"mike0219116" wrote:

"Dwight Stewart" wrote:
I'm picking up a Sony ICF-SW77 soon and
now have to decide on an antenna. I'm hoping
other owners can offer some useful insights.
Of course, a nice, big, outside antenna would
be nice, but this receiver is for travel. With that
in mind, what is a good indoor, compact,
portable antenna?

Why does Sony not recommend using the
AN-LP1 with this portable? The only thing I
can think of is potential overloading from the
antenna's pre-amp.


I use the AN-LP1 with my SW77 with no problems.

I've heard lots of stuff about the SW77 + LP1. I've
heard that the early SW77's had shielding issues that
were rectified when it was revised a few years ago.
I've also heard that the LP1 was revised a few years
ago with a electrical noise filter that is supposed to
be in the long piece of plastic that plugs into the
antenna. I would think that, if any of these changes
were indeed made, that the SW77 documentation
would have been updated by now. Who knows...


Interesting. To be honest, I didn't see the recommendation against using
this antenna with the ICF-SW77 in the actual Sony documentation (don't have
it yet). Instead, it was included at the bottom of the product description
on the Universal Radio website...

http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/3676.html

I've seen other users (on web sites and so on) also talking about using
this antenna with that radio, so perhaps Universal is simply wrong. I'll
contact them for an explination.

Thanks for the feedback, Mike.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/