HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF A DX 394 RADIO

[WARLOCK]

I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A DX 394 RADIO FOR MY 14 YEAR OLD DISABLED SON TO USE HAS ANYONE GOT ANY TIPS AS TO HOW TO GET THE BEST RESULTS FROM THIS RADIO PLEASE?
From George WARLOCK and son Oliver,

[kc]

What sort of information do you want ?
Operating tips or optimising your set up ?
For the set up a long wire antenna fed from a balun at the bottom of the garden gives both minimum electrical noise due to location & minimum QRN due to the balun. It also earths the antenna at source & removes the need for a long electrical earth from the radio, which depending upon earth length can prevent the earth from becoming resonant.
Other options are a active antenna, which are very good, or a loop antenna which is what many serious amateur DX'ers now use for their station RX & as a loop antenna is small ,very low noise, slightly directional plus VERY easy to build for RX a good option.

[68OD636]

Have a look here:

http://www.monitor.co.uk/radio-mods/dx-394/dx-394.htm

The first thing you should do is the anti - chuffing mod, totally transforms the radio & makes it more pleasant to use.