Okay well this topic has taken a turn I didn’t expect and for the record, I don’t care what radio stations do, whether they broadcast mind numbing music - as most do unfortunately - or whether they broadcast such boring shows as “Jennifer Takes A bath”, I’m interested in receiving them particularly if they’re far away from me. Yep, one can probably get them on the Internet but where’s the challenge in doing that?
> On 11 Oct 2018, at 4:21 pm, Gary Schindler <garys5...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Mary and Howard are correct. You have five companies that own most of the > radio stations in the states. Most of the talk stations are conservative. > > > They also didn't mention that cellular towers, noisy power lines and > transformers from an ageing power grid, computers everywhere, and, leaking > cable systems adjacent interference from stations using the frequencies to > the left and right of the main station for HD radio makes it almost > impossible to DX any more. IF you do pull in a station at night that is an HD > station because of the reduced power, it sounds terrible anyway because of > the sky wave conditions. Because of these things it isn't worth buying a good > radio no matter how sensitive or selective it is if you can't enjoy a good > listening experience. > > > > On 10/11/2018 12:02 AM, Mary Otten wrote: >> Howard, >> I have to agree with you. As somebody who grew up loving to DX on the medium >> wave band and then later got a ham license, I love radio. But radio in the >> United States these days is useless. I wouldn’t spend 10 bucks on a radio. >> There’s nothing to listen to. Unless you come to the states, Dane, you >> simply can’t understand what we’re talking about. If it’s better for you in >> Australia, great. But here, everything is owned by big corporations and who >> really gives a damn? There’s no local color nothing. It’s worthless. >> Mary >>> On Oct 10, 2018, at 8:58 PM, Howard Traxler <how...@traxlerenterprises.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Dane, you are generalizing. Some ham radio guys know the stuff and some >>> don't. Whichever I am is no concern to anyone but me. All I am saying is: >>> >>> (only an opinion); broadcast radio and TV, these days, is nothing but a >>> vast waste land and not worth the price of any type of receiving device. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" >>> <grtd...@internode.on.net> >>> To: <all-audio@groups.io> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 10:15 PM >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] CC EP Pro Radio continued >>> >>> >>> I think you're missing the point. >>> This radio is a very reasonably priced and good sounding set so no matter >>> what your radio listening habits - long distance or local - then it’s a set >>> worth getting. >>> And please forgive me again but those who use Ham radio sets I've found >>> wouldn't know a a good sensitive long distance receiver if they fell over >>> one. >>> Yep I know that Kenwood are recognised for transceivers as are Uniden and a >>> whole heap of other companies but they're not known for long distance >>> reception of the type I'm talking about, you need nice antennas to be >>> strung up, nothing wrong with that at all but I like to move around. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Howard Traxler >>> Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2018 2:10 PM >>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] CC EP Pro Radio continued >>> >>> Don't know what kind of broadcasting is done in Australia, but here in the >>> states there isn't much that I'd turn on the radio for--no matter how good >>> the radio be. >>> >>> Being a radeo ham, I have a Kenwood TS-590S. The receiver on this one >>> tunes continuous from the "long wave" bandup through 54 (or so) megahertz; >>> very nicely covering the US broadcast band. With external amplification, >>> this one can have pretty good sound. Not to take anything away from the CC >>> radios or even the super radios; there has to be something out there that >>> one desires to hear; or what good is it? >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> >>> To: <all-audio@groups.io> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 1:11 PM >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] CC EP Pro Radio continued >>> >>> >>> Shame you feel that way as there’s plenty to recommend a radio such as this >>> if you’re thinking from a content perspective. >>> Actually one could argue that its probably better to be able to listen to >>> long-distance radio given the rubbish some local city stations broadcast and >>> then you’ll never know unless you try receiving these stations so therefore >>> you’ll need something good to receive them on in the first place. >>> So enter the CC EP Pro as a very good starting point for a most reasonable >>> price. >>> There aren’t too many radios that come near the CC EP Pro as far as >>> performance these days and I’ve had my view confirmed when scanning about >>> the band and listening to the set earlier this morning. >>> Yes, you can go for all those vintage sets if you like as I myself have done >>> but its really not worth the bother doing that unless you know someone in >>> the repairs business. >>> Let’s take the classic GE Super Radio version II, I got one in 1990 and I >>> gave it away. >>> Now suppose I was offered one of those sets today the question then arises, >>> should I buy or should I settle for something else like a CC EP Pro? To me >>> the answer is obvious, forget about the GE Super Radio and take the CC EP >>> Pro. >>> The GE Super Radio would most likely require an alignment and finding >>> someone to do that may take some time. >>> The CC EP Pro is as good as - if not a little better in some ways - as the >>> GE Super radio was. >>> The CC EP Pro is far quieter whereas the GE Super Radio was quite noisy in >>> comparison. >>> The CC EP Pro in my view has a definite performance edge when it comes to >>> receiving those distant stations not only for the lack of noise but because >>> of its pinpoint accurate DSP tuning, the CC EP Pro is about as selective a >>> radio you’ll find anywhere. >>> The GE Super radio may sound a little better but the amp isn’t much good and >>> you’re not going to get much volume out of it. >>> The CC EP Pro lacks a little bottom but does have a smaller speaker. >>> So yes, whatever your listening habits - local or distant, AM or FM - then >>> the CC EP Pro is certainly worth the look, I can’t remember the exact price >>> of the radio now - I obviously pad to pay quite a bit more to have the unit >>> shipped to Australia -, the price is well under a hundred US dollars. >>> >>> >>>> On 11 Oct 2018, at 4:09 am, Howard Traxler <how...@traxlerenterprises.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sure would have been nice to have this radio (or something like it) 60 >>>> years ago. I'm not convinced that there's anything out there worth having >>>> a good radio for. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Casey" <cwoll...@wi.rr.com> >>>> To: <all-audio@groups.io> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2018 8:33 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] CC EP Pro Radio continued >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi is this A single conversion or A duel conversion radio? >>>> And Do you have the cc radio 2 E and do you think that this one is better >>>> than that set? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Dane >>>> Trethowan >>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2018 7:21 PM >>>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>>> Subject: [all-audio] CC EP Pro Radio continued >>>> >>>> Hi again! >>>> I had the pleasure of receiving my CC EP Pro AM/FM radio around half an >>>> hour ago so I’ve been able to do some quick testing of this unit. >>>> Firstly for the price its an absolute bargain if you’re wanting a >>>> modern-day “Super Radio” but the radio isn’t without some annoyances. >>>> The first is with the sound, not much bottom but enough I guess, certainly >>>> a lot of very nice crisp top. >>>> You have to be extremely careful how you tune this radio, you can’t go >>>> racing up and down the dial as you can with a standard analogue type >>>> radio. >>>> The CC EP. is in fact a radio with an Analogue dial but tunes in steps of >>>> 9 or 10KHZ selectable and you can hear the radio step as you tune slowly >>>> up or down the band. >>>> If you tune too fast then you’ll miss hearing those weak signals and may >>>> actually hear nothing at all if you tune at speed. >>>> So that out of the way the other thing to remember is that you may not >>>> hear a correct representation of the received signal when you first tune >>>> there, this radio has some traits of that annoying Soft muting so wait a >>>> second of two before passing judgement. >>>> The next thing the user has to bare in mind is that the CC EP Pro - like >>>> the former CC EP - has a tuneable ferrite twin coil antenna. >>>> Normally leaving the tuning knob at its middle detent should give you >>>> reasonable reception anywhere on the AM band but I have found that if >>>> you’re >>>> prepared to tune about with this knob you can improve the reception >>>> significantly, something you quickly get used to. >>>> The next thing to note is that this radio is extremely directional, is >>>> that good or bad? Well if you’re wanting to say nun out very weak stations >>>> next to very strong one’s then the directionality of this portable is a >>>> pure God Send and can make quite a dramatic difference. >>>> What it also means is that you may have to move the radio around a little >>>> bit to get optimal reception of your tuned station. >>>> All that aside then the radio is still a pure joy to use, simple but yet >>>> very affective at the job it was designed for, to enable the user to enjoy >>>> both local and long distance AM/FM broadcast with a reasonable quality >>>> sound not found on a lot of today’s radios. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > Gary G. Schindler > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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