February 3rd 06, 05:52 PM
posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Portable or tabletop in this application?
On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:44:07 -0700, Eric F. Richards
wrote:
Greetings...
Hate to be all on-topic and such here, given how this newsgroup
usually goes, but, whattheheck...
I've decided that I want shortwave in my car. Last time I looked -- a
few months ago -- there weren't any adequate in-dash receivers
currently made, but I'm willing to do the messy-cable approach and
have an external radio available.
Now, the question: Would a tabletop or a portable be more effective?
The car has a multiband (HF/V/UHF) HAM antenna on it (no HF rig in the
car -- long story!) so I have an antenna that is nominally possible to
use with a tabletop, and it is outside, far from the electronic noise
of the engine and computers.
OTOH, at first blush a portable would seem obvious for this
application, except that it is inside the metal car body, along with
the electronic noise from the computers.
Any (intelligent, relevent) thoughts?
Thanks!
http://www.icom.co.jp/world/info/ic-703/index.html
http://www.icomamerica.com/products/amateur/706mkIIg/
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