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Chris Mackerell's DX Receivers and Radio Collection

Welcome!

This page show the radio receivers and associated equipment that I use for DXing, plus my ever-growing radio collection.

The Home DX Shack - Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand

AOR AR-8200, Yaesu FRG-100/DRM, AOR AR-7030 DRT-1, JRC NRD-515, McKay Dymek DR-33C & accessories

	AOR AR-7030. AR7030 mailing list on QTH.NET Sometimes you can tune and listen to my AOR AR7030 live on the net - if I have it running you can click here to listen
	Yaesu FRG-100/DRM, modified for DRM™ reception by SAT-Service Schneider. (see my DRM™ page about digital shortwave reception)
	AOR AR8200 Mk3 hand-held scanner I use a Scanmaster QS300 stand, from Nevada Radio in the UK, which I find excellent.
	Morphy Richards Digitalradio Model 27024. DAB/DRM/LW/MW/SW/FM receiver. I wrote a review of this radio for the April 2007 issue of the New Zealand DX Times magazine.
	Coding Technologies Digital World Traveller USB-based DRM receiver. Performs too poorly on weak signals to be much use for listening in this part of the world, but a useful little travel receiver if I'm travelling with my laptop computer.
	Yaesu FRT-7700 antenna tuner (FRT-7700 Manual in PDF format)
	JPS (now Timewave) ANC-4 antenna noise canceller (click here to hear an example of what the ANC-4 can do - this is a recording of Radio Central, PNG, on 3290 kHz, with my flatmate's computer running in the next room. I toggle the ANC-4 on and off during the recording. Beware: it's a meg or so in size. Click here for a RealAudio version.)
	Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper Antenna
	McKay Dymek DA-5 mediumwave antenna
	Grundig C410 cassette recorder (Visit Grundig Radio Boy's C410 page, and my Grundig page)

The Holiday DX Shack - Marahau, New Zealand

Drake SPR-4 & other vacationing receivers

Looking towards North America No room for beverages (of the antenna kind anyway!)

	Drake SPR-4 R.L. Drake Virtual Museum Drake Gear Message Board Mod for using the Drake SPR-4 SSB filter in AM mode
	Home-made 40"x40" broadcast-band loop
	JPS NF-60 - a basic het killer. I use this with my Drake SPR-4 at my "holiday DX" shack.

DXing on the Move

	Degen DE1121 radio/MP3 recorder. I purchased this little Chinese receiver, together with a Degen antenna, as a less valuable set to travel with than my Sony. Some recordings I made using this receiver while on holiday in Argentina during October & November 2007 can be found here.
	TG34 indoor shortwave mediumwave active antenna
	Sony ICF-SW1000T radio/cassette recorder. I use this, together with the AN-LP1 antenna, when travelling.
	Sony AN-LP1 active antenna (AN-LP1 Service Manual in PDF format)
	Sony XR-CA640X car stereo with shortwave. I bought one of these from Jacky's in Dubai. I installed it in my Toyota and can now listen to shortwave when driving to & from work. Durham Radio Sales & Service Inc in Whitby, Ontario, Canada sell similar radios which you can find on their websites: Canada: www.durhamradio.com USA: www.shortwavestore.com

The Collection of "Other Radios"

	Murphy B40 - a great receiver, shame it sent Murphy broke. Here in New Zealand Mitsubishi Motors have featured the B40 in a TV and newspaper advertising campaign. Circuit diagram of the B40B Newspaper advert
	Realistic 12-655, quite a good little AM band set. (Owner's Manual - includes circuit diagram)
	Philips valve radio. This old set has heard several US & Latin MW stations.
	Lafayette HA-600
	Trio 9R59D
	Heathkit Mohican GCW-1A Receiver (photo is not of own my receiver yet)
	Panasonic DR29 Receiver
	Grundig Satellit 1000/TR-6002 - my first "real radio". My parents must have wondered why they ever bought it! This receiver is going to live again! I now have my own original set back on the workbench after many years and I am in the process of bringing it back to life. (Click here see the circuit diagram & alignment scheme and other Grundig links)

Stuff that hasn't got onto the web page yet....

• Heathkit SB-313
• Heathkit HR-1680
• McKay Dymek DR-33C6
• Tento Meridian-237
• Philips D2999 (English User Guide)
• Nordmende Galaxy Mesa 9000
• JRC NRD-515
• Racal RA-1792
• Yaesu FRG-7
• Yaesu FRA-7700 Active Antenna
• Grundig YB 500
• Grundig Stereo Concert-Boy Transistor 4000
• Barlow Wadley XCR-30
• Chengdu Newstar Electronics DR111 DRM receiver
• Elad FDM-S1 SDR
• Lowe HF-225

Some more photos of my radios can be found here.

"Radios I have Owned"

	GE SuperRadio-III - a great sounding consumer radio around that can also do a decent job DXing on the AM band. The GE SuperRadio FAQ Doug's GE Superadio III Alignment Page
	Sony WA8000 multi-band radio/cassette (sold July 2002)
	JPS NIR-12 DSP noise reduction unit (sold March 2002)
	Eddystone 680X - a great receiver, but I just had too many others