"mm" wrote in message
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You need a better antenna, not a different radio. Can you mount a whip on
the house? Radio Shack used to sell a suitable model.
I can do that, but I liked the idea of portable so that I could use it
in the bedroom, office, and kitchen. I spend a lot of time in each
place. I could run an extension to each place -- I wish I had done
this when I ran phone and vcr lines. I don't have quite the energy now
I used to.
There was a device called an active antenna - there were construction
projects for these. Try google.
http://www.southgatearc.org/qrp/activeantenna.htm is one such.
The other way is a honking big tuneable loop antenna - but that's not too
portable.