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On Nov 19, 8:34*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! Todddem, You already have the "PC" so the Ten Tec RX 320D is a viable Receiver to consider. http://radio.tentec.com/amateur/receivers/RX320D http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...rxvr/0321.html As "JP" pointed out as critical {may be more critical} then the SWL Receiver is the Shortwave Antenna. -IF- African is your 'target' reception area -or- more importantly Broadcasts from Europe to Africa. Then a Dipole Antenna may be your better 'choice' in Shortwave Listening Antennas. The Eavesdropper-T 'Trapped' Dipole Antenna is about 43 Feet Long, and can be pointed broadside to either Europe {East} or Africa {SE} from Canada. http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/0680.html The B&W ASW-60 Multi-Band Trap Dipole Antenna is about 35 Feet Long, and again can be pointed broadside to either Europe {East} or Africa {SE} from Canada. http://www.bwantennas.com/ama/specials.ama.htm#asw60 iane ~ RHF |
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