View Single Post
  #7   Report Post  
Old August 14th 07, 05:47 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
JoanD'arcRoast JoanD'arcRoast is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by RadioBanter: Nov 2006
Posts: 49
Default Improving the AM/MW DX-Ability of the Sony ICF-S10MK2 Pocket Radio - Think AM/MW Loop Antenna

In article . com, RHF
wrote:

On Aug 13, 9:43 am, JoanD'arcRoast wrote:
In article .com, RHF





wrote:
On Aug 11, 11:46 pm, JoanD'arcRoast wrote:
Do you recommend it for MWDX, or is it just inexpensive? Is it
selective and sensitive enough for DX? Audio good enough for solid QRZ?
Will an external outdoor antenna overload it?


-j


JDaR,


Read the RadioIntel Report/Review -by- Dr Phil
RADIO INTEL =http://www.radiointel.com/


"The Sony ICF-S10MK2 is an "FM/AM 2-Band Pocket Radio"
GOTO =http://www.radiointel.com/review-sonys10mk2.htm
Question - "Can this inexpensive Radio be used to pursue the
hobby of AM Distance Reception (AM DX) ?"


imho - it is design as a low cost am/fm pocket radio
and it is simply that ~ RHF
.
.
. .


Small world! Reading that review is what prompted me to ask the group
for some hands-on opinions.

Thanks for providing the links -- I'm sure someone else here will also
be interested to read that review...

-j- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


JDaR,

Improving the AM/MW DX-Ability of the Sony ICF-S10MK2
Pocket Radio - Think AM/MW Loop Antenna !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/14246
.
They cost more than the Sony ICF-S10MK2 AM/FM Pocket
Radio, but using it with the small Terk or RadioShack or
Slect-A-Tenna AM/MW Loop Antenna does greatly improve
the DX-Ability of this Radio.
.
READ - Two Popular AM/MW Loop Antennas
Select-A-Tenna -versus- Terk AM Advantage
http://www.radiointel.com/review-2loop.htm
-presented by RadioIntel.Com = http://www.radiointel.com/
.
Terk AM Advantage Loop Antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/mwant/2774.html
http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/am-an...advantage.aspx
.
Select-A-Tenna Model 541-M AM/MW Loop Antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/mwant/4316.html
http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/am-an...ire-model.aspx
.
Although it is no longer being made the RadoShack # 15-1853
AM (MW) Signal Booster Passive Loop Antenna can still be
found on eBay : Tunes the AM/MW Band 520 - 1710 KHz
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ140146732774
.
SEARCH eBAY -for- Radio*Shack AM Loop Antenna
AM LOOP ANTENNA = http://tinyurl.com/2jhcrp
.
.
hope this helps - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}


Very helpful ideed... thank you!

Any favorite links to homebrew MW tunable iductive loops?

once again, thanks for the help,

-j

snip .
|
|
|
/ \
.......!.......