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Originally Posted by SuperPsycho
Hey, just thought I'd bump this to show something I found in a thrift store....
I think it's nice... I was able to sorta tune something in without any antenna(I don't have time to mess with it now.. should be in bed already! bad me.)
It's all clean and shiny and came with a zeroxed manual. The receiver was $9.99 and the matching speaker beside it was at the other end of the electronics department for $1.99
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looks like you found a DX160a , i had one in the early 70s before the digital synthesized tuning receivers came down to affordable levels.you will get alot of good listening with that radio with a good longwire attached, if you have room try a wire 126 ft. long tapped @ 14% off the center for a good match on all the international shortwave bands, if you dont have that much room try 66 ft. with a wire attached at 14% off center. run the single wire to the ant terminal and attach the grd terminal to a good ground. you will be amazed at how much difference a properly tuned antenna will make.