Inexpensive Base Station DXing

DXing with my rummage sale $5.00 Realistic TRC-433 base station.

[@robertvance1873]

I have the TRC 434 Great Radios, I bought mine from a Couple in Texas came with the Manual it's like brand new. Cool Video, Cruiser Waving a Hand South Bend Indiana.

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

Nice looking radio, I like the keypad on this radio. 73s from 595 Lake Tahoe Nevada!

[@user-mc3ps5bh4h]

I have a TRC-432 base station and the receiver is really good at digging out the weak stations. I paid $20 for it and it works like a new radio. Yeah, the prices have really started jumping at EBAY and some of the radios are not exactly what some of the sellers are claiming, so buyers beware. Just because a radio worked 20 years ago doesn't mean it will now. I enjoyed your video. 73 James C. KR66

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

I really like the old Realistic radios, they were great radios. I'm always keeping my eyes open for a nice one for sale.Thanks for watching and the comments. 73s from 595 Lake Tahoe Nevada.

[@sirmister4411]

Now you need to throw a dds on it to go below channel 1 where the real AM skip is

[@UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv]

Like you, I never use AM on my 2970N3 for a couple of reasons, one: in Palm Springs, I don't think anyone ownes a 11m transiever and all I hear is static. two: on AM nobody has anything nice to say for the most part. I purchased a NaNo VNA recently but iam having a hell of a time trying to get it to do a basic SWR measurement and I don't know what I keep screwing up. I've watched a ton of videos but for whatever reason I keep missing a step in the setup, any suggestions? Thanks for the video, conditions are super funky in my neck of the woods, Yesterday, I was catching some East coast stations as if They were next door, then out of the blue, you can hear them fade as if you were turning a volume knob...lol Take care, UDX-4570 Palm Springs saying 73's for now!😏👍🎙⚡️

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

There are a couple of good videos I watched that were able to get me started. I wish I would have bookmarked them. I’ll look for a cheat sheet I created and post it on my community tab if I can find it. Thanks for watching!

[@UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv]

@@RidgeHikerAdventures Thank you for your response. I'll keep a lookout on your community page, no worries if you can't find anything. With that being said, 73's for now and hopefully I'll catch you somewhere down the log.😏👍🇺🇸⚡️🎙

[@timwaryk8949]

What is your antenna setup with this radio?

[@RidgeHikerAdventures]

I'm using the Solarcon A-99 antenna. Thanks for watching and 73s from 595 Lake Tahoe Nevada!

[@timwaryk8949]

​@@RidgeHikerAdventuresthank you. I did see you were using the A99 in your previous videos. Thanks 73s