On Nov 22, 12:20*am, RHF wrote:
On Nov 21, 4:55*pm, Bill Baka wrote:

Has anyone seen any shortwave radios in cars lately? I remember a few
from across the pond back in the 60's but it seems to have died out as a
fad. I would like to put one in one of my cars rather than a boom box
thing and be able to tune the world from wherever I find myself.
The other advantage is that I can drive to a spot with no power lines
for miles at night to listen relatively static free. I could (in theory)
take a long wire on a fishing pole (28-32AWG?) and put on a disposable
weight and toss it as far as possible into some high trees. Once it is
stuck firmly just back the car up until the whole spool is used up and
connect the car antenna to it.
Anybody tried it or anything like it?

Bill Baka

Tune-A-Stick -and- Portable Wire Antenna (PWA) for Whip
Antenna Couplers to External Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antennashttp://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.shortwave/msg/29c232b1c5d205eahttp://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.shortwave/msg/09c73c4c94625fc7

* Portable Wire Antenna "PWA"http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/message/583

* *Three Ways to Use the "Portable Wire Antenna" (PWA)http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/306

* *The "PWA" [Portable Wire Antenna]...
for use with 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radioshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/message/249

Slip the Plastic Tube with the Wire wrapped
around it over your Car's Whip Antenna
=G////////////////////////////////////A=
One Lead 'G' to the Car's Body {Ground}
One Lead 'A' to the External Antenna

iane ~ RHF


Ah, I saw the google link. I tried to Tims and other versions of
coupling, that's why I purchased the longer and tougher radio antenna
to begin with. It definitely is better than any other antenna for
shortwave except for the steel whip. Anyone who has used a steel whip
knows that it has no peers when it comes to shortwave listening in a
vehicle, of course that is just my opinion but if there's better I
want to know.