Return-Path: Received: from rly-ma02.mx.aol.com (rly-ma02.mail.aol.com [172.20.116.46]) by air-ma09.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMA092-8954942d417175; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:14:04 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-ma02.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMA027-8954942d417175; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:14:02 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LBFKT-0008IM-PU for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:13:45 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LBFKS-0008ID-SV for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:13:44 +0000 Received: from cmsout01.mbox.net ([165.212.64.31]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LBFKR-0000wJ-M4 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:13:44 +0000 Received: from cmsout01.mbox.net (cmsout01-lo [127.0.0.1]) by cmsout01.mbox.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1984F2AC570 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:13:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cmsapps02.cms.usa.net [165.212.11.138] by cmsout01.mbox.net via smtad (C8.MAIN.3.45U) with ESMTP id XID190mLLVNI2239X01; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:13:34 -0000 X-USANET-Source: 165.212.11.138 IN dibene@usa.net cmsapps02.cms.usa.net X-USANET-MsgId: XID190mLLVNI2239X01 Received: from [127.0.0.1] [151.47.213.166] by cmsapps02.cms.usa.net (ESMTPA/dibene@usa.net) via mtad (C8.MAIN.3.48O) with ESMTPA id 030mLLVNG7072M38; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:13:32 -0000 X-USANET-Auth: 151.47.213.166 AUTH dibene@usa.net [127.0.0.1] Message-ID: <4942D3FA.2060606@usa.net> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:13:30 +0100 From: Alberto di Bene User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <20081211.192928.3920.2.riese-k3djc@juno.com> <007a01c95bf2$6e2c9ac0$0900a8c0@AM> In-Reply-To: <007a01c95bf2$6e2c9ac0$0900a8c0@AM> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 081124-0, 11/24/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Z-USANET-MsgId: XID030mLLVNG7072X38 X-Spam-Score: 1.2 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS=1.166 Subject: LF: RE: DEGEN 1103 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=SUBJ_ALL_CAPS autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Alan Melia wrote: > Hi Bob I dont have one but I dont see why that "trick" would affect the > hardware.....it is just a trick to fool the procesor into going below > 100kHz. Of course you dont know what the sensitivity will be like down > there.Most of these radios have attenuation on the MW and lower to keep the > IMD from strong BC stations down. So it may not be brilliant down there. > > Best Wishes > Alan G3NYK I can confirm, after experimenting, that the fooling of the microprocessor has the negative side effect that the uP switches away from the internal ferrite antenna, as it has been surreptitiously convinced that the band where the radio is being tuned on, is outside the LW/MW segment.... there is no a free lunch... so either you use the small telescopic rod, which on LW/MW is of no use, or resort to an external antenna... 73 Alberto I2PHD