RE: RE: GE SuperRadios

[David Moisan <dmoisan@shore.net>]

At 07:12 PM 8/27/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, David Moisan wrote:
>
> > That radio doesn't have an FM DX/Local switch.
> >
>
>How about putting a resistor in series with the antenna? Isn't that what a
>Local/DX switch basically is?


I suppose one could, though the resistor is usually in some other part of 
the circuit.
If I had that problem (I don't), I'd use a wavetrap set to notch out the 
strongest local signal.

The 398's FM performance isn't its strong point;  while I've worked plenty 
of tropo, and  e-skip (from Murfreesboro, TN once.) with it, you can't 
receive first adjacent stations at all and second-adjacents only with some 
difficult.

If I had a *good* stereo tuner (I do not), it would probably be better than 
the 398.

Take care,

Dave

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