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Favorite AM DX radio

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dxer720

I'm just curious as to what was/is your favorite radio (past or present) for AM DXing.

My 1982 Panasonic RF-3100 is my favorite AM DX machine, but it only goes up to 1670. For the last few channels, I turn to my Sangean ATS-909. My 2002 Chevy Malibu's radio has too much noise even when the car's not running.
 
I think my old Hammurlund SP-200 was the best receiver I've had the pleasure of dialing. What a machine. Had to sell it, though, 'cause this model only went down to 1250 khz. Couldn't devote that much space for something I wouldn't really use.

I've got an old Alpine car cassette tuner head that's quite sensitive and absolutely immune to overload or harmonics. Not as selective as the National NC-109 I use now, though.
 
Fisher AM-80 - almost as good as a Hammarlund SP-600 JX, but a heck of a lot smaller and lighter.

As for portables, GE SR-1.
 
Four of mine excel @ AM DX.. A 1936 Phico 116X, a Collins-built R390A from the VERY first lot built, with all the US gov mods,
and a 2-volt 1930's battery-tube 3 band superhet I designed and buiilt with push-pull class B output with 2 watts.
I built it to have a regenerative IF section, and by being able to control the IF gain right up to oscillation gave this radio
amazing sensitivity.

I built it because I could never "listen" to my Sangean 803. The square-wave detection or something makes all AM sound grainy.

Being home-built it also gave the airport security agents fits, because anyting with hand-built wiring is suspect, right?
I gave up trying to carry it after 2001, even though I built it specifically for traveling.

The fourth would be a 1950's Zenith Transoceanic with the big black case and the clock-dial tuning.
HOT as all-get out on everything.
 
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