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Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 25 Jan 2002 08:48:49 -0800
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Okay, sure thing.  I can inductive couple or hook it up to the receiver's
external antenna jack.  I've been using it with my DX-398.  I was surprised
how much it improved reception.  I inductive couple it to the radio.  Here's
the info on it:
AM Loop Antenna
$29.99   Reg. Price
Brand:RadioShack
Cat.#: 15-1853
Model:
No model information available
(Pricing and Availability may vary outside the contiguous 48 United States.)
Where to Buy
On-line
Yes
In Stores
Yes
1-800-THE-SHACK
Yes
Fully adjustable antenna electrically matches specific AM frequency you are
trying to receive. For 530kHz to 1600kHz.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Winchester" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: AM radio station list


> Tell us about your loop please?
>
>
> Thank You!
>
> BRETT K WINCHESTER  PM  KD7JN
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> >>> Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]> 01/24/02 12:49PM >>>
> Okay, thanks.  I've been using radio-locator to look up the stations.  I
> just got an AM loop antenna and I'm now getting stations I didn't get
> before.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walt Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:23 AM
> Subject: Re: AM radio station list
>
>
> > I seriously doubt that any such list exists.  There are thousands of AM
> > stations and the information about them changes so often that
maintaining=
>
> > such a list as a document would be virtually impossible.  I think the =
> best
> > you can do any more are the various databases that allow you to look up
> > stations by call letters, frequency, location, etc.  In the dim, dark
> past,
> > there used to be a publication called White's Radio Log, but when every
> wide
> > place in the road suddenly sprouted an AM station, it became too much to
> > maintain and was abandoned.
> >
> > --
> >  Walt Smith - Raleigh, NC
> >  [log in to unmask]
> >
>

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