[BC] 10 kHz spacing / 9 kHz Receiver

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In a message dated 07/03/2006 9:17:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jyrussell at academicplanet.com writes:

> patch cord.  Strap it under the dash like a ham rig.
>  
>     It doesn't have to be too ugly, as the reciever has enough selectivity 
to 
> 
>  pull in AM/FM with little or no antenna at all.
>  Std.  SW Of course is totally different. It would look a lot like an XM 
unit 
>  hanging around in your vehicle.

Unless she's within the 10mv contour, I don't think an under-dash portable 
radio is going to hear very much at all on AM. Remember- the antenna is a tiny 
little ferrite loop. You put it inside a big tin can (the car) then strap it 
right next to some metal, and the reception will be virtually non-existant. 
Years ago, I experimented with portable AM reception in vehicles. Unless you're 
holding the radio up to the window (and turning it almost constantly as the car 
turns) reception is from poor to non-existant.

Rachael, there are a good number of receivers which have dual AM bandwidth 
capability. In many cases, it is a tiny little switch hidden inside the battery 
compartment for portables, elsewhere on the case for automotive units. I've 
seen them on the back, inside the cassette door, and behind the removable 
faceplate.

Willie...