On Jan 18, 5:40 am, David wrote:

- S N I P -

David - Many of My Posts Focus On Helping The Newbie
Shortwave Radio Listener (SWL) - So They May Simply
Not Interest You -Ignore Me- ~ RHF

- I have no idea what RHF's personal knowledge of antennas entails.

David - OK - Well in that 'respect' We Are Even : Most of the Time
I Don't Know What I Know Either. )

Actually my personal Knowledge of Shortwave Antennas is
rather limited to the Practical Application of these three things :
# 1 - Wire Antenna Element
# 2 - Earthen Ground Rod
# 3 - Feed-in-Line

- I know he puts up links to antennas that don't work very well,

David - That is a matter of 'opinion' : What Works Well For One
-may not- Work Well -or- Be Practical For Another.

For the most part Shortwave Antennas are the Practical Application
of Science : That 'manifest' themselves as an Electro-Mechanical
Art Form.

- are sometimes overpriced, etc.

David - The reality is that 'some people' are NOT Do-It-Your-Self-ers
and simply want to BUY a 'good' Antenna -or- "The Best" Antenna for
Shortwave Radio Listening (SWL). For them the Antenna is not
"The End" : It is simply "The Means" to the End of Listening and
Enjoying 'Their' Shortwave Radio. {A Relaxing Hobby / Pass-Time}

Most of the Antennas here* will meet their needs.
* Shortwave Antenna webpage from Universal-Radio.Com
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant.html
Posting just this webpage usually leads to a few more
Questions by the Newbie :
Dipole Antenna or Longwire Antenna ?
Dipole Antenna or Sloper Antenna ?
Active Antenna or Passive Antenna ?

- He just seems to be repeating things.

With every new day comes a Post by a Newbie asking Questions
and seeking Answers : Each One is a New Customer for the Same
Old Information that bears Repeating Time and Time Again.

- FYI I used to provide the bulk of EE language loggings
- for a now-defunct DXer magazine.

David - I am really not a Technical Person; just a plain old
Shortwave Radio Listener (SWL).

My Posting Goal is : Keep It Simple And Practical {KISAP}
Don't Lose the Newbie in a lot of Technical Stuff that they
do not need to hear : In their Quest To Simple Hear Better
and Hear More on Their Shortwave Radio.

- I logged Tahiti's little flea-power on 15.XXX in downtown Houston,
- in the daytime, on one of my 2 R-390As, and my 120'
- steel random wire. Confirmed.

David - I just Listen to the Radio and the vast majority of the
Shortwave Radio Logging that I Post are those Eazy-to-Hear
Shortwave Radio Stations that any Newbie with a 'good'
Portable Shortwave Radio with a Whip Antenna could hear.
-Note- I do this in the hope that they will try to Hear the
same Broadcaster; and having done so become more
interested in the Hobby of Shortwave Radio Listening.

- This was back in the late '80s, when the Sun was spottin' and
- the Cold War has hoppin'. SWBC was still viable back then.
- GHFS was almost as entertaining. Since then, it's been steadily
- downhill, both propagation-wise and target wise.

David - I still find Interesting Things to Listen To on the Shortwave
Radio; and still Enjoy Listening to the Shortwave Radio to this very
day.

I will make a 'separate' post dealing with the remaining Going-Off
The-Deep-End statements :

- The cultural aspect of SWL cannot be disregarded and frankly
- I'm shocked that so many "American" people here are listening
- to other cultures but not hearing the message.

- The USA is the greatest threat to world peace.

- What! Impossible!

- I make no apologies for being annoying to bigots.