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On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:46:07 -0800 (PST), PJ
wrote: Folks, I have purchased a Sangean ATS-909 World Receiver. It is equipped with an internal ferrite antenna för MW and LW, and a telescope antenna for SW and FM. It also comes with a portable SW antenna (ANT-60), seven meters long. Is this external antenna generally sufficient for SW reception, or should I get a different antenna? If yes, is there a solution that doesn't cost all that much money? I have a copy of the 2009 World Radio TV Handbook, and they are talking about a Wellbrook ALA-1530+ loop antenna, and let me tell you, that one is well past my budget, because it costs $466... I am looking for something a lot cheaper... :-) If it is recommended to replace the ANT-60, that is. PJ Hi PJ, With your location in Sweden, a long wire should pick up a lot of stations unless you are buried deep in a valley. That long wire can be as simple as 10 meters of wire with a clip to attach it to the whip of the Sangean. When I was in Africa last year, that was enough to fill my cheap SW set with signals from everywhere in Africa up into Europe. Toss the wire out a window up into a tree. It is at least a cheap, first attempt to see if you need anything more than that. 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC |
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