On Jan 15, 12:36 am, (aaa aaa) wrote:
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- I just bought my first shortwave radio a grundig G5.
- what is the best antenna for it?
- I could not pick up any thing until I hooked it up to my
- out door old school TV antenna that works pretty good.
- Any suggestions?
-

Grundig G5 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3005.html

CAUTION - Most 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio tend to
"Overload" {Too Much RF Signal} when used with a 'classic'
Longwire Antenna that is more than 30~45 Feet long.

Look on eBay for a RadioShack Shortwave (SWL) Antenna Kit
and Buy one.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search... k+Antenna+Kit

Buy a 6"~8" piece of 1/2"~1" PVC Pipe.

Take the Insulated Wire {used as the Feed-in-Line} that comes
with the Shortwave (SWL) Antenna Kit :

Connect an Alligator Clip to the End of the Insulated Wire.

Leave a 8"~12" Loose-End of the Insulated Wire after the Alligator
Clip and then use Black Plastic Electrical Tape to secure the
Insulated Wire to the PVC Pipe.

Wrap a Coil of Insulated Wire around the Insulated PVC Pipe.
The Coils should be evenly 'spaced' about one wire diameter apart.

Tape_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o__Tape
======================================
'=' PVC Pipe - 'o' = Insulated Wire - '_' Evenly Spaced
======================================
Tape__o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_Tape

When you have covered the PVC Pipe with one layer of about
40 to 60 Turns {Wraps} of Evenly 'Spaced' Coils of Insulated
Wire : Secure the Insulated Wire to the PVC Pipe at the other
end of the PVC Pipe with with Black Plastic Electrical Tape.

You have now made a "Portable Wire Antenna" (PWA) that
was created and written about by Tom Sevart [N2UHC].
PWA = http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc/portablewire.html

READ - Using the "Portable Wire Antenna" (PWA) with your
'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...89c8fd6fcb38f2
Tell you "How To" Use and 'Connect' the "Portable Wire Antenna"
(PWA) =TO= your 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio several
different ways.

Place this Wire Covered piece of PVC Pipe where you normally
have/listen to your Grundig G5 Radio.

Run Route the remaining Insutlated Wire out a Window.

FOLLOW - The Instructions that come with the Shortwave (SWL)
Antenna Kit to make your simple Longwire {Random Wire Antenna.

MODIFIED - "Hook-Up" of the RadioShack Shortwave (SWL)
Antenna Kit : Instead of a 'classic' Longwire Wire : Make It a
Windom Antenna.

The Wire {Bare Copper} Antenna Element is 75 Foot long.

* Instead of 'connecting' the Insulated Wire {feed-in-line} at
one end of the Wire Antenna Element

* Connect the Insulated Wire {feed-in-line} at a point that is 28
Feet
from one end of the Wire Antenna Element. This gives you two
Antenna elements from the one piece of Antenna Wire :
The Shorter is 28 Feet -and- The Longer is 47 Feet

* Rig the Two Ends of the Wire Antenna Element using the Plastic
Insulators and Nylon/Poly Rope like you would the Longwire Antenna.

READ - Beyond the Simple One-Wire Outdoor Shortwave Antenna
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...a2eeb7d013a8d6
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...a3384f07142a77

Double Modifying the RadioShack Shortwave (SWL) Antenna Kit
for use with 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radios

MOD # 1 - Feed-in-Line Wire at the Radio-End 'modified' to a
"Portable Wire Antenna" (PWA) Connection.

MOD # 2 - Wire Antenna Element 'modified' to a "Windom" Antenna
for Less Antenna Overload and Multi-Banding.


shortwave antennas - hook-em-up - and try em out - iane ~ RHF
{pomkia}