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Old October 9th 09, 03:06 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default First listening, couple questions

JimK wrote:
Well I received my sony AN-LP1 Antenna, and tried it with my G5
tonight. It made Radio Havanah go from noisy to very clear with little
static.

However, this and other stations wax and wane in strength, even though
it seems the radio is picking up the station well. Does this have a
name? Anything I can do about it?

Thanks. Just being able to get additional news stations make this
worthwhile.

Jim


It's called selective fading. You must replace the distant carrier with
a stable local one. You can use an SSB receiver precisely tuned, or
find one with Synchronous Detection. Like I said, a real radio.