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by lthanlon
Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: VEF-SIGMA 260 1980s USSR Shortwave Radio
Replies: 3
Views: 3242

Re: VEF-SIGMA 260 1980s USSR Shortwave Radio

I love the styling of this radio. It's interesting how Soviet radios have their own "look," just as that nation's aircraft are often readily identifiable from design cues.
by lthanlon
Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:15 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: What is the best indoor antenna for SWLing?
Replies: 19
Views: 14592

Re: What is the best indoor antenna for SWLing?

A reel up won't work like a loop, what I was suggesting is to tape a wire rectangle inside the window glass at some inches from the window frame (if it's a metal one), connect the ends of the resulting rectangular loop to a balun and from there run the coax to the receiver, willing to turn that ant...
by lthanlon
Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:03 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: What is the best indoor antenna for SWLing?
Replies: 19
Views: 14592

Re: What is the best indoor antenna for SWLing?

ok... but you can still use the old "tape loop"; pick some wire, form a loop on the inside (glass) of a window... I've done that with the reel-up antenna that came with my Tecsun PL-880, but it didn't work as well as The Square. I've yet to try an active antenna. What's your opinion of th...
by lthanlon
Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:16 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: What is the best indoor antenna for SWLing?
Replies: 19
Views: 14592

Re: What is the best indoor antenna for SWLing?

Andrew (grayhat) wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 6:31 pm an L shaped support hanging outside a window and supporting a loop may be viable, I think, won't it?
We're not allowed to hang anything outside. And with my luck, if I tried, it would fall 50 floors to street level and decapitate someone. :lol:
by lthanlon
Tue Jun 07, 2022 6:25 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: GE Superadio III awful with headphones
Replies: 5
Views: 6273

Re: GE Superadio III awful with headphones

Thanks for the ideas! I'll look into higher-impedance headphones.
by lthanlon
Tue Jun 07, 2022 6:14 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: What is the best indoor antenna for SWLing?
Replies: 19
Views: 14592

Re: What is the best indoor antenna for SWLing?

I live in a highrise Faraday cage and my unit doesn't have a balcony, so SWLing always is a challenge. I've been using The Square, an antenna sold by peanutpaster, for about a year. I prop the antenna against a window and clip its wire to my Eton's whip. Reception is improved significantly.
by lthanlon
Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: GE Superadio III awful with headphones
Replies: 5
Views: 6273

GE Superadio III awful with headphones

A relative recently gave me a General Electric Superadio III that she found at a church rummage sale for $15. The radio is in mint condition and came in its original box. I wouldn't characterize its AM DX abilities as especially super, although it does pull in a fair number of distant stations, espe...