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I just bought a Sony ICF-SW7600GR and it should arrive this week.

I live inside city limits in Lexington, KY where I don't have the ability to string antennas. Consequently, I am looking at buying an active antenna for this unit.

Any suggestions where to begin?


Begin HE Kit costs less than $50.00

http://www.northcountryradio.com/Pub...0896/page1.htm

Here in Winter Garden florida, several hundred feet from a high tension
line I am receiving portions of the HF bands hitherto unreceivable on
vertical slinky or the DX 398 whip

During it's first opersation It received eastern Med, South America,
Europe, Greece,

NEVER RECEIVED CITIZEN'S BAND BEFORE. I CAN with the North County Antenna

I received (tho sometimes couldnt copy) stations all the way into the 11
M band. Before I couldnt get higher than 15 M with my Slinky

It even works well on 75M which demands a LOOOONG WIRE.

The antenna doesnt seem to introduce noise and I am receiving FAR more
than I did without it.

My preconceived reservations about active antennas are kaPUT!

Before the North County Radio antenna I couldnt receive distant 40M
stations, tho this morning I am receiving central Michigan stations,
Missouri,South Carolina, Washington DC,Texas stations, W or KI 1's,
2's ,3's ,5's 4's,9's,0's

Cut lil' thang! Mebbe 30" long

http://www.northcountryradio.com/Pub...0896/page1.htm

I PVC'd it onto 10 foot of heavy PVC pipe strapped to
my porch fed with interior-type TV video cable (RG 6?)
and radio hooked up with RG 174u (?) that real skinny
coax


Yodar