BM [K5QWG] - "Amateurs are not professionals..."

Most {The Majority} of Amateur {Ham} Radio Operators
take "Their" Amateur Radio License as Personal Badge of
Honor and it could be said that "They" view themselves as
Hobbyist with a 'professional' Level of Technical Knowledge.
- - - FWIW - IMHO - They Are Right [.]

BM [K5QWG] - "And be easier to feed."
Ah ! - Spoken like a True Amateur {Ham} Radio Operator.

Speaking from the prospective of a Shortwave Listener (SWL)
"The Wire(s)" connecting an Antenna (Wire Antenna Element)
to the Radio {Receiver} are the Feed-in-Line : That which 'brings'
the Radio Signal from the Antenna to the Radio.
- - - Where as - The Amateur {Ham} Radio Operator 'thinks' of
"The Wire(s)" connecting an Antenna to the Transmitter as the
Antenna FEED : That which 'sends' the Radio Signal from the
Transmitter to the Antenna.

The Amateur {Ham} Radio Operator -vice- The Shortwave Listener (SWL)
Two View Points : The Expertise of a Two-Way Communicator
-vice- The Enjoyment of a Simple Radio Listener {Hobbyist}

The-Bottom-Line - Shortwave {Radio} Listening (SWL) :
it does not have to be technical to be enjoyable - iane ~ RHF
FWIW - Just Keeping It Simple And Practical { KISAP :-}