On Jan 3, 12:56*pm, " wrote:
On Jan 3, 11:03 am, "David Mills" wrote:

I have been to radio shack several times over the years inquiring about
antennas for short wave radios. I always get a rather blank response and
they never seem to have anything. They sell shortwave radios...so why not
sell good external antennas? perhaps Radio Shack isn't as good as one might
hope!

David
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- Try Universal radio
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- http://www.universal-radio.com/
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Yes - Universal-Radio.Com is a good plase to start your Quest
for a Good Ready-Made Shortwave Listening (SWL Antenna.
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant.html

Check-Out these three Shortwave Listening (SWL Antennas :

Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper Antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/0799.html

Antenna Supermarket Eavesdropper Sloper Antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/0013.html

Par Electronics End-Fed Dipole Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/2205.html
Rig it as an Inverted "L" Antenna 15 Feet Vertical-Up-Leg
with a 30 Feet Horizontal-Out-Arm

Remember - Besides an Antenna you also need a RadioShack
Ground and that is usually best done with an 8 Foot Ground
Rod driven directly into the earthen ground soil; with a ground
wire to your radio shack.


enjoy listening to your shortwave radio -and- remember to . . .
keep your antenna-up - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}