Re: [HCDX] What rigs and antenna does everyone use?

["Marie A. Lamb" <malamb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My main receiver these days is a Drake R8B, which my father got me as
a gift last year.  For a long time, I used a Lowe HF-150, but I will
probably sell that soon; a good receiver, but I don't really need it now.
I also have a Radio Shack DX-392 portable, which is their version of the
Sangean ATS-818CS with built-in cassette recorder.  For emergencies, I
also have a BayGen Freeplay with shortwave, mediumwave and FM.  I also
have a Zenith Trans-Oceanic G-500 from around 1950, which is in working
condition but which I mostly have for sentimental reasons.

My outdoor antenna is a 100-meter wire that feeds into an MFJ-16010
antenna tuner.  (I'd better get to fixing it while the weather permits,
hi!)  A ham friend who likes to experiment with loop antennas made two
for me.  One is a tuned loop for most shortwave frequencies.  The other
is a tuned box loop, 36 inches on each side, that is for mediumwave.  I
use them both a lot, and they're a big help for nulling out local sources
of interference.

73--
Marie Lamb


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