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Old June 24th 08, 01:46 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Best Small Backyard Shortwave Listening (SWL) Antenna ?

Telamon wrote:
In article ,
"Justis" wrote:

Tried the MFJ-1024 and it's definitely going back. Quieter reception
and seems like more gain on my zigzag "array". I even do better with
my TPA Ameco active antenna, indoors. Too much gain and it
overloads, backing off the gain and it's just not equal to wire mess
in my backyard.


SNIP

Build a loop antenna.

As I pointed out, it (MFJ-1024) works fine out here in the Wild American
West, where there is no HF to overload the mediocre active elements.
The only problem with loops is that they work a lot better if they are
resonated, which requires a variable capacitor outdoors.