Those antennas seem to be for house-mounting desktop radios. I am
interested in one of those hand-sized portable radio. It would be
difficult to walk around with the hand scanner if there is an umbrella
like contraption attached to it.

P.S. the Sony ICF-7600GR will come in a few weeks from amazon.com. It
takes that long when you select the "free shipping" option. Since I am
new to this, I wasn't wise enough to make a purchase through an outfit
that actually supports this hobby. In the future, I will.

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clu