Ian, I am not sure. I ordered mine from Australia via their co.uk website; it arrived safely with no additional delivery charge. Link: http://www1.jaycarelectronics.co.uk/productResults.asp?w=AR1733&k

I concur with your review, Paul. I find it a little less sensitive than the PL-380 on MW and LW, but otherwise a good performer - especially for its price. If I use an inductively-coupled external tun

If LW (or MW) reception is feasible at times on a high-spec receiver, it will be receivable on almost any Tecscun-type receiver if fed from almost any optimally coupled tuned aerial : FSL, long ferrit

I think filters might be a major factor in explaining the anomaly. It does appear there is also a Yahoo Black Hole, particularly since the wondrous improvements of recent times... I gave up using filt

Alfred, You were able to post this message, so it would seem to be working. There are sometimes problems with our beloved, ever-improving Yahoo :-) Maybe this, or the App you are using, would explain

Hi Don, Welcome on board! The PL380 is a good choice. It can work really well with an outboard longer ferrite rod. Our Guru, Gary, has posted excellent articles on how to optimise it. When your invest

Welcome, Valjoy, There are no "stumbling>stuttering>stupid...." questions. There are, however, occasionally dubious respondents :-) We all sincerely hope your order arrives - and our thoughts are with

That is a very useful best-bet frequency list, even for us here in the "mother country". The bad news for Russia LW addicts is good news here : less congestion on preferred LW stations. Thanks, again,

. . . Better tuner front ends and digital technology has certainly helped in filtering their signal out. Still plays hell with my crystal and TRF sets. kevin kc6pob -----------------------------------

Gary, time to expand the group to include Klingon FM with an uldx FM rx in the focal point of a 20meter dish ? I must concur that the PL380 is the best FM receiver in my hovel. Michael . . .Success in

I have an AR-1733. What is the issue referred to here? I didn't get the message previous to this. Michael

WARNING - Using inferior rubber bands will result in inacceptable reception parameters and permanent exclusion from uldx groups... Michael UK . . . :-)

It is too early to be sure of the Tecsun PL-880, but this may yet become the best option. In my limited experience, the PL-380 and siblings are proven front-runners with SW coverage. Michael UK

Hi Gary and all, Many many thanks for the full article. Although I don't have a 7.5" rod, I hope to build something based on your design for a shorter one. There may be an issue with my ancient Word 9

I would prefer Option A, preferably with an uldx YL or XYL holding the radio so as to deflect any accusation of discrimiation... The image conveys the size of an ultralight and also does not advertise

Neat artwork, Paul! To the uninitiated, that "boatanchor" FSL just might give a misleading impression of "ultralight" . . . I still want to see Gary with it on a tightrope! Michael