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In Reply to: RE: Current State of Corporate Radio posted by FRG7SWL on March 14, 2025 at 08:34:35
We had some incredible FM stations in SoCal for popular music and that's what we listened to in my H.S. years. I grew up on AM then transitioned to FM around the mid to late 1970's. KLOS and KMET were great for classic rock and the sound quality was so much better than KEZY AM which was an earlier favorite. I was a telephone solicitor for the "KEZY Treasure Chest Program" - a coupon book full of discount coupons from local merchants all of only $20!And then came KROQ "Rock of the 80's'" to usher in punk, new wave, alternative, metal, grunge, indie, garage, etc. to SoCal. It was fresh and new. The DJ's were fun too.
Moved to Colorado in 1995 where KBCO was the top station at least in the Boulder area. Lots of great 'modern' music, concert promotions, and community involvement from KBCO "World Class Rock". Unfortunately over time they became "World Class Commercials" so I stopped listening. It never failed, whenever I tuned into KBCO there was a string of commercials playing for what seemed to be forever, one after another - and not much music.
I gave up on radio by the mid-2000's or so. I was spinning CD's from a 5-disc carousel and DAC at home or a 10-disc changer in the car. A few years later I moved everything to a music server and streaming service like Qobuz which is where I'm at today.
Who needs radio for music? My attitude had soured on radio and I never looked back but it was a great ride. I enjoyed it a lot.
And here we are today:
If I'm involved with radio it's limited Ham Radio or SWL when we're in the mountains:
Yaesu FT-891 radio on 20Ah battery for operating CW and SSB
~17-ft telecopic whip 1/4 wave tuned for 20M HF operation
DIY tripod mount. Unobstructed view to the West and Zero man made electrical noise.
Heavy tool bag weighs down the tripod greatly improving stability in the breeze.Checkout the "Notable Staff" at KROQ. You might recognize several of the names including Jimmy Kimmel.
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Later Gator,
Dave
A friend of mine back in high school had the older Kenwood TS-520. It was an awesome radio back in the day and way better than the Swan 500CX that I had. The Swan put out more power but the receiver was no where near as good as the Kenwood's. The Swan's IF bandwidth (selectivity) was somewhat broad so stronger stations had nice audio fidelity but but weaker signals were more easily interfered with - and the Swan radio drifted.YouTube of a 1970's era Swan 500CX (not mine):
My only HF operation these days is when I'm up at my friend's cabin. Otherwise it's strictly 2m/70cm FM.
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...a fellow club members place. I was a no-code Tech at the time and I got on the air under his supervision. I liked the rig so much that I got one and later upgraded to General. I still have it but have not powered it up in years. Note that I acquired all (or most) of the accessories to have a complete 107 station.
Later Gator,
Dave
I don't remember that one but I like the looks. Many vintage radios are pretty cool but harder to find in good shape.
I got my Novice license in 1971 and then my Advanced around 1972/1973. I was very active on HF for maybe 10 years and then life happened so I let my license expire completely well beyond the grace period. I didn't play around with Ham Radio for a long time. Took the General exam maybe a dozen years ago and passed but my HF operation these days is very limited.
I have the Icom IC-746 Pro that I used at our previous home just for listening with a hidden long wire antenna. It's heavy. The compact Yaesu FT-891 is what I use if I'm lugging gear up to the mountains.
Icom IC-746 Pro
And my older Yaesu FRG-100 Shorwave Receiver
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