Qodosen DX-286 Shortwave Radio & C.Crane Twin Coil Evening MW Chicago Area

[@todderbert]

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[@NTPTM]

Hej Todderbert and thanks for the video so you have brought out the lovely Qodosen DX-286 nice and a nice setup with the twin coil for the evening mw bandscan yep, the Qodosen DX-286 is a real gem. I enjoy my DX 286 and as I said one of the best multi receivers out there take care Todderbert and have a great evening.

[@marcosmza1962]

I falled in love with it and I don't care TEF6686 lacks SSB. It is a great mini portable receiver❤

[@Nutz0]

nice to see that you captured wcbs am 880 from nyc. they will be signing off on aug 26 after 43 years as a good no bs news radio station. audacity will be switching them over to espn sports radio. sad to see them go... 😢

[@HardcoreDXLithuania]

Display disable function is extremely useful when LW and MW switched from internal ferrite to telescopic whip. Especially on LW it picks enormous amount of noise from it's display. Less noticeable on MW.

[@marcosmza1962]

About an hour ago I could catch Radio Super Brasil 940 khz (1270 miles 2775 kms) with mla30+ on balcony ❤ my Qodosen

[@alabamared2568]

Todd not to brag but I'm in central Alabama and most times only a few I haven't been able to is picking up 780 wbbm my all time favorite station. I lived in the North burbs and drove to Elkhart Indiana once a day for 11 years..I listened every day but I think from here to pick up 780 strong too is pretty good 👍

[@huntercarver1851]

Killer setup!!

[@losbanos999]

Todd ..I love your vidz and thumbed up this one as usual, but using an external antenna is disingenuous to the radio's true capabilities. Most of us will never use external AM antennas. Let's check AM reception by the radio's merit. That's the true test!

[@todderbert]

I released those videos already: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l57Hpp2we6yYfJYsi=Yqc6jpA-ZJGkwj0k kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYS8mn2riNVojKMsi=Zf1DtYNIleawvzqV

[@losbanos999]

@@todderbert i figured you'd come up with that. Thanks Todd!!

[@CT-ek3gv]

1280 AM -CFMB is an ethnic channel is Montreal

[@matthewfernell2027]

Hey Taud, what’s your best recommendation for a.m. and FM DX. I live in Canada and we don’t live near any super big city and we don’t get very many stations in our area so I’m looking to pull in some long range signals. Do you have any good suggestions? Or any really good antenna set ups to try thanks for your help

[@todderbert]

I like the Sangean PR-D15 for this. Also the C.Crane EP Pro is worth looking into.

[@matthewfernell2027]

@@todderbert do they work well on they’re own or would I need to get an antenna to help boost the signal

[@markinnes4264]

@@matthewfernell2027 get some kind of antenna... even a 25 foot wire or passive loop. You won't regret adding an antenna... it makes a good radio great.

[@lolbruh5621]

All of the stations west of the Mississippi River start with K call sign. East stations start with W.

[@estried86]

Almost all of them.

[@lolbruh5621]

@@estried86 Some west stations start with W and, some east ones start with K.

[@BayouGusto]

Are they rolling dice with letters on them to come up with these brand names?

[@todderbert]

Not sure on this one, but it may mean something :)

[@BayouGusto]

@@todderbert if you put all of them side-by-side, it spells out a secret message🤣

[@ritmo1130]

Todd, you haven't done the Daytime MW with this Qodosen, have you??

[@todderbert]

on its internal ferrite yes, but with the coil, not yet, but it is filmed and will be released in a bit.

[@johnfish1194]

Can you put a link to the yellow wire? i bought the twin coil, but all it came with was the power cord.

[@todderbert]

Any TS Male 3.5mm to TS Male 3.5mm Audio Patch Cable will work. Used in Eurorack Sound Gear.

[@RS-jr7jd]

How important is the orientation of the twin coil antenna?

[@ritmo1130]

Should work the same as the internal ferrite, the signal comes perpendicular to the rod.

[@todderbert]

Important, you will notice this on fainter stations, and when two or three stations are on the same frequency at night, but from different locations.

[@todderbert]

@@byefelicia123 It helps a ton, but you need to be in a RFI free zone, hence the ability to mount the ferrite antenna 75-100 feet away from the control box. May look into one of those active loop antennas that have MW. They are ideal for noisy environments.

[@johnfish1194]

I dont have the yellow wire to hook to the radio..what is it?

[@todderbert]

Eurorack Audio Patch Cable. A TS (tip/sleeve) to TS cable in 3.5mm

[@skinnyblinddude]

Why nighttime band scans? Any cheap radio will snag DX during sky-wave. Daytime ground-wave will prove any radio’s worth.

[@todderbert]

It's not about radio's worth for me, just exploring with different tools at different times of the day.

[@todderbert]

@@byefelicia123 It nulls well. Hard to beat the noise floor as well. Plus this antenna can have a 75' run of cable without signal loss.

[@todderbert]

@@byefelicia123 The larger ferrite helps reduce the noise.