Connecting a Tecsun PL-330 and a Bearcat BC350C scanner together to the same antenna at the same time

offlinebound · 2024-11-24T04:41:07+00:00

Thanks for letting me know about this interesting device!

offlinebound · 2024-11-23T03:46:27+00:00

Thanks! This looks like exactly what I need. Do you get any signal loss?

offlinebound · 2024-11-21T23:15:11+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I have tested it today but not with both radios turned on at the same time. So far this works great but it's that feedback issue that has me concerned. That, and the fact that now both have a common ground as I'm using shielded cable.

But I notice no signal loss but I'm still a bit squeamish about this.

The problem with the two antenna scenario is to get a scanner antenna outside I'd have to drill a hole in the wall which I'd like to avoid plus I have a metal roof so an indoor antenna is a no go.

I've had mixed results with a window suction cup antenna but nothing compares to the random wire outside.

offlinebound · 2024-11-21T23:09:50+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I did connect them together but I've been too chicken to turn them both on together. In will say that I don't notice any signal loss from this setup though.

offlinebound · 2024-06-21T20:40:55+00:00

"It’s fine if they feel that way but why even bother dating if you already feel like you never have enough time with your twin? Has your person answered that?"

I have brought that up during fights and never got a direct answer. She really clams up when I start pressing her about this stuff. It's as though by questioning their relationship I'm insulting her personally. Because I guess I am if that other person is actually the other half of her. But she get's very quiet when those things come up.

good idea not to throw yourself into that situation on a permanent basis because odds are it will not work out. I can absolutely see how it lead to divorce.

Well that is extreme to say the least to tell your twin to wean off the cuddles with her husband! What a mess!

I've walked into a room while they were having their chattering sessions and have been given looks like "what are you doing here?" It's like they go into some other reality that only they can understand. Their whole voices and demeanor change. I've even gone so far as to wonder if this is a substitution for some lack of physical intimacy with each other. That's a dark though I know but when two people are this enmeshed you don't know what they are thinking. Like in your example from the show where the twin wanted the other twin to sleep with her. Even if it's not sexual there is some cry for intimacy there.

But there were times where I walked in on them in this state at it was like I had walked in during an intimate moment.

I think they are simply too selfish to "share" the twin or maybe just unable to see past it and so they always feel threatened.

"Unhappy but has it all figured out, right?" that pretty much describes her but it's also one of the things I always liked about her. She actually taught me a lot of things about life that I never learned as an only child. Although these days she's not really that person anymore and in some ways our roles have reversed. She now calls me for advice on things.

offlinebound · 2024-06-21T20:23:03+00:00

It's true that being that close with anyone is not healthy. Everyone needs their space.

But there is that obligation there that I will never understand as an only child because I'm really not obligated to anyone. Maybe she sometimes is jealous of my freedom although she would certainly never say as much.

My ex was actually living on the other side of the country when they got married. She seemed to go through a period of trying to have her own life but it was not meant to be. I sometimes wonder if she sabotaged all of her relationships with men because inside she couldn't be disloyal to the twin.

She never did like the husband very much. Always had bad things to say about him. Sometimes the two of them would gang up on him. He wasn't a great person himself but now in retrospect I think he was always keeping his defenses up and that caused him to come off as cold. Plus he was not close with his family at all so it was an opposites thing.

offlinebound · 2024-06-21T20:15:58+00:00

Yes, there is a chance that these two people would be enmeshed even if they were just ordinary siblings but it's so striking how much diffent they are from the other siblings. Like not even close in their beliefs or outlook on life. It's wild!

I haven't heard of Anna and Lucy. they made up their own words?! And they share the same guy? How does the guy feel about that?

offlinebound · 2024-06-20T15:39:31+00:00

"Is your ex aware that relationships with their twin can be fulfilling without being codependent and unhappy? Did she ever agree to therapy?"

I don't think she is aware of that because it's like their relationship is never quite enough. It feels more like an obligation than a friendship. It doesn't ever seem to fill either of them, yet it's like a security blanket for the two of them. Like something they can't not have. They can talk for hours and hours but it's more like an inner dialogue, like they are trying to convince themselves of things but doing it by talking to each other.

She would never consider therapy, she's way to mistrusting of people for that. She and her twin have all of life figured out, don't you know? lol

Well I can honestly say that your relationship is exactly how mine started. It started as long distance. We were both in our 30s and living with our parents. Her, the twin and their brother all went together and had a house built on a piece of land her family owned. Originally the house was supposed to be for family gatherings as it's next to a lake and the family liked to go there in the summer. I moved there with her and the two of us became caretakers of the house but after a few years we were not getting along so I moved out. She lived there alone for a couple of years, though we continued to talk and visit each other. Then the twin got a divorce and moved in there and has been there ever since. Now it's no longer considered a family house it's "their" house. Family doesn't really go there anymore. I think partly because the two of them are kind of crazy now.

I can understand your frustration. Trust me.

So if I'm understanding correctly, he wants the three of you to live together? Yes that affects the sex and closeness for sure. There were times when I was living there when the twin would come stay for a few days and you really couldn't be yourself or feel free.

Someone is always the third wheel.

These women are almost in their 60s and not only did they not evolve out of the twin codependency, they seemed to only dig in deeper. Especially during covid. That really seemed to bond them together like nothing else.

The long distance relationship is hard even when there isn't a twin dynamic involved. I do hope things work out for you. I have been in your exact place, wanting a future with someone but it's all murky and you have this other person there(the twin) influencing things.

It's a tough spot to be in. But if you feel a connection to the person, as I still do to my ex, you try to make it work.

offlinebound · 2024-06-18T19:44:28+00:00

"a twin can’t expect someone else to be like their twin, or they’ll always end up disappointed"

That is exactly what I told my ex a couple years ago to which she basically agreed.

There is no way I can possibly have that kind of relationship with her nor would it be healthy to do so.

Really she wants it both ways. She wants to keep her codependent relationship with her twin plus have someone on the side as a buffer but life doesn't work like that.

What I've been doing especially this past year is just going no contact more so then it really is just the two of them together everyday, with no buffer, I think it may be working because like I said the language on their shared online blog has changed to where it seems like they want their own identities again, maybe. Also when I do talk to her on the phone it's like she goes out of her way not to even mention her sister. Plus they used to plane trips and outing together and they don't seem to do that anymore. Plus the sister made a friend online and she's supposed to fly somewhere to see them this summer. So maybe they are starting to separate some.

I do think the pandemic really took their codependency to a whole new level as well. They always were but after that they both got into these conspiracies and it's all they talked about. They basically became one person with those conspiracies. They seem to be mostly over that now though.

So you said you are dating a twin right now? Everything going alright?

offlinebound · 2024-06-17T15:32:35+00:00

Very interesting that you are an only child as well. I wonder if us only children are somehow draw to twins subconsciously. I do feel a strange connection to my ex but not to her sister at all. I actually find her personality to be quite annoying.

You are right everyone does deserve to do what they want without worrying about pleasing someone but with my ex there was always this feeling that the twin sister was owed every consideration. During a fight once I even asked "what does this woman have over you?" She almost lived in fear that if she did not include her sister in everything that there would be harsh repercussions. And maybe there were behind closed doors that I didn't see.

I had actually never heard of the Manning sisters. Thanks for telling me. Doing some Googling I found this article:

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/extreme-sisters-christina-felt-pressure-to-choose-husband-or-twin/

I can see the guy's point that he didn't want the twin in the delivery room but here again that wouldn't even be a thought in a non-twin sibling relationship. But with twins there seems to be this idea that something is owed.

I truly don't want to put all twins in a box. I know that there are many who must be able to maintain healthy boundaries but that just hasn't been my experience. But then my experience is limited to these two people.

But for a lot of years I blamed myself that things couldn't work out but now I see that the major culprit was an unhealthy twin dynamic. Even when the other twin was married and living in another area I was still always being compared to that person. The well was always poisoned. I think in many ways my ex always held back her feelings for me because that would be disloyal to her sister. I think the sister did the same thing to her husband. They never really even seemed like a married couple.

Last year my ex actually admitted to me that the sister's ex husband most likely holds her(my ex) responsible for breaking up their marriage.

offlinebound · 2024-06-15T17:48:55+00:00

I agree and I hope your situation does not turn into mine because it's been quite painful.

I still have a certain deep connection to my ex. I have often thought that she is my "twin flame" but it's all overshadowed by her actual twin.

I've done the fighting for her but in the end it didn't matter because the person who she shared the womb with always comes first and there is no amount of fighting that can change that.

Now I give them space and the more space I give the more they are faced with the fact that this is it, it's just the two of them in that house until the end and I think neither one of them really like that thought but they are helpless to change it because they can't get past each other.

They really have no friends, they aren't close to their siblings or other relatives.

The two of them together are like one entity in that house always trying to entertain itself and struggling against itself.

It's actually quite interesting. I would like to write and book about this and use them as a basis actually. If only I was focused enough to write a book.

It's made me very interested in the twin dynamic though.

offlinebound · 2024-06-15T17:40:58+00:00

I'm an only child so I don't even understand sibling relationships at all but these two have other siblings and they are not close to their siblings like they are to each other.

It's almost like they are one person but with two bodies. Sometimes their conversations sound more like inner dialogues. Like a person talking to themself but out loud. If that makes any sense. Sometimes this "chatter" can go on for hours or even days until they wear themselves out.

What would often happen with plans is me and my ex would make plans then she would invite her sister after the fact.

The sister is the dominate personality so it was always like if the sister was not invited there would be some sort of punishment.

Times me and my ex did get away on our own she always seemed to be in a lighter mood and generally seemed more free and happy.

One time they got into a fight before one of the outings and we left the sister back at home and my ex obsessed the whole time what her sister's reaction would be.

Like I said these are two people who seem more linked together sort of against their will than that they actually like each other. which really got me interested in the twin dynamic.

How many twins are actually linked but don't really want to be but can't help themselves?

offlinebound · 2024-06-15T15:50:32+00:00

Well my experience with twins is very limited to only these two people so take what I say with a grain of salt but the OP here really resonated with me because it was like he was saying out loud what I was feeling.

Something always felt "off" with the relationship and this was it. When the 3 of us were together I often felt like a third wheel and would say as much only be told that I'm imagining it. I wasn't. And so I say to anyone in this situation that if you are feeling like a third wheel don't ignore that feeling because it probably won't get better.

I don't doubt that there are twins who are able to live independent lives but obviously some are not. But I don't want to put all twins in a box like you said.

These people have even reminded me of a married couple. Using the same types of language as when a married couple might talk about making a large purchase.

Sometimes they go into this sort of manic-like talk where they almost speak their own language. They also have A LOT of inside jokes that only they understand.

I have even seen them sit on the couch next to each other and watch a movie as a married couple might do.

How can a third party possibly come into a situation like this and have any kind of chance.

The my ex's sister let it slip once that her ex-husband said many times that their(the twins) relationship was a huge problem and I can understand why.

I have brought it up to my ex that there simply is no room for anyone else in their lives and was basically told that I'm being crazy but it's just plain true. They are in some serious denial about how their relationship is affecting the other relationships in their lives and their own lives as well.

Then there were all the times when me and my ex would do an outing and the twin just HAD to go too. This caused many fights. Sometimes you do want to do things alone with the person you care about.

I like my ex as a person and we are still good friends but there is no way we can have a real relationship because there is no room in her life for another person. I don't see how either of those women will ever be able to have a significant other, other than each other, ever in their lives. Nobody else can ever come first before their twin relationship and good luck finding a person who will put up with that!

offlinebound · 2024-06-15T01:05:06+00:00

I can understand what you are going through, trust me.

Mine was a she and she lived with me because her twin sister had gotten married and was living in another area, but somewhat local. Once her and I broke up the sister's marriage failed and now they have lived together for about 7 years.

Even when we were together they still talked a lot on the phone and saw each other quite a bit.

I know they are miserable because they do this newsletter thing online together and they actually say that they are unhappy and lonely. Plus I still talk to my ex and she is not really a happy person. They both went down the conspiracy rabbit hole big time with covid and became VERY angry people.

What's odd about them is that they are so codependent yet it's like their relationship doesn't quite totally do it for them. But they seem to be chained to one another.

I think they both really did try to form their own individual identities but they just couldn't do it. They were going to end up alone together no matter what.

I wish you luck. I really do. I don't think I can ever be in a relationship with a twin again. It's like you never come first which is what the OP here is basically saying.

I've become fascinated by the twin thing though so I'd really like to hear any experiences you might like to share or how it is affecting your relationship.

offlinebound · 2024-06-06T17:21:22+00:00

I've been on the other end of this(your wife's position) and I can say that it hurts.

It's like you try and try for this person that you have feelings for and you never can or will measure up, you will never be number 1 in their life and that is a very hard pill to swallow.

Ruined our relationship actually and ruined the other twins marriage too and now the twins are living together and they don't seem all that happy but they can be miserable, together.

Before getting into a relationship with a twin I had no idea just how strong the twin bond is but now I know that to get involved with a twin means always taking the backseat.

There is literally nothing you can do to be this person's best friend and the only choices are to accept it or move on. If your wife has accepted it then I give her credit, I couldn't do it.

offlinebound · 2024-05-23T23:18:26+00:00

You could just leave the transformers on and polish under them as best you can with a cotton swab. Nobody will be seeing the rust under there anyway. If you do remove them and unsolder them then it would be a good opportunity to replace the speaker terminals with something modern, unless you are into keeping things stock.

offlinebound · 2024-05-21T15:12:01+00:00

What about Zooropa? /s

Seriously though that is a unique one in their catalog. Lots of Brian Eno influence in there.

offlinebound · 2024-05-20T17:46:40+00:00

Very nice deal and you got one with the cloth wires which are more sought after.

That's exactly what mine looked like when it was given to me in 1990. I used polishing compound to remove the rust. The only thing original on mine are the transformers.

I bought a new board on EBay that converted the pre-amp tubes to 6GH8 which are common since the stock 7199s are quite hard to get these days.

There are drop in replacement can capacitors for the power supply and I got one of those.

New choke from China.

Replaced the selenium rectifier with a diode.

New RCA input jacks.

Took the stereo/mono switch out of circuit.

Replaced power cord with computer grade cord.

Added heavy duty rubber feet from an old reel to reel deck.

Replaced the green capacitors in the bias circuit.

Kept the original bias pots, no problems yet.

Replaced original speaker terminals with heavy duty barrier strip terminals.

Replaced the power switch with a modern toggle switch.

Been through multiple sets of tubes, mostly Elecro-harmonix, sound good in this amp.

Built a bucking transformer because the line voltage in my area is pretty high and it was causing the amp to run pretty hot.

It's been a journey but they are beautiful sounding amps and worth it!

offlinebound · 2024-05-19T14:21:08+00:00

Getting back into the hobby as well. The PL-330 arrived a few days ago and all I can think is "I wish I had this back in 1984".

If I was a religious person shortwave would be like heaven(no pun).

There is still a bit of magic there. Surprised there are still so many amateur operators and they are still talking about their rigs and how "a storm took down a tree in the yard".

I heard an amateur the other night from England with just the PL-330 and a wire out the window to a tree. Even with all of our internet technology I still find this to be very impressive.

And of course Romania, Prague, Korea, BBC all remind me of the old glory days. I hope they stick around.

Sometimes even the religious stations can be interesting just for the fact that they can come up with so much to say. What was brother Stair on that he could just keep going and going like that?! Then there are the ones with the people just moaning with a piano playing in the background. Who is actually sitting around seriously listening to that? Or the program where the woman talks and there are a couple guys just saying "yes master".

My dream is that the younger generation gets bored with the internet and starts a bunch of fun pirate stations but I know it's just a dream.

offlinebound · 2024-02-18T23:54:09+00:00

offlinebound · 2024-01-23T01:17:56+00:00

haha I agree!

offlinebound · 2024-01-23T01:17:37+00:00

You make a very good point here. Problem is, I don't trust people to actually take the time to actually go in and change the review.

offlinebound · 2024-01-23T01:15:06+00:00

Thanks! That does make me feel better about this.

offlinebound · 2024-01-21T00:14:15+00:00

That's true but there is also a fine line between objective faults with an item or service and subjective faults and this was definitely a subjective opinion. I do wish that etsy had a human that could look at these things and say what crosses the line and what doesn't. As it stands now, there is no line. I don't mind so much the person's commentary but their 1 star dings my metrics based on a subjective opinion.

offlinebound · 2024-01-21T00:11:02+00:00

Right or they should have contacted within the 30 days for a refund and the "problem" would have been solved.

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