Horrible, Horrible HF reception with IC-R3 and VX-7R
 

I recently bought an Icom IC-R3 (hand held communications receiver) and a
Yaesu VX-7R handy-talky (can tune .5 to 1000 Mhz). Both of these devices
can't pick up a single shortwave signal. And this is on a long wire antenna,
not the rubber duckies. (They both receive great on VHF/UHF. The IC-R3 even
manages to pick up fringe TV channels.) The same antenna connected to my old
Kenwood 599 receiver brings in plenty of HF signals, both shortwave
broadcast and amateur.

How can these two new receivers be soooo bad????? I live within a mile of an
AM broadcast station, could that be the problem? (It doesn't bother my old
Kenwood though!) Is anyone successfully listening to shortwave stations with
either of these radios?

I'm was going to buy a new HF rig, but now I'm scared that it might overload
on the broadcast station.

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Bob D. ND9B