SD,

For an In-Door Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna consider instead a
Ceiling Loop Antenna Around-the-Room along the Walls at Ceiling Level.

These Ceiling Loop Antennas are usually about 36 to 60 Feet long.
These are usually long enough that an Amplifier / Pre-Selector
(Active Antenna) is not required.
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The Wire Antenna Element :
This can be made from Stranded Hook-Up Wire for a single Loop;
300 Ohm Twin Lead for a Series wired Twin Loop; or Speaker Wire
(Paired) for a Series wired Double Loop.

Feed-in-Line for the Ceiling Loop Antenna :
Use a 8-12 Foot longh piece of Twin Lead, Audio Coax Cable;
or Twisted Speaker Wire as a Feed-in-Line from the Ceiling Loop
Antenna Element.

Radio Antenna Connection :
For the Radio Shack DX-398 / Sangean ATS-909 use a "Stereo"
1/8" Plug to plug into the 1/8" "Stereo" External Antenna Jack
on the Radio. Wire One Wire to the Tip and the Other Wire to
the Rear Barrel with the Center un-used.

READ - Try Indoor Antennas First -before-
Trying an Indoor Active Antennas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1036
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1015
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/486

Two "TV" Parts SWL Antennas with Noise Reduction Properties
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/207

Two InDoor "Hidden" SWL Antenna Ideas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/209


hope this helps - iane ~ RHF