T-80 for $10 at a Thrift Shop? I am "majorlly" jealous! :) That is a nice one for FM DX'ing! I troll some of the local Goodwill's and the only Tuner's that I have ever seen are very low end (although some brand names -just not DX material). You know you have a low end one, as there aren't as many controls (such as FM mute and bandwidth type controls) :) Although the bandwidth is selectable on yours, many w/ T-80's and T-85's replace their filters (150 KHz ones IIRC) with 110 KHz Muratra's.
You may also want to check thrift stores for HD radios, such as the Sony or Accurian. I found an Accurian HD radio, less remote for $6. I think that someone couldn't figure it out or didn't know what it was and donated it. I picked up a Texas station, via Sporadic E (aka Es) and it was in HD, on simple rabbit ears in 2008 and a few Floridians and New England / Maritime stations last FM DX Es season. Enjoy your find! 73, Dave in Indy ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:59:54 -0800 (PST) From: "Kevin S" <sa...@sounddsl.com> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: Re: [IRCA] MORE BAD NEWS FOR FM DXERS Message-ID: <55038.64.95.191.233.1265093994.squir...@mail.sounddsl.com> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 I am in the middle of Seattle, but until today haven't had a chance to really hear what the FM IBOC hash sounds like. By chance, I picked up a Yamaha T-80 tuner today at a thrift shop for $10, and it works perfectly! The AM section has dual bandwidths, but neither are very narrow, and the images on the low end of the band are pretty bad, so no TPs on this one. However, the FM side is fantastically sensitive and has two good bandwidths. In listening to local IBOCers, doing an A/B with the wide/narrow filtering, the hash is quite noticeable, especially on the local classical station that isn't blasting all of the time. Fortunately, the narrow bandwidth pretty much gets rid of it, and the audio isn't impacted much at all. I can't imagine what those who listen to the classical station, and don't have a selectable bandwidth tuner or an HD tuner, must think. Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA > Dave, > > I guess I live too far from the IBOC noisemakes here. Portland is 75 air > miles over the Coast range and Seattle is 150. If I remember, the next > time I go to Portland, I'll check out the FM dial. I just never listen > to FM. > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > KGED QSL Manager > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com