On Jun 14, 5:38 am, "SWL-2010" wrote:
"JeroenK" wrote in message

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SWLO-2010 wrote:

The 1107 strugged with selectivity, but the rest performed well.
I have used that a few more times, when the weather is cool enough to
open
the window, and turn off the A/C.
I'm anxious to use it this fall.

You might want to try out one of those small magnetic loop antenna's.
They allow you to null out any interference from the apartment and
generally they pick up less noise anyway. Put it on a stick and direct
it out of the window...

Thats a good idea.



Experimenting with antenna's should be half the fun of shortwave
listening. Its the most important part of the listening station and
theres sooo much to gain, especially in challenging situations such as
you are in yourself!

--
JeroenK

I do a lot of experimenting and improvising with antennas. I have a Kaito
window loop I bought a few months ago, and it's actually not to bad for the
price. I've been at this apt. living and SW-listening for quite some time
now. I'm going to add a section for atp. dwellers on my website.
And, not just for antennas, but how I made up my own work benches on
casters, so when you're not it, you can just roll it against the wall and
use it for a shelf. You can screw a power strip on the front, and use an
extension cord, so you can solder, drill, or plug in any AC device or wall
wart. They also make a good recharging station for cell phone, batteries, or
anything that needs a charge.

Another example. I figured out a way to make cradles for portables
receivers, that you can put at just the right angle for your pleasure. I got
the idea when the back stand broke on my favorite portable receiver, my old
and trusty DX-398. Then I realized the size I was using was perfect for the
larger portables like the Grundig S-350, S-350 DL, and they fit my new
KA-2100 as well. It's nice to sit them at a convenient angle.

You can make 2 of them for about 5 bucks.
How can you beat that?
I have to photograph. them and then add them to the site.

SWL-2010 - "add them to the site." ? ? ? ~ RHF