FO&A,

Understanding Shortwave Radio Listening and Antenna Design and Construction
- by Harold Melton [ KV5R ]

Read Message # 718 "Understanding Shortwave Radio Listening and
Antenna Design and Construction" - by Harold Melton [ KV5R ]

MESSAGE= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/718


I N T R O D U C T I O N

* SAFETY FIRST !
Power Line Safety
Lightening Safety
Legaleze
Falls and Other Home Hazards

* SHORTWAVE RADIO SPECTRUM USERS & SHORTWAVE BANDS

* BASIC RADIO THEORY
* DEFINITIONS:
Cycle or Hertz
Kilocycle or kiloHertz (kHz)
Megacycle or MegaHertz (MHz)
Frequency
Resonance
Wavelength
Bandwidth

* TYPICAL ANTENNA DESIGNS:
Longwire Antenna
Monopole Antenna
Dipole Antenna
Zepp Antenna
Ground Plane Antenna
Yagi Antenna
Log Periodic Dipole Array (LPDA) Antenna
Discone Antenna
Feedlines for Antennas

* SIMPLE ANTENNAS

* CLASSIC LONGWIRE INSTALLATION

* WHICH DIRECTION IS BEST ? -&- DIRECTIVITY

* OUTDOOR MULTIWIRE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS
[ Check-It-Out: A Must Look-See and Read. ]

* INDOOR MULTIWIRE SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS
[ Check-It-Out: A Must Look-See and Read. ]

* SIMPLE INDOOR SHORTWAVE ANTENNAS

* NUTTY ANTENNAS:
House Wiring
Aluminum Foil and Coat Hangers
Hidden Wires
Foil Tape
Gutters and Down Spouts
Thrown or Draped Wire
Compressed Antennas
Neighbor Antennas

* ADD-ON GADGETS
Active Antennas, Pre-Amplifiers, Pre-Selectors
Audio Filters
Computer Interfaces, Radioteletype and Fax Demodulators
2003 Update: Computer Sound-card Software
What to Avoid

* ABOVE SHORTWAVE: THE DISCONE VHF SCANNER ANTENNA
Support Planning and Erection Safety
General Design Notes
Materials
Construction

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All are WELCOME at the "Antenna Ashram"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/502
Shortwave Listener (SWL) and AM & FM Antenna eGroup on YAHOO !


The Antenna is 55.5% of the Radio/Receiver
and Antenna/Ground Reception Equation
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/288
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iane ~ RHF
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Some Say: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/502
I BELIEVE: On A Clear Night...
You Can Hear Forever and beyond the Beyond !

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