"Honus" wrote in message . ..
I posted this message over in rec.radio.amateur.dx, but no one seems to have
any answers for me. It's perhaps a little off-topic, but since most of the
posts in these parts are, it'll fit right in. And at least here I'll get
some sort of response.

Even if it's political.

I'm just going to cut and paste:



I'm new to the hobby, so please bear with me.

I picked up a Gene Scott broadcast last night on MW at 1615 KHz. Here's the

Anguilla, British West Indies
24 hours a day - 7 days a week

690 KHz AM

1610 KHz
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The DX 350 is a sensitive receiver but it doesn't work too well
with a long antenna. The circuits overload and you find images of
stations in all sorts of places where they shouldn't be. The first
thing to do is to disconnect the long wire antenna and see what kind
of reception you get off the whip. Probably the "ghosts" will
disappear. Another thing you can do is to find the switch on the right
hand side of the radio marked ""SW LPF" and switch it on. This will
help remove some of the mysterious signals. If the problem persists
disconnect the ground and see if that helps. You may find that you can
receive most of the stations you want right off the whip. Also, the
"RF Gain" contol should be turned counter-clockwise to the point where
the stations just start to drop off.
If you wnt to get some of the weaker stations, you will have to
experiment and see how much antenna you can use before the
overloading starts. You can wind a few turns around the whip or use
the antenna input at the back. I think 10 or 20 feet of wire would be
plenty. When matched to the right length of antenna, the DX 350
should be fine for your purpose. If you get a bit frustrated at having
to fiddle with the antenna, ride the RF gain, and switch the LPF on
and off, remember that communications receivers that handle a wide
range of signal strengths cost upwards of $1,000.......good
listening.....ken....