What's your most used 'portable'?

[catman]

G'day all, I have an 'old' GE Superadio MK.2 on my bedside table and it is a top AM/FM portable radio with great RF performance and very nice audio quality too. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by catman

G'day all, I have an 'old' GE Superadio MK.2 on my bedside table and it is a top AM/FM portable radio with great RF performance and very nice audio quality too. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.

Were any of those made for the export market, or do you use yours with a transformer?
Are your AM stations 9 KHZ apart, or 10 KHZ.
You need a manual tuned for that.

[catman]

G'day mate, I believe that model were sold all over the world. Mine uses either 6 'D' Cell batteries or straight into a 240 volt mains socket.

We use nine kilohertz channel spacing in Australia but as the tuning is manual so channel spacing is not an issue if I understand your question. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by catman

G'day mate, I believe that model were sold all over the world. Mine uses either 6 'D' Cell batteries or straight into a 240 volt mains socket.

We use nine kilohertz channel spacing in Australia but as the tuning is manual so channel spacing is not an issue if I understand your question. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.

That's exactly what I meant, regarding channel spacing. All the models made for the U.S. or Canadian market were straight 120v, 60 htz models.
I have a real early model that doesn't have external antenna terminals.

[catman]

G'day mate, regarding external antenna jacks, well a simple ferrite rod 'coupler' works very well and actually provides some additional selectivity. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by catman

G'day mate, regarding external antenna jacks, well a simple ferrite rod 'coupler' works very well and actually provides some additional selectivity. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.

I have one of those Select-A-Tenna gadgets, I picked up at a thrift for a buck. It works great with a radio that doesn't have an RF stage. AFAIK, it's a $65 USD joke.
It's even made in Wisconsin!