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Another newbie inquiry into portable antennas.
Hey folks...
I have a Sony 2010 with I've just dragged with me to Boston. I've found an amazing public park at the very tip-top of the city with only your average suburban interference within 25 to 30 feet. The 2010's whip performs okay here at night -- nothing outstanding in the DX department -- but I'm aching for a bit more juice. Would any of the available loop antennas help to enhance the experience at all? I don't unfortunately have many options as far as throwing wire in trees and the like, as I'd be DXing from a public park that has no lights after-dark, and I'd hate to trip or choke someone by accident. Plus from what I've heard, the 2010 doesn't play too nicely with random wire antennas. At any rate, please comment on any of these antennas, or others you might recommend instead, for outdoor public use... - Sangean AT60 - Kiwa Pocket Loop - Sony AN-LP1 Thanks in advance! |
It sounds like a wonderful antenna, except that it requires an AC
power supply ... and I'm in a public park. :-/ I'd also be concerned about it being *so* powerful that the '2010's board couldn't handle all the incoming signals and may completely lose all selectivity and spurious signal rejection. Looks like it'd be a good fit for my apartment, though. (Steve) wrote in message . com... (Moondog) wrote in message . com... Hey folks... I have a Sony 2010 with I've just dragged with me to Boston. I've found an amazing public park at the very tip-top of the city with only your average suburban interference within 25 to 30 feet. The 2010's whip performs okay here at night -- nothing outstanding in the DX department -- but I'm aching for a bit more juice. Would any of the available loop antennas help to enhance the experience at all? I don't unfortunately have many options as far as throwing wire in trees and the like, as I'd be DXing from a public park that has no lights after-dark, and I'd hate to trip or choke someone by accident. Plus from what I've heard, the 2010 doesn't play too nicely with random wire antennas. At any rate, please comment on any of these antennas, or others you might recommend instead, for outdoor public use... - Sangean AT60 - Kiwa Pocket Loop - Sony AN-LP1 Thanks in advance! If you want something really portable and don't mind spending some money, you might try the AOR LA350: http://www.aoruk.com/direct/la350.htm. I got one used and it's amazing. Maybe someone with some technical expertise can look at the specs on this thing and explain WHY it's so effective. It's small, but it would absolutely, positively blow away the antennas mentioned above. Steve |
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Okay, I was assuming that you go to the park in order to get away from
interference, and with the AOR active loop you don't have to worry about interference so much. You can rotate the loop and null the interference, and this works not just on MW but on SW as well! However, if you're listening from the park simply because you like listening from the park, then your best bet is probably a reel antenna. I'd recommend the AN-LP1, but the reels are much cheaper and smaller. Better yet, go to Radio Shack and buy the longest length of wire that you could comfortably manage to attach to your radio in the park. If the park is really low noise, then this will probably end up working better even than the AN-LP1. Steve (Moondog) wrote in message . com... It sounds like a wonderful antenna, except that it requires an AC power supply ... and I'm in a public park. :-/ I'd also be concerned about it being *so* powerful that the '2010's board couldn't handle all the incoming signals and may completely lose all selectivity and spurious signal rejection. Looks like it'd be a good fit for my apartment, though. If you want something really portable and don't mind spending some money, you might try the AOR LA350: http://www.aoruk.com/direct/la350.htm. I got one used and it's amazing. Maybe someone with some technical expertise can look at the specs on this thing and explain WHY it's so effective. It's small, but it would absolutely, positively blow away the antennas mentioned above. Steve |
Moondog wrote:
Hey folks... I have a Sony 2010 with I've just dragged with me to Boston. I've found an amazing public park at the very tip-top of the city with only your average suburban interference within 25 to 30 feet. The 2010's whip performs okay here at night -- nothing outstanding in the DX department -- but I'm aching for a bit more juice. Would any of the available loop antennas help to enhance the experience at all? I don't unfortunately have many options as far as throwing wire in trees and the like, as I'd be DXing from a public park that has no lights after-dark, and I'd hate to trip or choke someone by accident. Plus from what I've heard, the 2010 doesn't play too nicely with random wire antennas. At any rate, please comment on any of these antennas, or others you might recommend instead, for outdoor public use... - Sangean AT60 - Kiwa Pocket Loop - Sony AN-LP1 Thanks in advance! How about a length (20+ ft.) of thin wire lofted with a balloon. You can buy party balloon kits that come with a helium bottle. Might take more than one balloon or one of those larger mylar kind. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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