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![]() I'm trying to sort through some material I have read regarding setting up an antenna for general shortwave reception, probably in the 4,000 - 12,000 MHz range(??), for a modest SW receiver (table top model with AF gain, RF gain, band spread, S-meter, BFO Pitch adjustment, antenna trim, etc.). From the materials I have read, I can get reasonably good general SW reception (though not great reception of code or Ham broadcasts), with an antenna of around 30 - 100 feet. As understood, the antenna wire could be simply routed around the room; or, put in the attic; or, alternatively, strung outside, suitably in an "inverted L" configuration. (I'm not going to get into directionaly antenna arrays for Ham reception at the present time.) If I string a straight length of antenna wire outside (which would probably be longer than the wavelengths of most signals I'll be listening to), is its reception directional, and if so, should it preferably be "aimed" in a certain direction? (Assuming that I would probably want to listen most often to stations that are located east northeast of our location here in Texas?) I'm guessing that it should be perpendicular to the direction from which most signals would come from. Also, is there a significant advantage to running it at an angle rather than horizontally, as in some designs? Thanks for any suggestions. Jim |
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