11-06-2014, 12:30 AM
Installed a fuse today, and am down to the last few items on the cabinet. Might try to install the grill cloth tomorrow, and finish things up.
I wanted to see how it well it functioned on the short wave bands, so I fired it up for about an hour tonight. Since it is out of the cabinet I used a simple random length wire for the antenna. I managed to pick up a number of Spanish speaking stations, one of which I believe may have been located in Caracas. Not entirely sure about that though, since I'm not a fluent speaker. Also picked up WTWW out of Lebanon, TN (I'm in Texas).
The current draw is a steady 0.5 amps, which I guess is pretty normal for these radios. That actually seems quite low to me, considering what some of the modern, amateur radios draw on receive. But I'm not complaining.
Anyway, things are moving right along, and I just might be hooked on this new hobby. My SSTran should be here tomorrow.
I wanted to see how it well it functioned on the short wave bands, so I fired it up for about an hour tonight. Since it is out of the cabinet I used a simple random length wire for the antenna. I managed to pick up a number of Spanish speaking stations, one of which I believe may have been located in Caracas. Not entirely sure about that though, since I'm not a fluent speaker. Also picked up WTWW out of Lebanon, TN (I'm in Texas).
The current draw is a steady 0.5 amps, which I guess is pretty normal for these radios. That actually seems quite low to me, considering what some of the modern, amateur radios draw on receive. But I'm not complaining.
Anyway, things are moving right along, and I just might be hooked on this new hobby. My SSTran should be here tomorrow.
