Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn to static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway through it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil

BCcubed wrote:

Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn to static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway through it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

neil

There is probably not a lot you can do Neil. It's simply propagation, and you wind
up being in the 'skip zone'. The signal is flying right over you.

Propagation should be better for you as we head into spring and summer. But, you
can expect the same as now in the fall and winter.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

Neil,

Why do you rule out the antenna?

That's easily the best solution to your reception problem.

-- Stinger

"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn to
static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan
Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway through
it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in
Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil

He didn't rule out the antenna. He ruled out buying one.
"Stinger" wrote in message
. ..
Neil,

Why do you rule out the antenna?

That's easily the best solution to your reception problem.

-- Stinger

"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn to
static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan
Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway through
it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in
Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short
of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil

Oh, then by all means feel free to donate one.

;^)

-- Stinger


"CW" wrote in message
...
He didn't rule out the antenna. He ruled out buying one.
"Stinger" wrote in message
. ..
Neil,

Why do you rule out the antenna?

That's easily the best solution to your reception problem.

-- Stinger

"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it turn
to
static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to Allan
Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway
through
it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in
Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short
of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil

Ever think of building one?

"Stinger" wrote in message
news
Oh, then by all means feel free to donate one.

;^)

-- Stinger


"CW" wrote in message
...
He didn't rule out the antenna. He ruled out buying one.
"Stinger" wrote in message
. ..
Neil,

Why do you rule out the antenna?

That's easily the best solution to your reception problem.

-- Stinger

"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it
turn
to
static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to
Allan
Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway
through
it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in
Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do
short
of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within
reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil

Antenna Info Here..

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/wire/


In article , "CW"
writes:


Ever think of building one?

"Stinger" wrote in message
news
Oh, then by all means feel free to donate one.

;^)

-- Stinger


"CW" wrote in message
...
He didn't rule out the antenna. He ruled out buying one.
"Stinger" wrote in message
. ..
Neil,

Why do you rule out the antenna?

That's easily the best solution to your reception problem.

-- Stinger

"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it
turn
to
static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to
Allan
Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway
through
it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am in
Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do
short
of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within
reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil

Sure! But I had to buy the components. From the nature of the question, it
sounded like he wanted to "McGuyver" a solution without a trip to Rat Shack.

Seems to me, if you're going to go to the trouble to buy components to build
an antenna, then it doesn't make sense to rule out actually buying an
antenna (if that would be the best solution for what he's trying to listen
to).

I agree with where you're going on this, CW, but thought the parameters of
the question were rather odd, that's all.

Very probably the best solution would be to build a good long-wire.

-- Stinger



"CW" wrote in message
...
Ever think of building one?

"Stinger" wrote in message
news
Oh, then by all means feel free to donate one.

;^)

-- Stinger


"CW" wrote in message
...
He didn't rule out the antenna. He ruled out buying one.
"Stinger" wrote in message
. ..
Neil,

Why do you rule out the antenna?

That's easily the best solution to your reception problem.

-- Stinger

"BCcubed" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I am so tired of starting to listen to a program only to have it
turn
to
static
before the program is over. The other night I was listening to
Allan
Weiners
program at 7415 about shortwave which is one hour long. halfway
through
it was
nothing but mush. I was so upset. It was a great program. I am
in
Philly.

I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do
short
of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within
reason.

HHHHHEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP
MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


neil

yeah, Alan Wiener Worldwide is an excellent show..
- So build a Gigunda 200 foot external antenna
- That may help reception.


In article ,
(BCcubed) writes:


I have a Grundig Satellit 700, not a crummy radio, what can I do short of
buying an antenna to help myself out.

I will do any amount of work to build rather than buy, within reason.

Here we go again.

On 7415 at 0000 listening to a nice VOA 50's music program. Great stuff. Now
it is 0100 nothing but static.

I am new to shortwave and perhaps this goes with the territory, if so why do we
love shortwave so much???????

I'll do a search for Gigunda antennas, wish me luck.

Neil