{"id":41082,"date":"2019-12-06T07:54:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T11:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=41082"},"modified":"2019-12-06T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T15:21:21","slug":"new-product-tecsun-an-48x-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/new-product-tecsun-an-48x-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"New Product: Tecsun AN-48x (now available)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anon-Co just announced that Tecsun has released their new portable, active loop antenna &#8211; the AN-48x (27.99 plus shipping) \u2013 and it is available for purchase.\u00a0 Copied below is their announcement:<\/p>\n<p><em>Tecsun has launched its latest antenna which is now available at Anon-Co! This active loop antenna has a portable design and aims to enhance AM (LW, MW, SW) frequencies. The antenna comes with three types of connector cable and a ferrite coupler for connecting to different types of radios.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AN-48x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41081\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AN-48x-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AN-48x-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AN-48x-624x500.jpg 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AN-48x.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Personally, I like my TG34 (DE31MS equivalent).\u00a0 Though I have *no* experience with this model &#8211; as it is new &#8211; this is the type of antenna users either love or hate.\u00a0 My TG34 and the equivalents will amplify everything, including noise, but it has helped me make inaudible or barely audible signals audible.\u00a0 It\u2019s inexpensive, portable, easy to deploy and store (great for travel) \u2013 but it\u2019s really geared towards the SWL hobbyist who can\u2019t invest in, or erect, something bigger and\/or more expensive.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest advantage that I can see with this new model: the antenna has three types of connections <strong>including BNC &amp; RCA sockets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Click here for more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anon-co.com\/product\/tecsun-an48x-antenna\">Tecsun AN-48x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guest post by Troy Riedel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anon-Co just announced that Tecsun has released their new portable, active loop antenna &#8211; the AN-48x (27.99 plus shipping) \u2013 and it is available for purchase.\u00a0 Copied below is their announcement: Tecsun has launched its latest antenna which is now available at Anon-Co! This active loop antenna has a portable design and aims to enhance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"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":[4199,3607,1154],"tags":[6700,1621,8100,4581],"class_list":["post-41082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessories","category-antennas","category-travel","tag-affordable-swl-antennas","tag-amplified-shortwave-antennas","tag-tecsun-an-48x-active-loop-antenna","tag-troy-riedel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-aGC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40435,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/the-new-tecsun-an-48x-active-loop-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":41082,"position":0},"title":"The new Tecsun AN-48x Active Loop Antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"November 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Troy Riedel, who shares a link to the new Tecsun AN-48x Active Loop Antenna at Anon-Co. Here's the description from Anon-Co: TECSUN AN-48x is an active loop antenna for enhancing shortwave (SW), medium wave (MW\/AM) and longwave (LW) reception. Unlike previous models (DE31MS, A38-LMS)\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tecsun-AN-48x-Active-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":41403,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/tecsun-an-48x-loop-antenna-one-simple-suggestion-to-improve-performance\/","url_meta":{"origin":41082,"position":1},"title":"Tecsun AN-48X Loop Antenna: One simple suggestion to improve performance","author":"Thomas","date":"January 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Robert Richmond, who writes: I recently received the new Tecsun AN-48X loop antenna. I have not had much time to thoroughly test it, but I can make one immediate recommendation IMO. Replace the bundled \"feedline\" between the loop and controller with an actual *shielded*\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AN-48x.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AN-48x.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AN-48x.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40443,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/update-availability-of-the-tecsun-pl-990-and-h-501\/","url_meta":{"origin":41082,"position":2},"title":"Update: Availability of the Tecsun PL-990 and H-501","author":"Thomas","date":"November 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gareth Buxton, who recently received the latest availability dates of the new Tecsun PL-990 and H-501. According to Anna at Anon-Co, both radios should start shipping in January or February of 2020. Gareth included the following screenshot which also notes the new AN-48x active\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_20191102-102353.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":39240,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/mw-loop-antenna-sale-at-anon-co\/","url_meta":{"origin":41082,"position":3},"title":"MW Loop antenna sale at Anon-Co","author":"Thomas","date":"August 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who writes: Anna at anon-co has both the AN-100 and AN-200 for $12.99 plus $9 shipping by First Class Airmail. This $21.99 total delivered is less than *anyone* else: https:\/\/www.anon-co.com\/category\/radio-reception-antenna Thank you for the tip, Ron. \u00a0I've had the AN-200 for years--it's a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TECSUN-AN-200-LOOP-ANTENNA.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":46793,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/video-pairing-the-an-200-loop-antenna-with-the-icom-ic-705\/","url_meta":{"origin":41082,"position":4},"title":"Video: Pairing the AN-200 loop antenna with the Icom IC-705","author":"Thomas","date":"December 5, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who shares the following video featuring the Tecsun AN-200 on the Waters & Stanton YouTube channel: https:\/\/youtu.be\/F8Jlu2NuPWo I told so many over the years that I honestly think the AN200 is one of the most useful and effective mediumwave antennas you can\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-630-AM-Dial-scaled-e1602855222700.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-630-AM-Dial-scaled-e1602855222700.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-630-AM-Dial-scaled-e1602855222700.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IC-705-630-AM-Dial-scaled-e1602855222700.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38451,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/using-amplified-loop-antennas-with-portable-radios\/","url_meta":{"origin":41082,"position":5},"title":"Using amplified loop antennas with portable radios?","author":"Thomas","date":"July 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Marty, who writes: I have a question about loop antennas; specifically which type is \"better,\" passive magnetic loops or active electric loops? I know, \"It depends.\"--? I live in a ground-floor apartment, with a small porch, lots of RFI and restrictions against visible antennas.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Klaus-Mag-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Klaus-Mag-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Klaus-Mag-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Klaus-Mag-Loop-Antenna.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41082\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}