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| FEEDBACK Page 1 This page brings you a selection of comments made by visitors to MDS975.co.uk via our Contact page. We thank you very much for taking the trouble to get in touch, we really enjoy reading all of your comments: |
 Hi,
Thank you for your Radio History and in particular for providing Martin
Watkins’s detailed spreadsheet of AM frequencies. It enabled me
to date a Defiant wireless bought recently at a boot fair to between
Sep 1937and Feb 1938. Isn’t the internet wonderful!?Alastair (February 2008) |
| HI Mike and Julie, Your web site is the best I have seen ...... Mike
New Jersey, USA (February 2008) Thanks Mike. You are too kind! |
| My wife just asked me to play "99 RED BALLOONS"
. I already had it on the computer and I fired it up nice and
loud.
At the same time, I googled for the lyrics to the
song. I was stunned. I was somewhat shocked to think of the "happy
pop song" I loved to hear as a kid was not actually so "happy"
Thank You so much for posting the information you
folks had about the song (especially the German translation)
This song has more meaning to me now. I can
hear it in two different ways depending on what mood I'm in. I can also
educate some ignorant people of what this song is about. Hopefully they
won't take the "fun" out of it, but I would hope they would also allow
themselves to think a bit deeper and realize what this song was
about.
Carlo Karges (a name of which I never knew before now)
wrote a wonderful song. I don't know if he wanted a bunch of Americans
dancing to it in nightclubs, but I hope he would be thankful there are people
like me that take the time to find "the real story"
Sincerely
Frank Boston
Tulsa, Oklahoma
U.S.A.
(January 2008) Thanks Frank. 99 Red Balloons is certainly one of my favourites. More here > |
| Hi I just got around to digging out my old tape of the 1982 Central documentary about the creation of Radio Wyvern, I've put it here: http://www.esnips.com/web/dave-davesStuff/wyvern.flv to watch online or download (it's about 80meg) Mr Murfin is in fine form and the 'Meat Safe' at the Nell Gwynn Theatre (which eventually ended up in the Barbourne Terrace newsroom) that you mention on your site is featured. If you've not seen it it's a very interesting piece of local radio history. Regards Dave Webb (Sports presenter, Sunshine Radio network) (December 2007) |
| Dear Mike and Julie, Big thanks for Your page: http://www.mds975.co.uk I hope it will be on-line for ever! Greetings from Lithuania! Tadas (December 2007) Thanks so much! |
| Hi, I am new to the radio scene [apart from
some use with a mobile radio in my minicab some years back and also some CB back
in the 80's] and having come across your brilliantly informative site
wondered if you could help.
I have just moved near to an RAF station
so wondered what sort of radio I need to pick up air &
station traffic ....and maybe boats too as near the sea also?
I bought a cheap multiband radio and while it
picked up some distant commercial traffic it didnt pick up anything from all the
aircraft movements surrounding me at the time so I guessed I wasnt on their
wavelength!
By the way I have found a viewing position within
500 yards of the control tower so distance shouldn't be a problem.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Phil
Hi Phil, Thanks for your kind words. Military aircraft use frequencies all across the HF (shortwave) band from around 2.2 MHz right up to 29 MHz. The mode of transmission will be Single Side Band (USB or LSB). You may also find transmissions at around 36 MHz, 39 MHz, 51 MHz and 71 Mhz. VHF transmissions will be found from117 MHz to 156 MHz. The mode of transmission will likely be narrow band fm (nbfm). You will either need separate HF and VHF radios or a wide band receiver that covers both HF andVHF. The disadvantage of a wide band receiver is that it could be more expensive than buying a separate HF radio and a VHF/UHF scanner and unless you pay a good deal of money, the performance of wideband receivers can be compromised compared to using a dedicated HF radio and a dedicated VHF receiver. A typical HF radio will cover from 100 kHz to 30 Mhz. e.g. The Palstar R30. An HF radio would need to have continuous tuning (VFO) and the ability to tune to both AM and SSB (LSB and USB) modes of transmission. A typical scanner would cover from 25 Mhz to 512 MHz, or 25 to 1300 MHz or even 25 to 2000 MHz. Scanners tend not to have continuous tuning, and tune in frequency steps (jumps) of 5 kHz, 12.5 kHz 25 kHz and 50 kHz, for example. Many commercial aircraft transmissions now use channels that are space 8.33 kHz apart - and many scanner sdo not have 8.33 Khz steps, so watch out for that. You therefore need to pay attention to whether the tuning steps of the scanner that you are interested in will match the actual frequencies of the transmissions that you are interested in. An example of a wideband receiver is the Icom IC-R8500. This is a high quality communications receiver that has high resolution 0.01 kHz (10 Hz) tuning steps. It covers the entire frequency range from 100 kHz to 2000 MHz (2 GHz). It is extremely expensive though. You will need proper antennas for both types or reception. A long wire with ATU should suffice for HF (shortwave) frequencies wile a dipole antenna tuned for around 135 MHz should do the job for the VHF band. Alternatively you could use a 'scanstick' or 'discone' for wide-band scanner use, these antennas will cover from about 30 MHz to 1000 MHz. The antennas are extremely important - as, if not more important than the radio in fact. There's no point buying such sophisticated radios if the antenna is compromised, so get the biggest and best antenna that you can. Even the best and most expensive radio will not receive properly if it has a less than excellent aerial! When you have decided on your budget it is best to talk to a specialist retailer who will be able to guide you towards the most appropriate aerials and receivers. e.g. http://www.coastalcomms.org.uk/Scanners.htm http://www.wsplc.com/ Scanner Frequency Chart: http://www.radios-uk.com/scanners/frequencies.htm Hope that helps. Cheers and happy listening. Mike Many thanks for both replies, that gives me heaps
to go through and will obviously have to start looking for a decent
scanner/receiver.
I am an electronics engineer so maybe there are
kits or plans out there to build your own and serve two hobbies at the same
time.
Appreciate your most valuable knowledge and
time.
Thanks again.
Phil
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| (Re: Technics SL1200 MKII article) I have to say I hate you. Not because I hate you, but because you`re absolutely right, which has really spoilt my day. I have a mate who is very musical, plays all sorts of instruments and was (was !!) completely mesmorized by what I have done with vinyl over the last 20 years and recently CDs. I had two things to do this Christmas (and I`m not religious). One was to pass on my 1210`s to him, the other was to upgrade them for myself. So, not only have you completely ruined my own Christmas, but you`ve ruined his as well! This will involve a lot of cleaning at my house as he presently doesn`t have a decent deck and I can`t stand hearing the rubbish that comes out of his. I do 'DJ', but it is 40 year old jazz, RnB, soul, dub, reggae, etc; you get the idea: He plays punk and all previously mentioned with the onus on ska (an all encompassing genre at certain stages of illubriation). We are both now married with children and live in Macau. We moved here from Hong Kong, having grown up in Woolwich / Glasgow respectively. Every now and then we go to Hong Kong (an hour on ferry) to search for vinyl and trundle down Sham Shui Po market, an electrical, hi-fi and tradesman tools market. This is our release from the daily pressures of family life, music, technology and general "BS" that you get on this side of the world, which we do probably every 3 months. I had given him a vestax mixer, pioneer cdj decks, an old amp, etc, etc. And was looking forward to passing on the 1210`s as he can (musically) do a lot with them. So, I got on the internet, and low and behold, you tell me what I knew all along anyway, but had been trying to find a reasonable excuse to get around. (i.e. the SL1200's are the best there is! ed) I think I`ll buy him a broom instead. And if he asks why, I`ll pass on your address. All the best, you`ve convinced me !! and I haven't found anything better to date. You`re right (and you have my full permission to publish this). Happy Christmas. Cheers, Jamie & Luke (November 2007) Funny! :-D :-) Hold on to those Technics 1210's!!!! They are gems! |
| Thanks for having so much information packed into so few pages! Something that I didn't see, but I'm sure you've got, is a TRF longwave receiver. I'm on the Pacific Coast in Washington State, and rumor has it that some of the Russian lf transmitters can be heard from here. If you've got one on your site, please direct me to a TRF longwave set. 73 Gordon Cooper Bremerton, WA USA (November 2007) Thanks for your kind words Gordon! |
| Mike; Neat stuff you have gathered there... I recently bought a Palstar R30 over here on this side of the pond and understand it is / was also marketed as a Lowe 350. Paul, The Palstar engineer here has been a great guy to deal with. I love the radio. Thanks Bill Beamon KD4FNC (November 2007) Thanks you very much Bill |
| Hi Julie and Mike, Greetings from Rural Western Australia. Love your pages. As a kid during WW11, together with my brother we made crystal radios. One of our problems was getting a crystal and a holder as they were expensive, maybe a shilling I cant remember so we resorted to other means. One such radio utilised a Blue Gillette razor blade, as the crystal and a small safety pin as the detector, both of these could be "pinched" from Mum and Dad. Do you have any information on this adaptation? Not sure why Blue maybe they were just available at the time. At the time we lived at a little town called Torquay, it's right on the bottom of Australia in Victoria and the authorities had decided that the Japanese would invade through here. The Japanese were obviously in very bad need of map reading and navigation skills. Anyway along a 100 meter section of the beach, which was a couple of Km long they built a number of large concrete Tank Traps as that was where the invasion would take place. Funny people these Japanese Soldiers! Any way every night, as reception was better we would listen , in turns for news of the invasion. As children I think we were disappointed that nothing actually happened. In a way it is a small insight in how vulnerable and easily influenced the small ones are, even today. I have 10 grand children and the things they are exposed to makes one think. Sorry about the rabbiting on but your page brought back many memories of other good times. "Long days and pleasant nights" (Roland) Best regards Vic (October 2007) Great to receive your email Vic. Thanks for writing. |
| Hey man I happened to come across your post regarding your journey to eventually finding a 1200. I can't believe it took you over a decade to discover the 1200, especially when it is well known that its the best turntable ever made, and that today is still the benchmark. I was rather frustrated while reading that such an obvious choice of turntable never entered your decision making process for such a long time, yet alone the fact that you never considered a direct drive system. Anyway, it was an enjoyable read, I've been through quite a few SL's and will never use any other deck, when I sell my decks I always miss them and make some sort of effort to get another set. Regards saturnz (October 2007) Rather frustrated eh? NOT as frustrated as me! He he he!! Technics SL1200 MKII |
| G'day Mike, Well I splashed out and bought one of the new Ortofon 2M cartridges (the Red version, the cheapest one) and it arrived today and I put it into service on my Dual turntable. I was inspired to do a quick 'initial' review of it comparing it to my Ortofon Super OM10 cartridge. I've posted my review on the VE. Thanks Mike. Regards, Felix Scerri. (October 2007) Thanks for the update Felix. Read Felix's review here |
| Hi Mike, Thanks for a wonderful website and especially the page about the Ladybird TRF radio. I built one of these things as a kid. I still have the book and I even managed to get it autographed by George himself the other day at his QRP convention at Rochdale. I guess I'm on a bit of a nostalgia trip/mid-life crisis and intend to build one these radio's again. Your page states that the OC45 and OC71 are no longer available. Though having done a little surfing it would appear that Cricklewood electronics http://www.cricklewoodelectronics.com carry both of them. They are a little on the pricey side £4 for the OC71 and £5 for the OC45. You may wish to update your page with this information? Regards Nick (October 2007) Thanks for the update Nick, that is very helpful indeed. |
| Hello Mike: I send you this mail to thank you for your very interesting web site. I found this site when reading about TRF radio circuits in the EP PRACTCAL ELECTRONICS magazine. Sincerely Yours, Luis Fernando Vesga Madrid, (Spain). (September 2007) Thanks Luis. |
| Dear Mike, I have been reading your BRMB site and noticed that you had included my name as one of the first Presenters on the station. Can I let you know, just for the record, that I left BRMB and went to be a Presenter on BBC Radio Bristol and then on Radio 4 presenting the 'You and Yours' programme for 14 years along with numerous documentaries. I also made the first independently produced programmes for BBC Radio called 'The Leading Edge' a series of personality interviews on Radio 5. For TV I was a Presenter on the legal series 'Out of Court and the environment series 'Nature' both on BBC2. I now run my own Video Production Company and I am Chair of the Financial Services Consumer Panel. Good luck with the site. It was great to read about the team I worked with in the early days. Very best wishes John Howard (September 2007) Hi John, Thank you for your e-mail. It really is good to hear from you. Those early days of BRMB were great days indeed. I did know that you went on to 'You and Yours', and I thought that I had mentioned that fact. If not, it was very remiss of me, and I will include your further information. Thanks again, Regards, Mike |
| Hello Mike, My name is Darrin and I hail from North Carolina. I stumbled across your website and I have to say I love it. I do have a question about one of your radios, the Australian Radio. After you wind the first 50 turns of 24 AWG, how many turns of the other 30 AWG? It says to put it over the first but is that from top to bottom? Next, which is the primary and which is the secondary? Is the 50 turns of 24 AWG tied to the antenna and capacitor or is it the other connected to the earphones. I hope yo have time to help me out because I would like to build one. Thank you for your time. Cheers Darrin www.networxcomputer.net (September 2007) Hi Darrin, The 50 turn coil is connected directly to the tuning capacitor and is the primary. 50 turns should enable most of the Medium Wave (AM) band to be tuned - depending on the value of the tuning capacitor. (If it does not tune low enough towards 500 kHz then add a few turns, and if it does not tune high enough towards 1600 kHz then reduce the number of turns a little.) The secondary coil consists of 30 turns - it must have no direct connection to the tuned circuit (primary). The thirty turns of the secondary coil are wound over the top of the primary coil; start ten turns from the bottom of the primary and neatly wind the wire in between the windings of the primary - you should find that the 30 turns of the secondary coil finish ten turns from the top of the primary. The secondary is the connected between earth and the diode. Hope that helps. It's a great crystal set! |
| Dear Mike and Julie, Just a note to thank you for your efforts. You needn't apologise for the final photo - I found them all interesting. I hope you were not tresspassing at the base of the transmitter site, or risking electrocution! In 1963 I was a teleprinter operator when New Zealand began its radio and tv news service. It was assisted by about eight or so BBC people, some on a working holiday, some on loan. They seemed to enjoy it. We had a constant feed of the BBC from a country receiving station, and I could listen to the General Overseas Service all of my weekend shifts, while I did the tele-printing and typed the radio and tv news scripts. (We had only one tv bulletin - at 7.30pm.) We had a commercial network and the National Programme to look after. It got pretty quiet some weekends in NZ - the sub put out a call to everyone to find some news as you can only rewrite the BBC news so many different ways - all it produced was word of a triple yoked egg! Nowadays, to be so peaceful would be a dream of many people. I greatly miss the shortwave as I used to listen on the kitchen radio, as well as my bedside and study radios. I've got it now on the internet and installed the right stuff so I can run Linux on the computer. Thanks again. Yours, Paul (September 2007) Hi Paul, Thanks for your e-mail, and apologies for the delay in replying. Washford was a very interesting visit, and I am glad that I visited this rather historic site. I don't think that we were trespassing, since when we visited there were no barriers to prevent entry into the field in which the masts were standing. We didn't get so close as to risk electrocution since the bases of the masts were fenced off for protection - so no risks taken there! Your comments about the BBC are very interesting. It is a real shame that the BBC has pretty much abandoned short wave - like so many other broadcasters. I used to carry a short wave radio with me on holiday to keep in touch with the BBC, but now what's left of their short wave transmissions are directed mainly to third world countries and reception is pretty useless elsewhere. While I am keen to promote and congratulate the BBC in most areas, this particular aspect is a real disgrace. I know that television in the USA cab be Canada is fairly poor and I am lead to believe that TV in New Zealand is similar. When we visited Canada I found that the constant interruption of adverts (without warning) made television completely un-watchable. If TV got that bad here in the UK I honestly would not watch any longer. The BBC has no adverts, of course, and there is pretty much always something good to watch. The independent TV channels are allowed a maximum 9 minutes of adverts per hour at present. However our useless government and the equally useless media regulator, Ofcom, wants to increase this to 12 or more minutes per hour. The traditional terrestrial channels are BBC1 (set up in the 1940's); BBC2 (set up in 1964), ITV1 (set up in 1954); Channel Four (set up in 1982) and Channel Five (set up around 1997). The satellite channels here are often pretty poor, but the terrestrial TV networks still do a pretty good job. ITV, which is the oldest commercial TV network, still makes pretty good general entertainment programmes and drama. Channel Four was established in 1982 as a minority interest station and is not strictly a commercial broadcaster since it is a "public corporation", but still has advertising. Channel Five came along in 1997 as a terrestrial analogue network squeezed in amongst a UHF band-plan that was originally devised for only four national networks. Consequently reception in many parts of the country was impossible, and rather poor in other areas. The four original national networks - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Ch 4 - use nearly 1000 transmitters small and large, and cover 99% of the population, whereas Channel Five could only be allowed about 80 transmitters (if I remember correctly) and covers only 80% of the population. Of course coverage is almost universal via satellite and will be the same as the other networks after the UK has switched off analogue and converted to digital by 2012. Commercial radio is 80 percent dross here, with the exception of Classic FM and some output from Talk Sport and one or two local commercial stations which do their best. BBC Radio is, by and large, very good indeed. That is an impromptu summary of broadcasting here in the UK. In the main, without the BBC it would, I fear, be almost universally dire. Cheers, Mike |
| Good afternoon Mike, I enjoy your web site and this morning had a look at the CBC/Toronto bit and I remembered that when there 10 years ago I took a couple of photos of the masts on Toronto Islands. Have attached one - it is scanned and of mediocre quality but may be good enough if you wish to use it. As far as I can gather, these masts were used prior to the bigger units further out towards Niagara, but unable to ascertain if currently in use. Phil Rayner Geelong, Australia (August 2007) Thanks Phil. Much appreciated. Phil's photograph can be seen on this page. |
| Hello Mike, First of all I would like to thank you for producing such an interesting web site! All sorts of radio info and snippets - and it is local content for me too, as I live in Solihull. Anyway, I thought you might be interested to know that it is possible to receive WCR 101.8 in Solihull - I have been listening to it this morning. Have to smile at the "official" coverage maps! I have just modified a Technics tuner for FM dxing (I installed 4 very narrow filters) and thought I would try to get this station as a "test" - I had never heard it before. I tried rotating the dipole aerial, but I could hardly hear anything apart from interference from Classic FM. Then I had another look at your web site and spotted that it is vertical polarisation! Problem solved - with just a dipole (but a very very good tuner) I get reliable hissy mono, or nasty stereo. I wonder if I am their most distant listener? I sent them a message too! Regards Paul (August 2007) Thanks very much indeed for your e-mail Paul! |
| Hi.
Thanks for this great page on resistors and etc. I was a bit
dumbfounded though while trying to understand the breakdown of colour
codes in regards of resistors...... your web page was so informative and really helped me understand a few things that many other sites didn't. Thanks again. Sincerely, Tony Inosencio (July 2007) Thanks Tony! |
| Greetings from the Deep South. I had been considering selling off my SL-1200 Mk II and replacing it with a Pro-ject Debut III, but after stumbling onto your comments yesterday I'm going to hang on to it. Like you I was swayed by the audio press hype and believed that was the right way to go. I currently use a Grado Prestige Black but was thinking of replacing it with the AT95E. Do you think it will be a good match for the SL-1200? Regards Satish Dass Invercargill NZ (July 2007) Hi Satish, How good to hear from you. Do hang on to your SL-1200!! The Debut III may well be a good cheap introduction to the world of vinyl records for novices, or as a fairly cheap replacement for a broken 'midi system' turntable, but compared to a Technics SL-1200 it can only be a downgrade and a retrograde step. I like my AT cartridges and while I have no direct experience of the AT95 in my turntable at home I would imagine that it would turn in good results. I know that the AT110 works extremely well in my own SL-1200, and it is an inexpensive cartridge too. I would have thought that the Grado was pretty good, however, so maybe there is little need for a change unless you are unhappy. Don't forget how important accurate cartridge alignment, bias force, tracking weight, turntable levelling and clean records are! This can make all the difference. All the best, Mike. Thank you, I might carry on using the Grado. Regards Satish |
| Hi Mike, Just thought I'd say well done on such an interesting site, I only wish we had the internet when I had my brief life in radio. However, these days I'm back volunteering at hospital radio and your site has reminded me of the great radio industry that was and how it is. Thank you and best of luck Regards Rob (July 2007) Cheers Rob. |
| Dear Mike & Julie I was fortunate enough to meet up with Tony in the early 70s where he was a frequent visitor to the Turks Head Folk Club in Lincoln and a great inspiration and help to me who was just starting out. I heard him do Capstick Comes Home many many times - here are a few variations that I remember when he did it live: ....... "Eventually we trudged over t'hill until wi could see the one t'street light twinklin in our village. And there waitin for us were our old dog shep. Still like a statue. By heck he were a grand dog were shep. Mind you he were a bugger for runnin away. We ad to take im t' vet int finish. The vet told us that the only thing that d' cure im were concrete. So many a Saturday neet i'd be int' tin bath int' front t' fire watchin shep while my mam shovellled sand and cement at one end and me Dad trying to get im to drink watter at t' other! Thanks Tony - R.I.P Steve Wenderby Formerley of The Turks Head Folk Club Lincoln. Welton Folk Club Lincoln. R.A.F Gutersloh Folk Club West Germany Currently resident at The Green Man Folk Club Hampshire. (July 2007) Hi Steve, Thanks for your e-mail, it is very kind of you to write. Thank you for your memories, they're much appreciated, and great to read. Thanks again. |
| Hello Mike, I found your site very helpful, good job, and have now purchased a Technics SL-1200. I now need an Amp for this (home use ) do you have any model recommendations? Any info would be great. Thanks John (July 2007) Hi John, I know that you will be more than overjoyed with the SL-1200. It really is the best deck that you can buy without breaking the bank. As for amplifiers I cannot give a specific recommendation regarding current amplifiers - simply because model ranges change from time to time, and I have not heard all the latest models .However one of the best amps I have heard is the Musical Fidelity XA1, which is one that I use. However the MF does not have a turntable input, but that is no real problem as I easily added an outboard RIAA preamp. Okay the XA-1 is old now and not in production, but I would think that the current MF amps are equally excellent. My other favourite amps are Marantz, they really do sound terrific and I would find it quite difficult to believe that most people would be able to find fault with a Marantz. They do have inbuilt RIAA preamps for the connection of a turntable, but a worthwhile improvement can be made by using a better quality outboard RIAA preamp. I also like Yamaha amps very much indeed - very clean, articulate and fast - they have an inbuilt RIAA premap but, in my opinion, the in-built RIAA amp sounds quite poor, but that is no problem since, once again, an outboard RIAA turntable preamplifer can be used. As for outboard RIAA preamps ( and this really is the key to getting the very best from the amazing SL-1200) then a number are available. A Pro-ject RIAA preamp would be a good start. I have read excellent reports about the Graham Slee preamps, but I will admit to not hearing one. The best sound that I have ever heard from a TT combo is using the ESP P06 preamp that I discuss on the pages. This is a DIY project, but is WELL WORTH the effort!! If you build that very high quality power regulator, the sub-sonic filter and ESP P06 high quality RIAA preamp circuit, I honestly believe that the sound quality will at least equal or surpass any pre-built unit that you may be able to buy 'off the shelf' for £200 to £400. As for loudspeakers, I stand by Mission as producing some of the most remarkably good sounding speakers for reasonable amounts of money, they have a number of ranges, even the cheapest of which sound miraculous. Also look out for Revolver whow make beautifully made speakers and Opera who make the marvellous Prima's and don't forget Epos. I love the Epos M12.2 standmounts which are wonderful. But you must listen and audition! Don't forget that dirty crackly records can be made perfectly listen-able by using a record cleaning machine - expensive you think - well not so if you go for a KAB EV-1 which is reasonably priced, simple and effective. Hope that helps. Happy listening, Mike. |
| Hi there first of all just browsed your website! Very nicely laid out, stands out and shouts Hey!,come and look! Keep up the good work. Regards Tony (July 2007) Thanks Tony. |
| I
see you have almost the same interests as me ..Radio, Linux, Music,
Cats .... either way stumbled upon your page via a google
search...just wanted to drop a note and say..hey cool page .... and hi
from Charlotte, NC ... somewhere across the pond . George Doscher (June 2007) Thanks for your kind comments George! |
| Hello Mike and Julie, I was 'googling' my dad, who is Jim Lee, because to be honest I can't fully remember hearing him on CWR when I was little. I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed reading your site and finding out all about how it came and went. Alice Lee (May 2007) Thanks Alice. It's great to hear from you. You dad is a superb broadcaster. Mercia Sound and CWR were great stations, and it's always nice to hear Jim on the BBC. |
| Hello Mike I also have build the ESP RIAA preamp, but I made a single supply version so it could be built into the Computer. http://www.sandcastle.dk/pages/RIAA-PC-PCB-FINAL.htm http://www.sandcastle.dk/pages/RIAA-PC-PCB-MONT.htm Then it easy to record vinyl to CD via the Computer. Regards from Denmark Max (June 2007) Thanks for the info Max! My ESP RIAA Pre-amp page can be found here |
| Hi Mike I have a new page up on my website about the RTE mast in Cork that is used for RTE Radio 1 on 729 khz. I'm not sure if it is the kind of stuff you are interested in or is it more VHF/UHF? Anyway, have a look and link to it if you want to. http://homepage.eircom.net/~fm_radio/cork729.html Rgd's John (May 2007) Thanks John! |
| Hi there I found your interesting site whilst browsing the web looking for information on getting better quality MW and LW radio reception whilst travelling around W and C France. I spend quite a lot of time near Bordeaux and would really like to be able to pick up british stations on these frequencies. My existing portable radio is now pretty dead after many years of use. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on which models could make a good replacement? Many thanks Jon (May 2007) Hi Jon, Great to hear from you. My general answer would be firstly to use a good quality receiver from a well known manufacturer, i.e. Sony, Panasonic, Sangean / Roberts (Roberts re-badge Sangean radios and tend to be more expensive than the Sangean equivalent.). Secondly, and just as importantly, is to use an effective aerial. I would recommend a loop aerial of approximately 14 inches in diameter for travel use. Hope that helps. |
| Hello Mike! I am Daniel from Spain. I must tell you that your web is fantastic, marvellous and your scientific-work about the Technics is the very best all over internet. Many thanks Mike, BEST REGARDS TO YOU ALL (May 2007) Thanks you Daniel. I hope you get the Technics SL-1200 soon! |
| Hi, I love your web site I am going to put a link to your site on my site; http://www.petsittersinnottingham.co.uk/ Dean (May 2007) |
| Hi Mike, What a delightful site you have here! Anyway, I am thinking about building this ATU but I just want to check that it is suitable for receiving and for a frequency range of between 0-30 megahertz. I am thinking of using it on my RA17 Many thanks Carl (May 2007) Thanks for your comments Carl. The ATU can cover from about 150 khz to 30MHz or 500 khz to 30 MHz. This is entirely dependent on the type of coil that you decide to wind; the more turns on the coil the lower frequency it will be able to cover. I have found that the most noticeable effect of my ATU with a 'random wire' aerial is from long wave to about 15 MHz, but the effect of an ATU is very dependent on the type of aerial and its length and the type of receiver that it is being usd with. I have found that an ATU can help weedle out weak stations and is certainly helpful with overloading when using a very long aerial, this is because the ATU offers some filtering. I have found the "T" type to be most effective. Hope that helps. Mike. |