"Sherman D." wrote in message
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True, but the major point being that a transmitting antenna is usually a
narrow bandwidth antenna...A good transmitting antenna will be good for
receiving that frequency of course, but it could be argued that a SWL
receiving antenna should have a high bandwidth/gain factor..

Yes, you are right. That said, I got generally good SW reception from a trap
dipole I had strung 30' up in some trees. It was made for 20-15-10 meters,
but I got decent SW reception from it when used with my IC-718. Too bad I
had to move, and it's all packed away in a storage locker now.

Jackie