ANPL (or whatever it is?) Antenna
 

Heck,$90.00 for that!,,, I just can't see it!,,, too much money for the
amount of bread.I might as well buy me a Wellbrook Antenna and be extra
happy.But,which Wellbrook Antenna is best for my needs,both DXin AM and
Shortwave Radio Stations?
cuhulin

ANPL (or whatever it is?) Antenna
 

Maybe you should try the AN-LP1 before you knock it on the net. It's
one of the best value loops for the money.

ANPL (or whatever it is?) Antenna
 

In article .com,
"MojaveDxer" wrote:

Maybe you should try the AN-LP1 before you knock it on the net. It's
one of the best value loops for the money.

It would be better to just drop him in the kill file. The AN-LP1 is a
good performer.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

ANPL (or whatever it is?) Antenna
 

Dear Cuhulin,

The Wellbrook loop antennas are certainly "better" than the Sony
AN-LP1, but they are far more expensive and they are not "portable."

The best Wellbrook antenna for both MW and SW reception is the ALA 1530
but, frankly, you need a "top" shortwave receiver to take advantage of
it - such as an AOR AR7030 Plus, a Japan Radio NRD-545, a Ten-Tec RX340
or 350D, or a (modified) ICOM IC-R75. A better "Wellbrook" choice for
shortwave is the model I have - the ALA 330S, but this is even more
expensive (and for both Wellbrooks you must purchase locally a suitable
length of the proper coaxial cable [RG-58C or RG-58C/U] and a few
connectors [all of which are "spelled out" in the instruction sheet and
are available at Radio Shack and other outlets]). AND you really need a
rotator to best take advantage of the antenna's directional
characteristics. Is it all worth it to you? It is to me - I own TWO of
the Wellbrook ALA 330S antennas, both mounted atop Radio Shack
rotators, and both mounted in my attic. Their performance is nothing
short of superb, better than anything I have ever owned, especially in
the summer when "static" and other atmospheric noise is at its highest.
(One is used with my Grundig Satellit 800, the other, needless to say,
is used with my AOR AR7030 Plus and in almost fifty years of shortwave
listening I have never heard, much less owned, a better combination
than that one!)

Frankly, though the Wellbrook antenna does indeed work extremely well
with the Sony ICF-SW7600GR (I've used it with my Sony), it ir really
"overkill" for this or any other portable. Especially regarding the ALA
1530, you must have a radio with superb image rejection; this is
something in which NO portable excels. (Even some tabletops are not so
good in this regard!) In other words, to get the most out of a
Wellbrook antenna, you must own a radio with such characteristics as to
be able to take advantage of it.

The Sony AN-LP1 is a SUPERB match for the '7600GR. Not only does the
combination perform extremely well but they both "travel" very well
indeed. Note that the AN-LP1 is strictly for shortwave reception, not
MW.

Whether the AN-LP1's price is worth it to you or not is something only
you can determine. Do not concentrate on what the antenna "looks like"
or what you "seem" to get for your money - you are purchasing
performance and I can state categorically that the AN-LP1 along with
the '7600GR makes a great combination. I ought to know - I own FIVE
'7600GRs and FIVE AN-LP1s!

Best,

Joe

ANPL (or whatever it is?) Antenna
 

Thanks for your advice,Joe.I always appreciate it.
cuhulin

Sony AN-LP1 Active Shortwave Loop Antenna (or whatever it is?)
 

JA - "The Sony AN-LP1 is a SUPERB match for the '7600GR.
Not only does the combination perform extremely well but they
both "Travel" very well indeed. Note that the AN-LP1 is strictly
for Shortwave Reception, not MW."

Very well said - I would agree :o) ~ RHF

Using the Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio with the Sony AN-LP1
Active Shortwave Loop Antenna
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...71f5107eef0b02

Sony AN-LP1 'portable' Active Loop Shortwave Antenna
and an Adapter for the Eton E1 Radio.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...ff02435e395f22

Sony AN-LP1 Active Shortwave Loop Antenna (or whatever it is?)
 

The only things I tote when I go shopping is my keys and my wallet and
my checkbook and my clothes and shoes on my fat old ugly body and my
eyeglasses,I dont even tote my wris****ch anymore.Yerra,I can float a
couple of hundred dollars (when I save it up,that is) for a Wellbrook
antenna.Way I see it is,if you are going to spend a bunch of money,might
as well buy the best.

Them wimmins next door are out of town somewhere since Friday morning
and they probally wont be back untill tomorrow night,as usual.The Bell
South woman has gone fishing over near Monroe,Lousiana.(I told her to
get a can of sweet corn and poke some holes in the can and hang the can
in the water) Her skinny twin sister,yesterday morning,she had on a long
sleeved white shirt and black slacks,I dont know where she has gone.The
other woman,I guess she is spending the weekend with her boyfrind,or she
might be in Minnesota again,trying to get custody of her three kids.

The Bell South woman who is buying that house next door to me,she showed
me where she keeps a spare key to her house hid out.My little doggy took
me out in my front yard a short while ago and I heard their little Jack
Russell puppy doggy in their house yipping about whatever.So I put my
doggy back in the house and I go to their house and check on their doggy
and their cat and their big rabbit in that cage behind their house.At
least they let me read their Clarion Ledger newspapers for free.When
they are gone for a few days,I pick up their newspapers and hold them
untill they get back over there.
cuhulin