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Thanks, but that's not my post. Mine ended with the phrase "just my view". Dunno how it got mixed in with another post. - Ted > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 14:37:29 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Spooks] HAM Stuff [was: Re: Lincolnshire poacher] > > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this > list > > The Grundig came with a wire, but I’ve tried the Grundig both with and > without it, and even with both antennas attached, and haven’t had any luck > picking up anything but fairly strong local stations. Thank you for the > suggestions about gear, I’ll take a look at those. > > Hmm. If a small portable is so problematic, I wonder how it is that spies > use them. Or maybe the don’t use them? Dunno. (Obviously.) > > > > On Oct 6, 2013, at 2:35 PM, john wrote: > > ITed, it's probably both. > > > > Even a cheapish table top used SW receiver with a random wire will pick up > > numbers stations , hams, SWBC stations, etc. A budget portable with a > > whip MAY be able to pick them up if you have experience with SW listening > > and are patient, but you'd do much better to get an Icom R71, or a Kenwood > > 2000, or something affordable like that, and run a wire as far as you can > > (even if it's just tacked to the ceiling down the hallway). > > > > A whip and an inexpensive portable is not going to be easy! > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Spooks mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
