Finally, something that has something to do with radio!
--Lou K2LKK
At 08:45 PM 1/23/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Anyone ever try using their wide-band receiving HT to aid in tuning an
>analogue FM broadcast radio.  I was trying to find a weak fm station on my
>table top radio (it's a Teac R1 radio with analogue tuning).  I wanted to be
>sure I was on frequency before adjusting the antenna so I added the 10.7 1st
>IF frequency to the station I wanted to receive and punched it into my T90.
>The station is on 103.1 WRNR, so I punched 113.8 into the HT and opened the
>squelch on the HT.  Then I tuned the Teac until I heard a "bump" in the
>static.  I verified this works by tuning into several known local stations.
>I guess the Teac is not very well shielded because I could hear the station
>I was tuned to over the HT.  I also tried this trick on my Tivoli Model 1
>and an old RS MTA-8 radio and the technique worked on all.  This trick
>doesn't work as well on stations below 97.3 since adding the 10.7 IF
>frequency may put you on another strong broadcaster.
>
>For the record, the Teac is no dx'er but sounds great on the local stations,
>I could not hear WRNR at all on the Teac or RS radios.  The same station is
>useable (some noise) on the Tivoli and almost full quiting on my Sat800.  I
>am being unfair to the Tivoli since it's at ground level and the Sat800 is
>upstairs.
>
>73, Ken -N5SWR
>
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