[78-L] Sorta speaking of LP sleeves, now Miller AM tuners

[Swamp Daddy]

Don:  Well, so there are two of us old pack rats left around.   I don't think any modern tuner can equal the Miller for AM.  Yep, the Miller 595 was a 3-stage TRF.  I currently use the easy way, a plain, 75' external wire for the antenna; and, a good outdoor ground system.   

However, I found an article in a stack of old "Radio Electronics"  magazines for winding a high gain indoor AM antenna which is rotatable for directional reception.  Eventually, I'll make one of these.

Sure, AM radio is now currently 99.99% junk; not much good music left.  So, I often echo your "who cares".  But, I still enjoy (after the sun goes down and the lesser stations give up) pulling in those stations 1000 miles away which is quite easy with the Miller.  And, there is a Cuban station I can pull in at times with good jazz music most nights.   This must be a low power station as it is erratic reception on my end.  And, nearby riverboats use AM frequencies for telegraphy at times (which I can mostly keep up with if I concentrate) and even some radio-telephone is in the AM band (lower end than most AM tuners today will handle).  But, that's just my eccentricity I guess.

all for now,  Harry