{"id":9517,"date":"2014-05-09T13:22:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T17:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9517"},"modified":"2014-05-09T13:22:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T17:22:50","slug":"our-virtual-radio-challenge-responses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/our-virtual-radio-challenge-responses\/","title":{"rendered":"Portables, SDRs, dongles, kits, and a spy radio: our virtual radio challenge responses"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TristanDaCuna-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Two weeks ago, I posted a virtual challenge for\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em> readers<\/a>: \u00a0I asked you to imagine you were placed\u00a0on a one-year research assignment on\u00a0one of the world’s most remote inhabited islands, namely,\u00a0Tristan Da Cunha<\/em>, in the South Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Your goal was to assemble\u00a0the\u00a0best shortwave listening set-up possible<\/em>\u00a0for your virtual budget of $200 US. You were tasked to track down\u00a0a radio kit\u00a0that would keep you in touch with the world, and potentially afford you some very unique DX. [If you haven’t read the full virtual radio challenge<\/a>, including all of the limitations you might\u00a0face, I encourage you to\u00a0check out this post before continuing<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Your Reader Responses<\/h2>\n

And, wow, what great responses\u2013!<\/strong> \u00a0First, I want to thank all who participated in this challenge.\u00a0<\/em>No two responses were identical. \u00a0Some truly surprised me…I must say, I sincerely hope you enjoyed this exercise as much as I enjoyed reading what you’ve sent to the SWLing Post! \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Below you will find ten responses from readers, representing remarkable diversity in radio set-ups. Note that my comments follow; they are italicized and in bold.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, with no further ado…I welcome you to radio DX on Tristan de Cunha!<\/p>\n

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from<\/em> Frank Holden<\/h2>\n

\"TecsunPL-660\"<\/a>First up, Frank Holden, who submitted his entry at 3:00 AM–prior to leaving on a 6:40 AM flight. Obviously, travel was on this Post reader’s mind. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Frank writes:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Based on both my own experience and recent swling.com research I would choose a:<\/p>\n