[IRCA] Building a "state of the art" MW DX station

[Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

iAfter an absence from medium wave dxing due to a move to a new 
deed-restricted QTH, I find myself itching to get serious again. While 
my present home is far from idea (HOA, and high local noise levels), I'm 
determined to make the best of it.

Presently, I have the following equipment available for us:

Icom 746 Pro transceiver
RF Space SDR-IQ receiver
Wellbrook AL-1530 Loop antenna
Radio Plus Quantum Phaser
LF Engineering M-601C Active Whip antenna
LF Engineering H-800 Active Whip antenna
LF Engineering N-300 Group loop isolator

My questions are numerous, but here are the general ones:

1.) To build a state of the art system, would you recommend up-grading 
the SDR-IQ to the Perseus or new WinRadio SDR?

2.) Are there active whip antennas that perform better than the LF 
Engineering models? (I have mounted these to my roof vents, painted them 
black--and so far, no complaints from the neighbors.

3.) I have a undeveloped drainage ditch next to my home that offers the 
possibility of a beverage on the ground antenna that would run N/S for 
500-800 feet. What couplers would you recommend for this use?

4.) Anyone tried the LF Engineering M-607 Active Loop antenna? Pricey at 
$390 but perhaps worth it?

5.) Any other station accessories that would improve things for me?

Primary interest is in domestic MW DXing, though I don't mind logging TA 
signals when they "in" (rare here). Love to DX stations in the Western 
part of the country most of all.

Thanks for the advice, and 73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
Alabaster, AL (Near Birmingham)





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