Best Rx $1K for daytime SWL (BBC beam to Africa, etc.)
I live in Ontario, Canada. My goal is to listen to daytime SW
broadcasts beamed to Africa by the likes of BBC, DW, VOA, RNW, etc.
Right now I have a Sony 7600GR with a few indoor antennas (reel
antenna, ANLP1, etc.). With this equipment it's difficult to get good
reception of these daytime signals.
I plan to install a wire antenna (around 30 feet long), either
outdoors along my 5.5' high wooden fence (I live in the suburbs) or in
my attic.
Will a Sony portable and an outdoor/attic wire be enough to get
consistently good reception of these stations? Or should I get a
better receiver?
If so, what receiver should I buy?
Portable choices:
Sangean ATS-909 (I hear it can handle long antennas)
Eton E1XM
Tabletop choices:
Icom R75
Icom R1500
used Kenwood, Yaesu, etc. (ebay)
PC-controlled choices
Ten Tec Rx-320D
The Icom R75 is a little pricy for me ($700 here in Canada). But if it
is that much better than say, the Eton E1 at fishing out these
broadcast signals then I will seriously consider it.
I'm also a little afraid of buying a PC receiver because I live in a
noisy RF environment. (I like the thought of receiving DRM, though!)
Thanks!
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