I don't have a satelite receiver, but I read recently in WRTH, which was
otherwise excited about the idea of satellite reception, that the audio
quality of the international broadcasters was lower than the other
stations.

David wrote in
:

Get a Sirius Satellite Receiver.

You can listen to all the major International Broadcasters on WRN,
Channel 115, in glorious hifi. Shortwave broadcasting isn't quite
dead yet, but the bedsores are pretty gross.

http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?
pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&
c=ChannelAsset&cid=996089493678

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 07:08:20 -0400, Finch wrote:

I'm planning a long road trip in a couple of weeks. I planned on
driving primarily at night and I thought it would be interesting
to be able to listen to shortwave along the way.
So my idea is to take along my DX-390, sit it in my lap and twiddle
the knobs as I drive. I'll listen through an earpiece.

Anyway, the question is my antenna. I planned on taking a piece of
wire, maybe 8 feet long or so. I attach one end of it to the top of
the auto antenna that sticks out of the hood of my car and fasten it
there with a wire tie. I run it down the length of the antenna and
fasten it at the bottom with another wire tie. Run the remainder in
through the window and done.

So my questions a
1. Will this work?
2. Is a standard automotive antenna long enough. I can temperairly
lengthen it with a piece of stiff wire or something.
3. Is it better to attach it to the radio by clipping it onto the
telescoping antenna or the antenna input jack.