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Re: Eton E1 (was e-skip)
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Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:31:29 -0400
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Russ,

Using that PAL connector is my only real complaint with the 
radio.  You're right about the directionality, though.

Steve

On Wednesday 7/19/06 14:54 Russ Kiehne wrote:
>I wonder why they used a PAL connector?  The problem I see, you don't have
>the directivity like you do using a mw loop.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:45 AM
>Subject: Re: Eton E1 (was e-skip)
>
>
> > Russ,
> >
> > That's true, but I don't think that's a problem.  The radio seems to
> > receive quite well on MW using the whip antenna.  I'd like to try an
> > external antenna, but the radio uses a PAL connector and I'm not sure
> > where to get one.  They're quite common in Europe, but rarely used
> > here in the U.S.
> >
> > Steve

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