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Has anybody tried out any of those amplified antennas for shortwave
and
AM radios,are they any good? Any reccomendations? (except those
cheapo
Tiny Tuners that use a 9 volt battery,I own one of those and I know
it
isn't any good) I see that CCrane company sells a twin ferrite
antenna,are they any good?

I was wondering about that to an extent. The Passport
review for the MFJ-1020 says to use it as an amplified preselector
for an outside random wire if you want to use it well, but
that always had me wonder if the MFJ-1045c amplified
preselector is a better idea instead of the 1020. Passport
is rather silent about things like preselectors, unless they
are built into the antenna.

--Mike L.