"Henry" wrote in message
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I live in the North East of England and I have dabbled a bit with a poor
20GBP receiver ( it was a gift! ).

When on Holiday in Portugal I got good reception of the BBC WS on various
SW frequencies.

I have now bought a Roberts R9969. Actually this is the second as the
first had a fault ( the sound switched on and off whenever I touched the
case! ) I took it back to the shop and replaced it but I am not impressed
with the SW reception on the second set.

I have programmed the following frequencies into it for the WS but I do
not get any signal at all despite trying it at various times of the day
and evening;

6195
9410
12095
15485
13855

I thought I would try the American Forces Network and again got no
reception at all on these frequencies;

7590
4319
5765
6350
7812
10320
12579

Is my area a black hole for SW or is it likely that this is another duff
radio?


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All the best,

Henry
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Henry,
I also am in NE England, it certainly isn't a black hole for RF!
Suggest you consider an external antenna for better reception but any
reasonable portable should pick up any of the major SW broadcasters
depending on propagation of course!
Regards,
Eddie