Re: AM (& FM) Presets

[John Mullaney <john@minutemancomm.com>]

I was thinking of listing all 300 channels in both my scanners and the 128 in
both my two way radios but I think I'll skip the whole thing.....


David Moisan wrote:

> For the two radios I own that have presets (a Hitachi car radio makes
> three, but it's in the closet), here they are:
>
> DX-398 SW/MW/FM radio (home, and sometimes away):
>
> AM: (all DX unless noted)
> 1. 880 WCBS
> 2. 700 WLW (used to be for CHSJ)
> 3. 1070 CBA
> 4. 1500 WTOP
> 5. 1460 WBET (local)
> 6. 1180 WHAM
> 7. 1110 WBT
> 8. 1690 (that station out in Delaware)
> Priority memory: 1030
>
> FM
> 1. 99.5 WKLB
> 2. 97.5 WOKQ
> 3. 91.7 WMWM
> 4. 90.9 WBUR
> 5. 101.1 WGIR (only for auto racing)
> 7. 102.5 WCRB
> 8. 104.9 WBCQ
> 9. 97.7
>
> This shortwave radio I use for so much listening, has a whopping 300
> memories though "only" 20 memories apiece for AM and FM, plus a "priority"
> button that I set to WBZ.  To keep this on topic, the FM section of the
> radio supports RDS.  One wonders how many (or how few) others do.
>
> My Radio Shack "portable AM/FM stereo" (i.e, walkman-style):
>
> AM
> 1. 1030
> 2. 1460
>
> FM
> 1. 99.5
> 2. 97.5
> 3. 90.9
>
> This little radio has lots of presets (10 each) but it's a pain to program
> since it has no nonvolatile memory and loses settings every time you change
> batteries (the manual helpfully claims that memory settings are held for
> "20 seconds" while you change batteries.  Try doing that to a small radio
> with big fingers...)
> Consequently, I only bother to program in the stations I really listen to.
>
> Take care,
>
> Dave
>
> David Moisan, N1KGH, GROL                        dmoisan@shore.net
> Invisible Disability:
> http://www1.shore.net/~dmoisan/invisible_disability.html

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