LOL well welcome Bill and thanks for the suggestions! Antennas are one of my weak points so this is a fun learning aspect for me. The GF and I chatted and she...
... Hi Jonathan.It's pretty easy to get the 394 up and running and in fact what you've already done should get you something.But you should try and get a bit...
Piece of Cake. 6060 Khz Cuba for all your SW commercial listening. Great music too. 11.175 for some interesting US military going ons. 11.232 for Canadian...
Hi Everyone, I'm a new member and have been reading the posts here. I am amazed at the number of modifications available for the DX-394. I am seriously ...
Dan: Assuming that the DX300 has been aligned fairly recently, it can be significantly improved by carefully controlling the amount of signal that gets to the...
The DX394 was a bargain in most cases, as it, at times, sold at as low as £99 GBP. Without all the mods it is good. The later versions are better. The mods...
I need a little help with a simple question. What is the correct method of connecting a longwire antenna to coax cable? My DX-394 does a good job now but I...
Hi Ed, When I used a long wire I connected the long wire itself to the inner part of the coax and a ground wire to the outer screen seemed to work ok for me. ...
get two wires say 25 foot each side earth wire is the best longer if you can. connect to coax inner and outer keep wire same length each side get the wire up...
Hi Ed: You didn't mention how log the long wire will be. I'm guessing that you may mean an "end fed" antenna, not a "long wire." A typical long wire for SW...
... does ... the ... I bought a LMZ-50 Balun on ebay. I am very happy with it. Here is the info from the ebay posting: The LMZ-50 antenna match is designed...
Hi Ed, Well, I'm not an expert here but what I've done with mine is I found on eBay a 75ohm balun that you connect the longwire to and then a regular coax to....
Hi Dan, Glad you asked this question. I've been hanging out here learning about the DX-394 because for the longest time I have been drooling over this unit. I...
Steven, Before you pull the trigger on the Grundig, check out the Redsun RP- 2100 first. Seems to be nearly as good on AM as the venerable Panasonic RF-2200,...
Hi Steven, Don't give up hope of finding a good DX 394 for a decent price. I received mine this week from an auction on eBay and including shipping it was...
Hi, i am looking for details of how to control the DX-394 with the PC. The projects provided by Hellar and Beaulieu seem very sketchy. has anyone got he full...
Hi Barney, We have another group for computer control at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DX-394C . When I set it up, I hoped that there would have been much...
... I'd like some models and names of these radios you would recommend please. I'm considering setting up a computer to control a receiver to swl the data ...
Hey thanks Dan! I'll look into that one as well. However due to a recent financial issue, my purchase of a new radio is put on hold for a few months. I've...
Oh don't worry Tony, I haven't given up my search! LOL I've got a great spot on my computer desk that I have reserved for it. it will sit right with my...
While checking the Master Index of Mods for broken links, i checked the website for this VLF converter kit. Says temp out-of-stock, check back Oct 10, revised...
Hi guys ive decided after using the dx394 and some long wire for a few weeks now that it needs both of these to make the reception better so what im after is a...
If you google both,you should get some answers. ... From: "Jonthan" <webmonkeyuk@...> To: <RADIOSHACKDX394@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, October 08,...
Hi Jonthan: There are some building ideas on my site for an easy to make 9:1 balun -- also some multiband homebrew antenna ideas too. Maybe some of the stuff...
