Hello Leonard,

I hope you have read some of my previous posts so that you know about
the terrible reception conditions and the local "covenant restrictions"
of my townhome association which precludes outdoor antennas.

That said, I have tried many, many antennas here over the years: "long"
wires (coiled and straight) in my listening room and my attic with and
without MFJ-1020, MFJ-1020B antenna tuners and a number of other
"homebrew" and purchased types.

I tried the Sony AN-LP1 Active Loop Antenna which, though it works well
with my Sony ICF-SW7600G and 'GR models, does not provide satisfactory
performance with my Grundig Satellit 800 or my AOR AR7030 Plus.

I major step up is the AOR WL500 Window Loop Antenna. This antenna
provides better gain that the Sony and greatly lowers the noise level
on many short wave signals. Still, while it is quite good for the
"powerhouse" stations (and even for some DXing), it is not a "great"
antenna in my location, though, when I purchased it, it was a major
step up in my reception.

Having seen the improvement the AOR WL500 antenna made, I figured that
the Wellbrook should be even better.

The Wellbrook ALA 330S Active Loop Antenna is a "great" antenna. Check
it out for yourself on the Wellbrook website (quoted above) and look on
the web (and on this group) for others' impressions.

It has greatly improved my ability to DX (both on SW and, though I do
not do it often nor is it supposedly designed to do so, on MW).

It is of course difficult to justify spending $400+ on something based
just on my enthusiastic recommendation. I bought mine because I was
desperate and had been reading the good reviews the antenna had gotten
in PASSPORT (see reviews in 2003, 2004, and now 2005) and WRTH (see its
2005 edition).

I can only tell you that, in my location, where I have EXTREME (take it
from me on that account) local electrical noise and limitations on the
antennas I can use, it has totally revolutionized my short wave
listening experience.

Best,

Joe