"Michael" wrote in message
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Still... Your antenna set up and your location is more important then your
rig. If you live an a congested area with lots of noise sources, no rig
is
going to be very effective. Also... If you dont have a good antenna set
up,
your rig wont matter either.

Speaking of location: I just did a simple test with my portable. I drove out
of town to a fairly remote area with no power lines or other nearby sources
or interference. Just using the whip antenna I was able to pick up a lot of
stations with little noise. But when I returned home, I couldn't pick up
most of those stations at all, and most of the others were covered with
noise. I'm wondering now if any receiver/antenna setup would do me much good
due to my apparently noisy location.