Re: Re: New member, VR-500 arrives!

Ed,

Thanks! I haven't tried setting the VR-500 to NAM mode yet, so far  
I've done well with it just as it is. One problem I did run into is  
the presence of a strong internal spur on 15.200, and a weaker but  
still overpowering one on 15.400MHz. I can't find anything here that  
might be generating carriers on those frequencies, so they must be  
internal. Other than that, the VR-500 is passing all my tests on  
favorite frequencies. The real test apparently will be how reliable  
the radio is. Time will tell. The warranty card will take a year to  
fill out, they want to know everything about me!

Chuck


Quoting ed <[email protected]>:

> Chuck,
>
> Welcome to the club of happy VR-500 owners!  I've had good luck using mine
> mobile with a magmount 20" scanner antenna on the car roof, and a cassette
> adapter (with mono=>stereo adapter plug) in the tape deck.  If you   
> don't have a
> tape deck, one of those little FM transmitters should work nearly as well.
>
> Keeping the VR-500 volume low while adjusting the car stereo volume gives the
> best audio.  If your car stereo has an equalizer, you can tailor the  
>  audio quite
> nicely.  With this setup and the VF-500 in NAM mode, I've enjoyed lots of
> shortwave broadcast listening on long road trips.
>
> The 20" wire antenna obviously isn't resonant, but performs surprisingly well
> with the ground plane of a car roof.
> http://www.grove-ent.com/procomm.html
>
> Good luck,
>
> -Ed
>
>
> Quoting [email protected]:
>
>> My new VR-500 has arrived, and is HOT on HF using my Miracle Ducker
>> with 18" of stiff wire. I'm very pleased with this radio's
>> performance. Stay tuned for more comments.
>>
>> Chuck
>
>



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