QUADRA,
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Consider an "Around-the-Room" (Ceiling) Loop Antenna,
or an "On-the-Wall" Loop Antenna as an INDOOR Antenna
to use with your RadioShack "Realistic" DX-160 Receiver.
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The Loops will generally be about Forty Feet plus
for an Around-the-Room (Ceiling) Loop Antenna, or
Thirth-Six Feet plus an On-the-Wall Loop Antenna.
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1. Use Hook-Up Wire for the Antenna Wire Element.
RadioShack Catalog # 278-1225
Sixty Feet of Stranded #20 AWG Insulated Wire
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2. Use a 'piece' of 300 Ohm TV Twin Lead as the
Feed-in-Line from the Loop Antenna to the Terminals
on the back of the DX-160.
RadioShack Catalog # 15-1174
Two 20 AWG Stranded Copper Conductors
Insulation consists of Inner Low-Loss Foam Insulation
and Outer Covering of Heavy-Duty Polyethylene
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IMHO - Using the RadioShack DX-160 with a small size
(short length) "In-the-House" Loop Antenna; that using a
Matching Transformer and Pre-Selector are not required.
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READ - Indoor Antenna & Lead-In = Hook-Up Wire / TV Twin Lead
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...nna/message/75
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READ - Try "In-Door" {Inside-the-House} Antennas First before . . .
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1036
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READ - Looking for a "Silent Antenna"
Consider a {Shielded} Loop Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1008
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READ - A 'look' at three MFL Antenna Turners / Pre-Selectors
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/980
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READ - Two InDoor "Hidden" SWL Antenna Ideas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/209
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READ - The Carpet Loop Antenna
[ Sizing the Loop and Choosing the Cable ]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/292
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iane ~ RHF
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All are WELCOME at the Shortwave Listener (SWL) "Antenna Ashram"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/502
Some Say: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
I BELIEVE: On A Clear Night . . .
You Can Hear Forever and Beyond, The BEYOND !
[ With the an AM/MW - FM - SWL Antenna of your own making. ]
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