In article .com,
"Joe Analssandrini" wrote:

Hello Leonard,

I hope you have read some of my previous posts so that you know about
the terrible reception conditions and the local "covenant
restrictions" of my townhome association which precludes outdoor
antennas.

That said, I have tried many, many antennas here over the years:
"long" wires (coiled and straight) in my listening room and my attic
with and without MFJ-1020, MFJ-1020B antenna tuners and a number of
other "homebrew" and purchased types.

I tried the Sony AN-LP1 Active Loop Antenna which, though it works
well with my Sony ICF-SW7600G and 'GR models, does not provide
satisfactory performance with my Grundig Satellit 800 or my AOR
AR7030 Plus.

I major step up is the AOR WL500 Window Loop Antenna. This antenna
provides better gain that the Sony and greatly lowers the noise level
on many short wave signals. Still, while it is quite good for the
"powerhouse" stations (and even for some DXing), it is not a "great"
antenna in my location, though, when I purchased it, it was a major
step up in my reception.

Having seen the improvement the AOR WL500 antenna made, I figured
that the Wellbrook should be even better.

The Wellbrook ALA 330S Active Loop Antenna is a "great" antenna.
Check it out for yourself on the Wellbrook website (quoted above) and
look on the web (and on this group) for others' impressions.

It has greatly improved my ability to DX (both on SW and, though I do
not do it often nor is it supposedly designed to do so, on MW).

It is of course difficult to justify spending $400+ on something
based just on my enthusiastic recommendation. I bought mine because I
was desperate and had been reading the good reviews the antenna had
gotten in PASSPORT (see reviews in 2003, 2004, and now 2005) and WRTH
(see its 2005 edition).

I can only tell you that, in my location, where I have EXTREME (take
it from me on that account) local electrical noise and limitations on
the antennas I can use, it has totally revolutionized my short wave
listening experience.

It makes sense to me that you are having your best success with a small
amplified loop antenna due to your receiving situation, which is
electrically noisy and where erecting a full size wire antenna would be
a problem.

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Telamon
Ventura, California