David,
Another option for using a "Long" Random Wire Antenna with a
'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio is the "Portable Wire Antenna"
(PWA) that was created and written about by Tom Sevart [N2UHC].
PWA =
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc/portablewire.html
COMPILATION OF PORTABLE WIRE ANTENNA (PWA) MESSAGES :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/5871
REFERENCE =
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc/portablewire.html
* Using the Portable Wire Antenna" (PWA) by Tom Sevart [N2UHC]
with your 'portable' AM/FM/ Shorwave Radio
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1728
* More On - Building the "Portable Wire Antenna" (PWA)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/826
* Building the "Portable Wire Antenna" (PWA)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/724
* PWA = External AM/MW Antenna for the Sangean ATS-909
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/384
* Three Ways to Use the "Portable Wire Antenna" (PWA)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/306
* The "PWA" [Portable Wire Antenna] for use with 'portable'
AM/FM Shortwave Radios
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/249
tyvm - tom sevart for the portable wire antenna - iane ~ RHF