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    From Darren Darko@1:218/700 to All on Fri Feb 10 10:43:23 2023
    I know it's 2023, but wondering if anyone is using tube gear or other old school receiver for SWL out there? I have several SDR setups but still like using tube gear for audio listening (AM/SSB on shortwave) because I find the audio quality better than SDR and was wondering if anyone else does the same - hunt using SDR and listen using an old school dedicated receiver?

    Curious to see the responses...
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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Darren Darko on Sat Feb 11 09:51:00 2023
    Darren Darko wrote to All <=-

    I know it's 2023, but wondering if anyone is using tube gear or other
    old school receiver for SWL out there? I have several SDR setups but
    still like using tube gear for audio listening (AM/SSB on shortwave) because I find the audio quality better than SDR and was wondering if anyone else does the same - hunt using SDR and listen using an old
    school dedicated receiver?

    Not tube gear, but I've been keeping my eye out for a Trans-Oceanic or
    similar vintage SW ratio recently. Reception with my dinky little Sony
    portable SW set has improved greatly since getting rid of my powerline
    ethernet adapters and I'd like to get back into SW.




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  • From Darren Darko@1:218/700 to Kurt Weiske on Sun Feb 12 15:57:26 2023
    Re: Re: Anyone using tube gear here?
    By: Kurt Weiske to Darren Darko on Sat Feb 11 2023 09:51 am

    The old vintage Zenith Trans-Oceanics were tube based, I've had a couple of them over the years. If I find another one this summer that doesn't need too much work, I'll let you know. The audio out of them is phenomenal. Even throwing a wire outside helps with the local RF noise level on the receiver, but getting rid of powerline adapters and "wall-wart" power supplies (or at least unplugging them) should knock the rest of the noise out for you
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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Darren Darko on Mon Feb 13 07:34:00 2023
    Darren Darko wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

    The old vintage Zenith Trans-Oceanics were tube based, I've had a
    couple of them over the years. If I find another one this summer that doesn't need too much work, I'll let you know.

    Thanks, keep me in mind!

    My grandfather's old Sony TFM-1600 https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sony_tfm1600tfm_160.html

    Died a while back, and I'd like a working radio even more vintage to replace it.



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