tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post5867612081160711559..comments2023-09-16T06:16:51.714-05:00Comments on Engineer's Log: KAXE Reception Issues and solutionsDan Houghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057716300327863881noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post-81063643129531691822011-11-10T07:55:41.877-06:002011-11-10T07:55:41.877-06:00Hi Dan and others.
Just found your post on the So...Hi Dan and others.<br /><br />Just found your post on the Sony XDR-F1HD. Decided to purchase one but find no stock anywhere. Surprised considering the very excellent performance you and others have reported. Has this tuner been discontinued or, what is the status? Anyone know?<br /><br />Thanks, MeauxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post-68516542166936099772009-05-06T11:53:00.000-05:002009-05-06T11:53:00.000-05:00If you are sandwiched between 2 stations broadcast...If you are sandwiched between 2 stations broadcasting HD, you have my sympathies. HD's sloppy signal can occupy up to 5 channels, spilling over noise into the adjacent frequencies. Analog FM, sits nicely in the one 200KHz channel allotted to it. <br /><br />I would give the radio a try. It has some very creative digital signal processing that is about the best at separating signals. Buy it for $80 and take a chance!Dan Houghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057716300327863881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post-64382689617593152542009-05-05T15:26:00.000-05:002009-05-05T15:26:00.000-05:00Wondering if this little monster would resolve a r...Wondering if this little monster would resolve a reception problem I've had for years with a local FM station - they have two transmitters separated by some distance and operating on the same carrier frequency, with me about the same distance from both. The resulting multipath is terrible and even with a high end tuner (Yamaha TX-1000) and directional FM yagi and rotor, I can't get rid of distortion, even on mono but especially on stereo. They have gone HD so I'm thinking I might give the Sony a try, but I don't know how it responds to multipath on HD. Any thoughts on this?<br /><br />ThanksTuckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post-73542843922742316372008-11-22T16:24:00.000-06:002008-11-22T16:24:00.000-06:00OK, so no user serviceable tubes inside. I do mis...OK, so no user serviceable tubes inside. I do miss those 5 tubers that could heat up a small room. My 24" lcd monitor probably matches the btu but without that comforting orange glow.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714906678085690030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post-82113486443052759882008-10-24T08:44:00.000-05:002008-10-24T08:44:00.000-05:00Hi Wayne-No vacuum tube inside! The warmth is com...Hi Wayne-<BR/>No vacuum tube inside! The warmth is coming from the power supply transformer. Check out the article review I reference in the blog and you'll see nice inside pics and a discussion of the warmth of the power supply.<BR/><BR/>Very cool to hear it worked well for the marginal reception! I value that kind of feedback<BR/><BR/>-DanDan Houghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057716300327863881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post-25943164134645805312008-10-23T21:58:00.000-05:002008-10-23T21:58:00.000-05:00I bought one of these tuners this summer. Recepti...I bought one of these tuners this summer. Reception in the Outing area had deteriorated to the point where I could no longer get a clean stereo signal from KAXE. I'm happy to report pristine audio, both left and right using only the wire dipole antenna included with the tuner. I'm not receiving HD radio in this area with any reliability. AM radio in HD is interesting and certainly an improvement in fidelity over traditional AM on the rare occasion that I can pull in a strong enough signal. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure there is a vacuum tube inside as the cabinet does gets a little warm.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714906678085690030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post-453904937941965532008-10-20T08:47:00.000-05:002008-10-20T08:47:00.000-05:00Hi Erv-Your Grundig S350L is a good radio so I thi...Hi Erv-<BR/>Your Grundig S350L is a good radio so I think what you need is an external antenna with a lead running to your radio. I've had excellent luck with the Antennacraft FM6. Even with this antenna mounted only 6' off the ground but outside, you'll notice a huge difference. This is a "TV" style FM antenna specifically tuned for the FM band. It is very directional so you need to align it for best reception by simply rotating it until you have the strongest signal. <BR/><BR/>Give me a call if you have more questions!<BR/>-Dan HougDan Houghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057716300327863881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188231746033266089.post-55488219982421995192008-10-17T17:50:00.000-05:002008-10-17T17:50:00.000-05:00Nice to see such suggestions; however, DaShack is ...Nice to see such suggestions; however, DaShack is on battery power. Any suggestions for battery power? Currently I have a Grundig S350DL radio and the station drift drives me nuts. A better radio is needed and it must have an alarm to wake us to KAXE during the upcoming holy days!<BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com