Dan the Man with the Plan Ross <@BBN.COM,@fluffy.cs.wisc.edu:dross@rsch.wisc.edu> (02/21/90)
I have a Sony 2002 (a 7600D outside US?), and when using it recently noticed that turning the volume up a ways (like beyond halfway) seems to cause a loud buzzing sound. I thought at first it was outside interference from electrical whatnot, but then discovered than turning the volume down makes it go away (and the signal is audible enough I can tell there is not interference). I had some "Walkman"-type speakers which I plugged in to it, and the problem seemed to go away (but, of course, I don't want "simulated pseudo-stereo" of SW broadcasts :-). So, my assumption is that the speaker, when operating "loudly," interferes with the set in some way. Could anyone elaborate/explain/dispell this, and is there a solution? Is this a problem solved, say, in the 2003 (7600DS?)? One last thing: should I be able, under average-above average conditions, to receive Radio Luxembourg with a 2002 from the Midwestern USA? I've been able to receive a lot of stuff talked about here from Europe. I thought I might have been listening to it, but I couldn't get the volume loud enough to hear the faint signal! Thanks-- Dan Ross Internet: dross@cs.wisc.edu
Steven Alexsy <@DECWRL.DEC.COM,@shlump.nac.dec.com:alexsy@gldoa> (02/23/90)
Dan "the Man with the Plan" Ross writes... >One last thing: should I be able, under average-above average conditions, >to receive Radio Luxembourg with a 2002 from the Midwestern USA? I've been >able to receive a lot of stuff talked about here from Europe. I thought I >might have been listening to it, but I couldn't get the volume loud enough >to hear the fa(near Detroit), I can vouch for the reception of Radio Luxembourg most nights on 6090 kHz. Signal is good here anytime from 0030 to after 0130 z. Radio Habana used to interfere but they have mercifully changed frequencies about 6 months ago. (I do not have a 2002 but I would think from the strength of the signal here on the FRG8800 it should be no problem.) In the summer, I was able to listen to the French language service on 15350 kHz in the late afternoon/early evening. /s/
LANG@UNB.CA (02/23/90)
On Wed, 21 Feb 90 20:56:47 GMT Dan the Man with the Plan Ross <fluffy.cs.wisc.edu!dross%rsch.wisc.edu@BBN.COM> writes: > One last thing: should I be able, under average-above average > conditions, to receive Radio Luxembourg with a 2002 from the > Midwestern USA? I've been able to receive a lot of stuff talked about > here from Europe. I thought I might have been listening to it, but I > couldn't get the volume loud enough to hear the faint signal! I presume you mean Radio Luxembourg on SW. I have a 7600D (bought on a trip to Hong Kong) and using just the wire antenna that came with the set, strung up in my office, I have managed to hear Radio Luxembourg occasionally on 6090 kHz around 23:00 to 0:00 UT but only with poor to fair signals - and this is on the east coast of Canada (about 100 km from Bay of Fundy). The transmission on 1440 kHz is another matter. I haven't heard that frequency on this side of the Atlantic. ======================================================================== Richard B. Langley BITnet: LANG@UNB.CA or SE@UNB.CA Geodetic Research Laboratory Phone: (506) 453-5142 Dept. of Surveying Engineering Telex: 014-46202 University of New Brunswick FAX: (506) 453-4943 Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3 ========================================================================
Shrikant Ranade <@HPLABS.HP.COM,@hpda:sranade@hpcuhb> (03/01/90)
In rec.radio.shortwave dross@fluffy.cs.wisc.edu (Dan Ross) writes: > I have a Sony 2002 (a 7600D outside US?), and when using it recently noticed > that turning the volume up a ways (like beyond halfway) seems to cause a loud > buzzing sound. I thought at first it was outside interference from electrical > whatnot, but then discovered than turning the volume down makes it go away > (and the signal is audible enough I can tell there is not interference). I > had some "Walkman"-type speakers which I plugged in to it, and the problem > seemed to go away (but, of course, I don't want "simulated pseudo-stereo" of > SW broadcasts :-). Were you operating off mains or battery power? If the latter, this may be a classic symptom of partly run-down cells. I have invariably found this to be the case with the 7600D. (I almost never use batteries; the radio is too much of a power hog.) > Thanks-- > Dan Ross Internet: dross@cs.wisc.edu Shrikant Ranade sranade@hpda.hp.com