Posted by LJD on December 01, 2011 at 10:55:17 from (67.142.130.21):
I've been experimenting with radios trying to pull in at least one weak AM station. Radios and TVs are rarely built with rural reception in mind. Seems since most people do not live rural, and/or have cable - it's not worth the bother. AM travels over hills better then FM, and subsequently FM reception here is even worse then the weak AM.
Here at home (rural central NY) my best radio in the house is a 1938 tube-powered Crosley with a Zenith Wave-Magnet antenna. I've tried many other new radios that are obcure and sold WITH rural reception in mind.
Yet, my 1985 Ford F250 diesel truck with factory radio outdoes them all. Not very portable though. I guess all that rusty Ford metal makes a great ground-plane for the antenna.
I've tried . . . Grundig SL350DL, Tecsun BCL-2000, GE Super Radio III, RCA Super Radio III, Sony WorldRadio, and several older Halicrafters. None worked well enough and all were tried with several antennas.
I also tried several if not all makes of "earphone" radios. The AO Saftey "Worktunes" analog sometimes works on AM and never works on FM. The 3M "Worktunes" digital model never works in AM and sometimes works with FM.
I then tried a new Katio KA1103 digital AM/FM/shortwave/longwave radio. Cost $90 but this thing is amazing! Small too - only 6.5" X 4" Fits in the top pocket of my coveralls. I run a mini-jack extension cord from the radio up to my earphone radio (left turned off). Hop on a tractor and so far this thing works anywhere; even deep woods. Also works great at home and outdoes the old Crosley.
Only odd glitch is . . . will not work on weak AM when plugged into an AC outlet. Only works well on battery power. It seems the AC to DC conversion inside the radio ruins weak AM signals.
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