are the
most common source of QRM. In motels/hotels, the outside lights are on
24/7 and if they are, that'll be the source. Other sources might be BPL
Since the QRM is RF energy, the best thing to do is go to a BnB or a cabin.
A new radio will be no more resistant to the RF noise mess than any other.
Sometimes a radio with a choice of narrow bandwidths helps - but only
marginally.
Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC
Gang,
It seems that about 3/4 of the time I travel I end up in a hotel or a
motel that has QRM on every AMBCB frequency strong enough to blank out
all but the strong locals (if there is one). Some of the nicer motels
seem to be the worst. On a recent trip to my wife's family reunion in
