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Date:	Wed, 21 Feb 90 08:56:00 EST
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Subject:      Re: Good Africa -> N. America DX
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    Since several people seem to be interested in the receiving equipment
I was using when I stumbled upon an afternon's worth of good African DX
on 14 February 1990, here it is for the record:

    1. Receiver: Sony ICF-2010

    2. Antenna: 75-foot indoor longwire

    The antenna was coupled to the receiver via an MFJ-16010 antenna tuner.

    So, my setup was hardly "bare bones", but it wasn't a JRC NRD-525 coupled
to a 2000-foot Beverage antenna oriented towards Central Africa either!

    Good DXing *is* possible with a mid-priced rig and antenna!


    -- Ben Krepp

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