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November 19th 07, 06:14 PM
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New to SW... first antenna ???
I just picked up RS300 at garage sale and i want to hear SW...
Is this radio any good for SW ? what kind of antenna should i put up today to try it out ?? just a piece of wire out the window, or something worth while? many thanks dnw |
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November 19th 07, 06:38 PM
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New to SW... first antenna ???
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, don ward wrote: I just picked up RS300 at garage sale and i want to hear SW... Is this radio any good for SW ? what kind of antenna should i put up today to try it out ?? just a piece of wire out the window, or something worth while? many thanks dnw That should have been DX300 sorry Can i use plastic insulated wire or does it need to be bare copper for antenna ?? |
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November 19th 07, 07:11 PM
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New to SW... first antenna ???
"don ward" wrote in message ... In article , don ward wrote: I just picked up RS300 at garage sale and i want to hear SW... Is this radio any good for SW ? what kind of antenna should i put up today to try it out ?? just a piece of wire out the window, or something worth while? many thanks dnw That should have been DX300 sorry Can i use plastic insulated wire or does it need to be bare copper for antenna ?? Either insulated or bare wire will work fine. Try to get it to a tree as high as you can. Later here is a web site for lots of SWL antennas, some do-it-your-self, some commercial. ---- URL: http://ac6v.com/swl.htm#ANT The Shadow knows Lamont |
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November 19th 07, 10:02 PM
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New to SW... first antenna ???
Ya can't go wrong with an Eavesdropper . . .
"don ward" wrote in message ... I just picked up RS300 at garage sale and i want to hear SW... Is this radio any good for SW ? what kind of antenna should i put up today to try it out ?? just a piece of wire out the window, or something worth while? many thanks dnw |
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