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penno wrote:

Howdy!

I like the idea of listening to broadcasts from around the world, and
would like to give SW listening a try. Don't want to spend a lot of
money unless I know I'm gonna like it, so initially looking to get in
cheap. If I find SW is kinda good, then I'll splash out for something
more serious.

Stumbled across the Kchibo 979 on ebay. Looks alright to me, but just
wondering if anyone has any thoughts as to whether or not this will
suit my purpose?

Or maybe someone might have a thought to some other suitable (and
suitably cheap!) models?

Oh, I'm from Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia - if my location is a
factor....

Signals from Europe and the middle east are going to be somewhat weaker
for you so a cheap portable may not work out all that great but you can
certainly listen to the fairly strong Asian / Pacific signals such as
China, Taiwan, Japan and NZ. String out 10 to 30 feet of wire off the
ground and connect it to the antenna for a little more signal.

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Telamon
Ventura, California