C. Crane Skywave SSB radio review

Check out my video on the C.Crane Skywave SSB radio. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback about the video.
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C.Crane
C.Crane Skywave SSB Radio: ccrane.com/cc-skywave-ssb-am-fm-shortwave-weather-vhf-aviation-and-ssb-bands-portable-travel-radio/
C.Crane Skywave SSB 2 Radio: ccrane.com/cc-skywave-ssb-2-with-am-fm-sw-wx-and-aviation-bands
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C.Crane Skywave SSB Radio: www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-016072
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*Chapters*
00:00 [Intro]
01:14 [Included accessories]
02:39 [FM band]
04:22 [AM band]
05:48 [Ham Radio HF bands (SSB)]
11:23 [Shortwave band (AM)]
12:35 [Weather radio band]
13:43 [VHF Air band]
14:21 [Hermit Shell hard case]
15:48 [Likes]
18:03 [Dislikes]
20:43 [Where to buy]
21:30 [CC Skywave SSB 2 preview]
23:17 [Questions?]
23:31 [Like and Subscribe!]

[@vahanyazarian5582]

Thanks for informative review. ! The muting is a deal breaker for me.

[@k9swx]

Yeah it's hard to find a radio that doesn't mute without paying a lot of money. Thanks for watching!

[@ryansmith69]

Thank you for the detailed review, I am just getting into the SW Radio hobby and found this very helpful.

[@k9swx]

Glad to help! Thanks for watching!

[@MikeS-vb1bs]

I connect the SW antenna to my girlfriends nose ring-gets great reception.

[@k9swx]

Whatever gets the job done! 😁

[@Kq4hcuDan]

Ive watched other channels on this radio, alot of them dont show the other bands off this radio, for ssb, sw and air. 73, kq4hcu

[@AlexGonzalez-g7b]

do you know if ccrane does black friday sales? I've been looking to get this radio for a while

[@k9swx]

I looked at my emails from them for last year and didn't see anything specific to the Skywave SSB radio. However, they periodically have 10% off sales. It looks like last year they had one around Halloween as well as Cyber Monday. I have no knowledge if they will do it again this year but something to keep an eye out for. Also, the Skywave SSB 2 is out so you might want to get that one as it has a few additional features/improvements over the original model.

[@MikesPOV]

Looking forward to your comparison of the NEW CC SKYWAVE SSB 2 and the previous model. Tnx.

[@skylerphoenix8880]

Yeah me too - looking for Skywave SSB 2 reviews.

[@toobalicious]

Hey C Crane - if you're reading this, how about embracing USB-C? I know you now have a Skywave SSB 2 but it only uses Micro USB. Please - it's 2024 and this is a very useful standard...

[@thomasmarquardt5483]

Question! Can you run the SW antenna between wire between a window screen frame and your widow frame without losing any signal ??. Thanks.

[@k9swx]

I've not tried that but it might work. Just depends how much wire you could get outside the window.

[@jeffking4176]

Carefully. As long as you don’t break the wire, it will be fine, though you might elect to use a different wire, and keep this one nice. 📻🙂

[@jeffking4176]

I have the C.Crane CCSKywaveSSB, as well as : Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-660, Tecsun PL-680, Tecsun PL-880, XHDATA D-808, Eton Elite Executive, And Degen DE-1103, [ and Sangean ATS-909].😅 My favorite is the PL-880, but it only edges out the C.Crane CCSKywaveSSB mostly on sound, and it’s better on MW. But the C.Crane is what I’d grab for Hurricane. The design, build quality and quality control on the C.Crane is tops. - and the 1 year warranty. C.Crane are easy to deal with. - the same people there, since I placed my first order in 2008. Great video. 📻🙂

[@k9swx]

@@jeffking4176 I've always wanted to try the Tecsun models but haven't tried them yet.

[@dilipbapat6228]

Great little radio do everything for.. amezing