DXing Longwave with the Sony AN-12 Antenna

I've always liked DXing the longwave band, but I spend very little time on it because DXing it from home is nearly impossible. There are high levels of electrical noise on those frequencies in my building, and I have no place here to put up a suitable outdoor antenna. At least, DXing from home has been impossible until now. I came up with a solution that works. Some months ago I purchased a Sony AN-12 outdoor active antenna (from an eBay seller in Japan) which works well at longwave and mediumwave frequencies. Tonight I hooked it up to the old Sony ICF-2001D (the same radio as the famous ICF-2010 minus the air band) and the combination of the two work really well on longwave. There were lots of signals apparent. So finally there's a way to DX longwave from here.

Sony CRF-5100 Earth Orbiter

RadioIntelligencer has an interesting article about the Sony CRF-5100 Earth Orbiter, which Sony produced in the 1970s. This receiver covered shortwave, mediumwave, and longwave; the FM band; the air band; and the "public service" band on VHF. This was a good radio. It was my father's purchase of an CRF-5090 Earth Orbiter in 1975 that got me interested in radio (the 5090 is the same radio as the 5100 except that it lacks the public service band). That 5090 is long gone, but I now own a 5100 I bought used last year. It was an enjoyable radio to use in 1975 and it still is today.