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Non-techie asks for help................
Hi folks, first let me apologise for not lurking, or even reading a
FAQ (I did look and did not find). I know that radio amateurs are a helpful and friendly bunch, so here goes. From the UK, for historical reasons, the BBC broadcasts programmes on Long wave, specifically 1500 metres (198 Khz???). I drive a truck on the continent of Europe, and would love to listen to this service whilst on the road (for the cricket!). I know that the signal is there, and of sufficient strength, as I can receive it OUTSIDE the truck on an ancient "portable" Inside the steel box (cab) however, too much noise/too little signal to be useful. The fitted radio has LW, but again cannot be used for the noise. Could anyone please point me to some answers to the following: Antennae: Could I build (buy) some kind of antenna specifically to receive this emission? (My old radio has a socket labelled "AM antenna"). Could I build a receiver tuned only to this freq., with no need for a speaker (run the sound in at headphone type power) that I could hang/bolt outside the truck (on the roof?), with its own battery and aerial? If so could someone point me to a diagram of such a beastie? |
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