Hi from Ken,
"{FireArm}" wrote in message
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Hi, i own a IC-R5 scanner and if i scan in the 150Khz - 20Mhz area on
AM i can pick up shortwave radio, however its not very clear the
clearest ive got is The Voice Of Russia World Service which i can
recive on 6.160 AM, i was wondering if a bigger antenna will improve
my reception, or as my scanner is not really designed for shortwave
listening i shouldnt bother, im in the UK and would be prepared to
fork out some cash for a shortwave reciver but i dont really know
anywhere in the UK that sells them!, also i was wondering where i
could find a list of frequencys for shortwave stations for the UK.

Any advice would be welcomed
Thanx

Buy a copy of the "Practical Wireless", or "Shortwave Magazine" ( you should
find them in "Smiths" ).
Or you could get your newsagent to order you a copy of either mag ( they
come out each month ).
There are lots of local radio suppliers listed in both these mags ( also
private ads in the back ).

Regards your question for an improvement to your whip antenna.
You could try wrapping a few turns of insulated wire around the rubber duck
on your radio and spreading the rest out about 10 to 20ft along the ceiling
( close to a window if possible).
This should help a little, but as you say the 'ICOM R5' is not a dedicated
HF short wave radio.
Hope the above helps............cheers, Ken, G4KIR.


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