did not ever hear of the latest and greatest in noise reduction, that is magic. Is it still considered a superhet receiver? They must beat something against the RF to make it audible. Your wire is longer than my wire too – I don’t have one at this QTH. But there is some acreage where I could really experiment with long wires and set up a station out in the boonies where noise is low compared to the cities. Only time is required.
Commish – you too. Another Kenwood guy. With Aguila, that makes at least 4 of us at the Oasis. 73 to all.