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From: mo@well.UUCP (Maurice Weitman)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Active antennas for shortwave listening
Message-ID: <662@well.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 16-Feb-86 21:55:39 EST
Article-I.D.: well.662
Posted: Sun Feb 16 21:55:39 1986
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References: <2586@vrdxhq.UUCP> <701@ihwpt.UUCP>
Reply-To: mo@well.UUCP (Maurice Weitman)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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In article <701@ihwpt.UUCP> knudsen@ihwpt.UUCP (mike knudsen) writes:
>
>I have been wondering about the Sony active antenna (or remote
>antenna tuner?) advertised in the back of the instruction book
>that came with the ICF-2002 I just bought at a hamfest.
>It looks expensive, and all I know is from the picture
>in the booklet.  Probably not many stores carry such a thing.
>
>Does anyone have any experience, or even price info, on this
>gadget?  I'm pretty sure it would work with any radio,
>as the antenna connections on the ICF are nothing special.
>	mike k	w9nrd
>	
I've recently purchased an AN-1 with an ICF-2010.  The AN-1 cost me $79,
the 2010 was $269 at Whole Earth Access in Berkeley.  The AN-1 looks like
it would work with any receiver imaginable: it comes with a cord with two
mini-plugs, a cord with a mini-plug and a pair of alligator clips, a
"coupler" to slip over a telescopic antenna, and a "coupler" to rest the
receiver on.  

Since I've never had an outdoor antenna here, it's hard for me to evaluate
its performance except to say that it certainly improves the signal
strength and quality of the telescoping antenna.  

My only complaints with the AN-1 are that it requires six AA cells, and
although there is a jack for 9vdc input, no ac adapter is provided.



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