Charly,

The Sony AN-LP1 Active Shortwave Loop Antenna -vice-
the Degen / Kaito AM and Shortwave Loop Antennas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9295
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9291

The Sony AN-LP1 Active Shortwave Loop Antenna is by-design
designed specifically for the "Metered" Shortwave Bands
{ Tune a Shortwave Band and Set It and Forget It ! - Simple ;-}
SONY AN-LP1 ANTENNA = http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/lp1.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/3676.html
DESIGN = http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...t/3676clos.jpg
PLACEMENT = http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...nt/3676win.jpg
SEE - Sony AN-LP1 Antenna Manual - Figure "D" and Instructions
http://www.owdjim.gen.nz/chris/radio...ice_manual.pdf
TUNING = http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...nt/3676pre.jpg
With One Shortwave (SW) Band per setting for :
SW Band and Knob Setting
75m = 4 MHz
60m = 5 MHz
49m = 6 MHz
41m = 7 MHz
31m = 10 MHz
25m = 12 MHz
22m = 14 MHz
Then Two Shortwave (SW) Bands per setting for :
19m & 16m = 16 MHz
15m & 13m = 20 MHz
As noted the Sony AN-LP1 Active Shortwave Loop Antenna
performs very well between the
75 to 22 Metered Shortwave Listening (SWL) Bands
with some fall-off in performance between the
19 to 13 Shortwave Listening (SWL) Meters Bands.

TIP - For a Travel 'portable' Shortwave Antenna to use with
a quality Travel 'size' Radio like the Sony ICF-SW7600GR
'portable' AM / FM Shortwave Radio the Sony AN-LP1
'portable' Active Shortwave Loop Antenna :
" Is-A-Winning-Combination ! " - IMHO ~ RHF


WHEREAS -The key defect with the Degen / Kaito AM and Shortwave
'portable' Loop Antennas design is the Tuning Ergonomics.
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...t/1453sys.html
http://www.radios4you.com/antenna-ka...-LG-photo.html
http://www.radios4you.com/antenna-de...-LG-photo.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/1453.html
http://www.radios4you.com/antenna-degen-tg33.html
http://www.radios4you.com/antenna-kaito-ka31.html

IMHO - That tiny little Tuning Wheel is just too small
and too 'iffy' to Tune Accurately and Precisely.
The "Play-with-the-Thing" Factor is annoying.


iane ~ RHF