On Nov 19, 11:34*am, wrote:
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!

I am in the process of writing up a review of the new Grundig Satellit
750.
This receiver is hugely sensitive for World Band SW but requires a
GOOD outdoor antenna. I use a Hustler 5BTV vertical, ground mounted,
and for me this combination has resulted in superb reception with
strong signals exceeding anything I have previously used such as the
ATS909, etc. I haven't done a comparison with high end radios, like
the E1 and R75, but am more than satisfied with the 750. This radio is
very flexible with a great memory setup.
I would suggest you check out the 750 first on the Eton website, under
Grundig
heading at www.eton.com to see if this radio would fulfil your
requirements.
There is a PDF file for the owners manual there. The price here in
Canada was
$ 299.00 plus tax. My review on the 750 will be posted to Eham Net in
the next
little while.
This is a good time to check out everything available, but for the
very best results check out outdoor antennas, such a verticles, if you
are space limited. If I had it to do again, I would start out with
best portable or one of the mid priced tabletops
and a good antenna mounted outdoors. Like you I have a very noisy
location, but the 750 and Hustler verticle cut right through the noise
level and produce an amazingly low noise floor.
73 and good luck in choosing your recever, from SW4ever.