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"Lenny" wrote:

OK, I'll admit it. I don't know what people are talking about when
they say the E1 doesn't have an AM antenna.

People have stated that the E1 does not have an internal "ferrite rod"
antenna inside.

Doesn't it have a whip antenna.

Yes.

What more could you want?

An internal "ferrite rod" antenna inside.

What the heck is a "ferrite rod antenna" anyway?

It's a closed loop type antenna utilizing a high permeance core (the
ferrite) in order to take up less space.

And what does it do differently than the whip?

1. More convenient to use as you don't have to have the long whip
sticking out when you carry it around.

2. The whip is omnidirectional and the loop ferrite rod antenna has two
nulls in the pattern that you could use to null out a competing station
of local noise source, which could improve your reception.

3. The ferrite loop is less susceptible to pick up local noise sources
being sensitive to the magnetic field component whereas the whip is
sensitive to the electric field.

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Telamon
Ventura, California