Jim, My “SWLing” got started on the AM broadcast band. Someone in our
neighborhood gave me a Zenith receiver. (Not sure of its vintage) It was BCB
only and it ran off AC or DC but I never had batteries for it. One thing
that distinguished it was a removable loop antenna that was on a feedline
about six feet long. It was called the Zenith Wave Magnet and it had a large
suction cup on it so you could mount it remotely. That loop was super
directional and the radio was super sensitive.
I added head phones to it and at night, I’d hide it under the covers with
me and listen to stations all across the USA.
Joe, K8MP
In a message dated 8/21/2016 3:09:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com writes:
This brings up more memories of how I got started listening to radio. My
grandfather was an EE who worked in the coal mines, and he had all the
latest gadgets. I was seven years old when he died, and his big pre-WWII
floor model American Bosch 8-tube radio with several short wave bands
got passed along to me. In addition to SWLing on the AM band, I found
Willis Conover's Jazz Hour on the Voice of America and a couple of ham
bands. Yes, WSM, but also late night jazz from WWL, WHO, WHAM, WMAQ,
WCFL, and WCCO. Jazz and ham radio became two life-long loves.
Jim K9YC
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