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February 5th 04, 04:51 AM

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(Laura M) wrote:

Hi all - I'm thinking of purchasing the Sony ICF-SW7600 as my first
shortwave radio. I've been reading some comments in the newsgroup
that lead me to believe this might be a good radio to start with, to
see if I enjoy SW.

I'm curious about the whip antenna. Will this be sufficient to
receive quality AM station reception at night? If not, is there an
antenna I can purchase that is small and is easily set up and put
away? The SW radio will be in our guest room and I need something
easily removed when company comes over.

Any info would be so helpful and appreciated!

It is a good radio.

There is an internal ferrite bar as an AM antenna. It is directional
with signal nulls off the end of the radio.

The whip is used for short wave and FM. It is generally best to point it
up.

You can add 20 foot of wire for short wave reception and clip it to the
whip for short wave reception improvement or purchase an external Sony
loop antenna.

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Telamon
Ventura, California