On Feb 1, 5:45 pm, "Count Floyd"
CountFloyd@MonsterChillerHorrorTheater wrote:
I am only one mile for the Atlantic Ocean in Hobe Sound,FL and do not
seem to get transatalantic DX on theis machine. It is great in pulling
in stateside DX, but it does not seem to get transatlantic DX. I have
a rooftop 100ft long wire that runs down through the window, but it
does not seem so to help. My Lafayette HE-10 seems to get better Am
DX that this radio hooked up to the same radio. Am I doing something
wrong? Even my S-38 does better on BCB DX.

--
"What do you mean there's no movie?"

Dear Count,

The Lafayette Model HE-10 is one fantastic receiver, very much under-
rated today. Its sensitivity is far better than its specifications
would seem to indicate and its selectivity is excellent also. Many
years ago, from my former home in New Jersey, with a 100' random long
wire antenna (probably similar to yours) I was able to clearly hear
the then clear-channel KFI, 640 kc/s, Los Angeles, CA. Not being a
medium wave DXer at that time (or even today; I used to like to listen
to baseball games on the stations in the actual cities, however) I
probably missed out on hearing trans-Atlantic signals on the MWs (I
wasn't trying for those).

While the Panasonic RF-2200 is supposed to be an excellent receiver
(and, according to RadioIntel's review, still highly prized by MW
DXers), it is, nonetheless, a portable, with a portable's shortcomings
(for example, circuitry has to be designed with battery consumption
considered first, performance second).

But that's why many of us have more than one radio. Enjoy your HE-10.
Keep it in good condition. Other than analog tuning, it will
outperform any portable currently on the market (with the possible
exception of the Etón E1).

Please note that I do not own a Panasonic RF-2200 or an Etón E1. The
above are just my thoughts.

Best,

Joe