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Technical Topics => Equipment => Topic started by: Laidbackdx on February 04, 2017, 0203 UTC

Title: Not receiving anything
Post by: Laidbackdx on February 04, 2017, 0203 UTC
I have a alinco dx-sr8t radio with a aor la-400 indoor loop antenna which is on a table beside the radio and I am not receiving anything no stations weird
Title: Re: Not receiving anything
Post by: Uncle John on February 05, 2017, 0002 UTC
Need more info, bud... like appt. dweller w. an aluminum roof maybe, like moi. And no way to put up an outside antenna, like moi. So what's your situation?
Title: Re: Not receiving anything
Post by: Josh on February 05, 2017, 1825 UTC
Are all the radio settings set to allow reception? (squelch off etc etc)
Does it power up?
Speaker properly connected and working?
A few feet of wire jammed into the antenna port should allow at least some ambc stations to be heard.
Title: Re: Not receiving anything
Post by: Uncle John on February 07, 2017, 0000 UTC
                                               
                                                                                     Does it power up?
                                                                                       ;) Is it plugged in?  ;)
Title: Re: Not receiving anything
Post by: BoomboxDX on February 07, 2017, 1806 UTC
Do you receive any local MW stations? If you don't, then your problem is undoubtedly the antenna or connections.

If you receive MW stations well, then it's either the way the antenna may be set up, or perhaps it's bad shortwave propagation conditions.