= NOW 35 WPM = TEXT IS FROM APRIL 2021 QST PAGE 48 = ANOTHER TOOL IS THE ELITE 750S SELECTABLE WIDE AND NARROW BANDWIDTH OPTIONS. THE MANUAL DOES NOT SPECIFY THE BANDWIDTHS, BUT THE WIDE SELECTION SEEMED A BIT TOO WIDE, AND IT WAS PROBLEMATIC IN CROWDED CONDITIONS. I FOUND MYSELF USING THE NARROW SETTING MUCH OF THE TIME. AFTER HUNTING THROUGH THE HF BANDS FOR A WHILE, I WAS EAGER TO GIVE THE ROTATABLE FERRITE ANTENNA A TRY ON MEDIUM AND LONGWAVE SIGNALS. I REMEMBER HUNTING DISTANT AM STATIONS WITH A PORTABLE RECEIVER MANY YEARS AGO AND HAVING TO ENDURE THE HASSLE OF TURNING THE ENTIRE RADIO THIS WAY AND THAT, TRYING TO AIM ITS FERRITE ROD ANTENNA FOR MAXIMUM SIGNAL STRENGTH. THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH THE ELITE 750. ITS BAR ANTENNA TURNS SMOOTHLY WITH A SLIGHT CLICKING SOUND, AS IF IT WERE MOVING THROUGH MECHANICAL DETENTS. NOT ONLY COULD I PEAK DESIRED SIGNALS, I WAS ALSO ABLE TO USE THE ANTENNA TO NULL INTERFERENCE FROM STATIONS ON ADJACENT FREQUENCIES. MY FIRST TEST WAS ON 700 KHZ. THATS THE HOME OF THE MIGHTY WLW IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. AT FIRST THERE WAS LITTLE TO HEAR BUT NOISE, BUT AS I GENTLY TURNED THE BAR THE STATIC FELL AWAY, AND WLW EMERGED. RECEPTION WAS SURPRISINGLY GOOD CONSIDERING THAT THE ELITE 750 WAS SITTING INSIDE AN ALUMINUM SIDED HOUSE AT THE TIME. LONGWAVE BROADCASTERS ARE A VANISHING BREED, BUT THEIR SIGNALS CAN STILL BE HEARD WHEN CONDITIONS ARE OPTIMAL. TRY AS I MAY, I = END OF 35 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <