"Steve" wrote in message
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Hi Guys
Im really disappointed that I buy a Sangean 505 shortwave radio for $200
Australian dollars and this morning I could not pick up even one station?

There may be a chance you have a defective receiver. Even during the middle
of the day you should pick up some stations on the higher frequencies. When
I was in the Philippines I used to pick up all sorts of stations from all
over Asia & the Pacific.

I have read http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc/portablewire.html and will give
it a go!

Yeah the guy who put up that site is a pretty neat guy! :-)

what is overload and why do you think Im not getting any stations
When I press auto search it stops at many stations but all I hear is
rumble
noise, if you know what I mean

Overload means your receiver is being overloaded by strong signals, and this
results in certain stations being heard all over the bands, no matter what
frequency you tune to. Or, it means that strong stations will show up in
places they shouldn't be. Overload is usually a problem with a high gain
antenna or too much amplification. A short wire (15 to 20 feet) connected
to the whip as outlined on my page above should not overload a portable
receiver.

I usually don't use auto search on HF due to the characteristics of
propagation, fading, etc. Plus weak stations will probably be passed over.
I'm not sure what you mean by a rumble noise, but if the station is strong
and all you hear is rumbling then I'd suspect a defective receiver.

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Tom Sevart
Frontenac, KS
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc