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I am trying to record on my pc an AM radio station (local station) so that I can put it on my son's Dell DJ. He is a trucker and doesn't get a lot of stations. I am using a Kenwood Model KR-4070 tuner and have it hooked up to my pc. This station is very staticky. So I bought a GODAR AM antenna to attach to my tuner. I just cannot get the static and whistle out of the station. I am using a program called Wave Pad, and also another one called Audacity, and go back and forth from one program to the other to try and clear up the static in the downloads I have made. They help slightly. Can I do anything like run a wire outside or something to help this situation? Most of the other am stations are clear. There are just a couple stations that do this.
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Well I got the streaming media pretty clear from the AM station, and saved it to my pc. (using Hi-Q) All went well until the last half hour. My browser froze up. But I am sure with a little practice, I will get better at this. Next I will use Windows Media player to convert it and put it on the Dell DJ. -whew-
Thanks again, and I will save all your advice for any future problems. Carol :)
Carol, most radio stations have websites and they have a link that allows you to listen to them at your computer. This should be a clean signal.
I am having good luck "so far" with the streaming media. It is WDBO. Once I am done, I will see how it transmitted. My only problem is that I am on dial up, and it ties up my phone line. Some day I will go high speed when I find the right one. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN! C
Thanks for all the suggestions. There is one thing I want to emphasize and that is there are other AM stations I can get clearly. So I don't think it is my pc etc. I will call the station (which is local) and ask about the streaming. There is a AM antenna on this tuner that doesn't make any difference, but I also hooked up the one I bought by GODAR, which doesn't make much difference. Again, thanks for all the good advice. One other thing, I have another tuner in my living room that can't get that station at all. The program I am trying to get is The Clark Howard Show. I went to the website but they have no way of downloading from their archives that I can find. Carol
Use the links to the stations on this page. Most of them stream.
http://clarkhoward.com/listen/find_a_station_near_you.html
I went to the website and they "do" have streaming audio, so I will try and use my H-Q recorder on my pc to record the show. Hope it works. I was wrong about the station, because it is in Orlando, and I am in Melbourne, but I took it for granted it was local as they mention Melbourne in the commercials. Thanks again for all your suggestions. I will let you know how it works! Carol
Pick yourself up a new portable shortwave digital AM/FM radio
The new ones out have really dam good receptionA friend picked up a little Sony short wave radio and it covers AM
freqs as wellIncredibly good reception out of it
and line out jacks on it also
Even a 1/8 pin jack headphone output would be ideal for yaYour problem is that Kenwood has a piece of crap AM tuner in it
They built those things for FM stereoGo here and take a look at some radios
If your reception improves when the computer is not on this is probably what you need. By any chance does the station broadcast over the Internet on their website? You might do better that way.
I suggest isolating the problem. Start by turning off all the other circuits and unplugging EVERYTHING on the radio's circuit. Then start powering up everything one-by-one. My guess is the computer monitor is the main culprit.
Is interference from your computer the problem ?
And the Yamaha T-1020 aint a bad tuna
AM radios work horribly near computers. Moving it away may not even help. Also tell us how far away the station is and if you are recording it during the day or night (power may be much lower) Record 5 seconds and email me the file so I can listen to the noise.
Check to see if the station has a website and streams.
If your tuner doesn't have an AM antenna built in, or attached to the back, then you will definitely need to use an external antenna. You shouldn't need to run it outside if you're trying to listen to local stations. Just use a short piece of wire (10' should do just fine) and attach it to the AM antenna connection on the back. It should get much better.Are you connecting the tuner to the "line in" jack on your pc? Do you have the correct RCA to 1/8" stereo cable that you will need to make the connection?
If a long wire outside antenna isn't practical or attractive (philosophically), a loop antenna (e.g., the Select-A-Tenna, still available from C C Crane, I think) may help. The other problem you have, unfortunately, is that chances are the AM section in your Kenwood isn't great. If you can, try a 1960's (or even earlier) tube tuner with AM(e.g., a Sherwood, Heathkit, EICO, or Fisher). The AM sections in these were meant to be listened to, and likely have superior RF performance, too.
all the best,
mrh
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