If you are on the hunt for various navigation beacons – Asian or European broadcast stations – or just a station you know IS broadcasting at a given time and conditions may just be right – patience is the key. The slower you can creep around the frequency – well I really hate to say luck is involved – but you can find some incredibly obscure “stuff”.
My personal favorite for creeping through the ether is the Realistic DX-160 – simply because of the band spread function – it allows you to tune – think not fine tuning but VERY fine and slow tuning . . .
And put an MFJ Antenna Tuner in line – they can make quite a difference in the way your radio “sees” the antenna.
As a side note : MFJ is closed – and will be missed dearly – but DX Engineering still has these tuners in stock and dependent on your antenna/radio combination these can and do make a difference for receiving!
Here’s Gillis from the SWL Channel creeping through with the new TECSUN S-2200X – folks there is a bunch of stuff out there 24/7/365 . . .
And some more hopping through . . .
If I didn’t already have an eton Elite 750 I would pick the new one up – but the new one just doesn’t bring enough “new” features to the table for me to justify getting one . . .
I actually got a few minutes here and there to tune around with the Sangean 909X2 – and it is a solid performer – pricey AF – but really good performance – really good air band performance – if aircraft/airport listening does anything for you it works good for that . . .
Even got a little time to play with the QODOSEN DX-286 – for $75 bucks – it is amazing – I can only ding for it 2 things – no side band and no air band – but real good performance off of the internal ferrite core antenna and the little telescoping whip – Can’t wait to hook it up to a decent antenna . . .
And speaking of antennas . . .
Slowly getting the mast built “out” so it can be ready for the fall season – quieter conditions – AND that most wonderful time of the year for North American continent listening conditions – Winter! Fewer thunderstorms equal less noise overall – noise from lightning travels a loooong ways.
As I piece this together I will document it for you folks – and if you are at all serious about SWL or broadcast band listening – I urge you – please try this at home – LOL!
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