[Lowfer] LW Broadcast reception on portables

[rfoxwor1 at tampabay.rr.com]

---- k2ors at verizon.net wrote: 
> Hello the list,
> 
>   Has anyone anywhere EVER picked up a LW BC station using a portable receiver ?
> (If you live in Europe near LW stations you are excused from this discussion!)
> 
> I've tried for 30+ years with no success and have concluded that its impossible.
> However Colin on www.dxer.ca web page claims he picks up trans-pacific stations with a portable.


A few years ago in midwinter, near European sunrise, I occasionally
had trace amounts of France 162 on a Radio Shack DX-399, by taking it
outdoors away from local powerline noise. Location was Tampa FL.
Another part of the secret, if you will, is to be aware of variations in
propagation both on a minute-by-minute basis and on a day to day basis.

A question to ask is whether the reception was done with a "barefoot" set
which I think was the key to your question. Holding the set in the
near-field of a large tuned loop makes a lot of difference. In the case I
cite, no external antennas were used.

- Bob k2euh