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"ve3..." wrote:

Jeroen wrote:
Hello All,

Picking up my SWL hobby wich I left in ~ 1992.

I have a Phillips D2999PLL and Sony AN-1

And, anyone any comments on my EMF/AN-1 comparison? I think I pretty
much tried all configurations, and in reality there isnt much to do
with the EMF, its all prebuild. But I'm open for suggestions!
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I used an AN-1 in a concrete apartment for a year and it worked well
after I had made a change to it. Unmodified, it was quiet, didn't hurt
the signals but it didn't seem to have much gain. I added a thin
hustler 2 meter 5/8 whip to the end of the AN-1 whip (about 4 feet as I
recall) and that improved it consiserably. I think that Sony was
worried about generating spurious in high-signal areas like Europe and
used very a conservative amplifier. Adding a length to the whip in
weak-signal areas had no bad effects.

The advantage of this small active antenna is you can put it in the
quietest location of you house. Go around with a portable radio to find
a quite spot and mount the AN-1 there.

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Telamon
Ventura, California