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Elden Fenison wrote:

I've been contemplating a shortwave receiver purchase. I had an ICOM
IC-718 that probably would have done very well. Alas, I sold it on Ebay.
I didn't realize it's value as a SW receiver.

At any rate, I understand the Sony ICF 7600 is a pretty good choice.
Unfortunately, they seem to be hard to find. Perhaps they're being
discontinued? The local HRO here has had them on order for about 6
months with no shipment in sight.

So I got to thinking. I have a Yaesu VX-5 handheld. This radio has
pretty wide receive capability. My thoughts were along the lines of
getting a Sony AN-LP1 antenna and hooking it onto the end of the stock
rubber duck.

Yaesu actually recommends hooking a wire onto the duck for shortwave
listening. It has a screw off end that can easily accomdate a round
eyelet connector.

Any thoughts as to how the VX-5 might perform as compared to the Sony
radio?

Thanks in advance.

Try a SW radio distributor such as Universal
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/portable/0360.html
I'm pretty sure they have them in stock.

A small hand held wide band radio does not sound like a good bet.

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Telamon
Ventura, California