{"id":40069,"date":"2019-10-08T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=40069"},"modified":"2019-10-06T08:26:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T12:26:45","slug":"mediumwave-dxing-radio-setup-offers-cheap-thrills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/mediumwave-dxing-radio-setup-offers-cheap-thrills\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediumwave DXing: Radio setup offers “cheap thrills”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Rich Stahl (WR3V), who shares his frugal but effective mediumwave DXing setup:<\/p>\n

My MWBC directional reception on the cheap (see photo above):<\/p>\n

Tecsun PL-310ET $40.85
\nTecsun AN200 loop $12.95
\nWalmart Lazy susan $7.95
\nCardboard box -0-<\/p>\n

Total $61.75<\/p>\n

Who says its an expensive hobby?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indeed! That’s a very basic, yet very effective setup, Bill. Thanks for reminding us that this doesn’t have to be an expensive venture!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rich Stahl (WR3V), who shares his frugal but effective mediumwave DXing setup: My MWBC directional reception on the cheap (see photo above): Tecsun PL-310ET $40.85 Tecsun AN200 loop $12.95 Walmart Lazy susan $7.95 Cardboard box -0- Total $61.75 Who says its an expensive hobby? Indeed! That’s a very basic, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,3607,433,3],"tags":[108,6879,4099,7191,7958,2553],"class_list":["post-40069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-antennas","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-an200","tag-lazy-susan","tag-mediumwave","tag-rich-stahl-wr3v","tag-tecsun-an200","tag-tecsun-pl-310et"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-aqh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40394,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/jacks-mediumwave-lazy-susan-mag-loop-system\/","url_meta":{"origin":40069,"position":0},"title":"Jack’s Mediumwave Lazy Susan Mag Loop System","author":"Thomas","date":"October 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jack Blanke (WB5LVP), who writes: I stole this idea from another SWLing Post contributor and I hope he won\u2019t mind. 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