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On May 25, 11:36 am, BDK wrote:
In article om, rhf-
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On May 25, 3:48 am, wrote:
On May 25, 3:05 am, wrote:

Discontinued.
Universal Radio sold out.

But lately Ebay seller named buyfromjapan is shipping them to USA in
less than a week, $89 + 15 shipping. If you click his 100% feedback,
then you will see all the happy loop buyers' praise!

e.g.http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-AN-LP1-Port..._W0QQitemZ1301...

It's very good.

If you don't have one; check it out . ..

Wasa Up !

For Shortwave Radio Listening (SWL) the Sony AN-LP1
Active {Shortwave Only} Antenna works very well with
the Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave Radio as
a "Travel Kit" for the Hotel Room, RV'ing or Camping
when you are On-the-Road :
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Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave Radio
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0360.html
.
Sony AN-LP1 Active {Shortwave Only} Antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/3676.html

imho - both are worth the money
and together they are great ~ RHF
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I've had two of them, one died, the other one I sold. I thought the
first one had a problem, so I stupidly bought another one. It wasn't any
better.

Not much good except as a noise magnet, picked up every light switch,
dimmer, transformer, furnace igniter and A/C compressor relay on the
block. The neighbor's furnace igniter made all kinds of racket on the
AN-LP1, but was barely audible on any of my other antennas. The other
neighbor's family room and kitchen lights made a huge SNAP as they were
turned on and off(They were right below the LP1). The slinky dipole,
that blew the Sony out of the water, in both lack of noise, and with
much better signal strength just heard a moderate "click". That slinky
was the best antenna I ever had, I hope the new one is half as good.
from 14MHZ on down, it was amazingly good, it was much better than my
Alpha Delta Sloper.

I used the AN-LP1 as a backup antenna at first, and later on, as an
antenna for one of my 5 SW desktops I had at the time. Out of a Slinky
dipole, a sloping Windom Dipole, both outside and high up in the air, a
dipole in my attic about 10' off the ground, and a CB antenna with the
shield pulled off at the receiver,

- the AN-LP1 at 40', was a distant fifth place.

I'm back to 5 desktop receivers, and I'm not messing with
another active antenna this time. Especially for 105 bucks. That will
buy a LOT of coax and wire for making my own antennas. I bought a metal
CB antenna for the higher freqs. A CB antenna is very useful for Utes
above 15MHZ or so. With the shield pulled, it's not bad anywhere.

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BDK - Please Clarify ~ RHF
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-?- Are you talking (writting) about the "Indoor"
Sony AN-LP1 Active {Shortwave Only} Loop Antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/3676.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ130116236247
* Which uses a small 19" Cloth covered Loop Element
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...t/3676clos.jpg
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...nt/3676win.jpg
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-?- Or the Sony AN-1 "Outdoor" Active Whip Antenna
which covers the LW + AM/MW and Shortwave Bands
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/2206.html
* Which uses a 59" Telescopic Whip Antenna Element
and Remote Head Unit plus Coax Cable and Desk-Top
Control Unit.
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Sony_AN_1_Radio_aerial__5596943
http://cgi.ebay.it/_W0QQitemZ180118186306
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I was talking about the outside one, sorry.

BDK