Was bored, had a roll of #16 wire and made it. Seems to work well
through my 9:1 balun into the S350DL ... used a pie plate as the
capacitive hat.

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../bromstik.html

Regards,
JS

I made one of these antennas about a year ago, and while it worked, the 50 foot random wire I have up now works much better.

Now if he could become a "good communist" like his buddy Castro will
soon become, I'd be happy yet!


On Jan 27, 7:40 am, randymac
wrote:
John Smith I Wrote: Was bored, had a roll of #16 wire and made it. Seems to work well
through my 9:1 balun into the S350DL ... used a pie plate as the
capacitive hat.

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../bromstik.html

Regards,
JSI made one of these antennas about a year ago, and while it worked, the
50 foot random wire I have up now works much better.

--
randymac

Lloyd Davies - Supreme timewarp wrote:
Now if he could become a "good communist" like his buddy Castro will
soon become, I'd be happy yet!

SNIP
I bet he doesn't top post like some. Nor does he depend om the death
of others for his pleasure.

Charlie.
--
www.wymsey.co.uk

A big,big wad of stainless steel mesh,like the kind you scrub those pots
and pans with.Mount it high up in the air.Signal Grabber.
cuhulin

In article ,
randymac wrote:

John Smith I Wrote:
Was bored, had a roll of #16 wire and made it. Seems to work well
through my 9:1 balun into the S350DL ... used a pie plate as the
capacitive hat.

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../bromstik.html


I made one of these antennas about a year ago, and while it worked, the
50 foot random wire I have up now works much better.

They are both none resonant antennas and the 50 foot random wire has a
larger capture area so that would be the expected result.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Telamon,

Shortwave Antennas : Size-and-Location - Two Factors that
contribute to better Shortwave Listening (SWL)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/12085

As you have correctly pointed-out while they both may have
the same 50 Feet Length-of-Wire used to make them.
* The BroomStick is only 5-8 Feet Tall {Long}
- = Verses= -
The 50 Foot Random Wire Antenna is in-fact 50-Foot L O N G !

Plus the fact that most BroomStick Antennas are located
in-side the House {Radio Shack room}
- = Vice = -
Most 50 Foot Random Wire Antennas are located out-side
the House :
1 - One with-in the Man-made-Noise Zone {BroomStick}
2 - One beyond the Man-made-Noise Zone {50-Foot Wire}
So "Location" - Also plays it's part in making the
Out-Side 50 Foot Random Wire Antenna the better Antenna
for Shortwave Listening SWL).

that's the way that i see it - in-my-minds-eye - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}
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= = = On Jan 27, 11:45Â*am, Telamon
= = = wrote:
In article ,

Â*randymac wrote:
John Smith I Wrote:
Was bored, had a roll of #16 wire and made it. Â*Seems to work well
through my 9:1 balun into the S350DL ... used a pie plate as the
capacitive hat.

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../bromstik.html

I made one of these antennas about a year ago, and while it worked, the
50 foot random wire I have up now works much better.
-
- They are both none resonant antennas and the 50 foot random wire
- has a larger capture area so that would be the expected result.
-
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- Telamon
- Ventura, California
-

.
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antennas Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
GoTo = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
The SWL Antenna Discussion Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna HELP = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna NEWS = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna INFO = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
* * * All Are Welcome : Including ELMERS and 'Want-to-be-Elmers'
plus plain old "Mister-Know-It-Alls"; and even those Newbees with
"I Know This Is A Really Dumb Question - But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
.
The Shortwave Listener's Blessing :
SWL BLESSING = http://tinyurl.com/s2bjm
May You Never Tire of Listening to the Radio and Always
have Strong Signals and Noise Free Reception ~ RHF {ibid}
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9233
.
Tous Sont Bienvenus ! - - - Groupe par Radio
d'auditeur d'onde courte pour des Antennes de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
Alle Sind Willkommen ! - - - Shortwave Radiozuhörer
Gruppe für SWL Antennen
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
Tutti Sono Benvenuti ! - - - Gruppo Radiofonico
dell'ascoltatore di onda corta per le Antenne di SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
Todos São Bem-vindos ! - - - Grupo de Rádio
do ouvinte do Shortwave para Antenas de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
Ð’Ñ�е Ð*адушны ! - - - Группа оператора
на приеме коротковолнового диапазона
Radio дл� Aнтенн SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
¡Todos Son Agradables! - - - Grupo de Radio del oyente
de la onda corta para las Antenas de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
= = = = Plain Old American-English Translation = = = =
All are Welcome - - - To Join the Shortwave Listeners
(SWL) Antenna Group on YAHOO !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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JS,

One-More-Time - Arnie Coros' BroomStick {BroomStik} Antenna
- - - The Secret's Revealed . . .
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/12081

The BroomStick [BroomStik] Antenna Special - Part 1
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../bromstik.html
http://www.panix.com/~nyxfer1/radioh...roomstick.html

- - - http://www.radiohc.org/Distributions...roomstick.html
A Compact, Easy-to-Build Shortwave Antenna
-presented by- Arnie Coro the Host of "Dxers Unlimited"
Radio Program on Radio Habana Cuda (RHC)
http://www.panix.com/~nyxfer1/radioh...ons/arnie.html

The BroomStick [BroomStik] Antenna Special - Part 2
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx...al/broom2.html
http://www.panix.com/~nyxfer1/radioh...rs/broom2.html

Tune-A-Stick Antenna -aka- BroomStick SWL Antenna
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../tunestik.html
A Wire-Wound BroomStick Shortwave Listening Antenna
-by- By Douglas Boze
-via- Rec.Radio.Shortwave -posted- April 4, 1992

How To - Make a Tune-A-Stick [BroomStick] Antenna Resonate
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../tunstik2.html
Discussion : Don Kimberlin and Douglas Boze

Amazing Results with the BroomStick Shortwave Listener Antenna
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx...al/broom3.html
-by- Marty Leipzig - Sr. Production Geologist
-reporting from- Qatar -posted- October 1998

SOURCE - Hard Core DX - (HCDX) "Antenna Special"
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/antenna/index.html
Probably 'The Best DX web-site in the World

PLUS - Here is my very own Reading List that is focused on the
BroomStick [BroomStik] Shortwave Listeners (SWL) Antenna:
.
Concerning the BroomStick Antenna = Less Wire and Better Results
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/799
.
Short STACKED Vertical {Tri-Band} BroomStick Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/755
.
ABOUT - The BroomStick Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/575
.
Tri-Band "BroomStick" Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/420
.
Understanding the "BroomStick" Antenna and its Coil
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/415
.
READ - Short STACKED Vertical {Tri-Band} BroomStick Antenna
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...c7e2e6a6bb395c


The 'other' BroomStick Antenna - Seeing-is-Believing !
http://www.sgcworld.com/broomstickinstall.html

READ - The Great White North Special Antenna
http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/gwna.html
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../northant.html
When the Better-Half won't let you use the Broom and
all you have is a Broken Hockey Stick . . . Presto Chango !
-presented by- Shawn Axelrod on the AMANDX WebPages
AMANDX = http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/index.html

READ - The Optimum Low Cost Complete AM-FM-SW Antenna
System for your 'portable' AM & FM Shortwave Radio
-by- Radio High Frequency {RHF} hosted by RadioIntel.Com
RHF's ANTENNA = http://www.radiointel.com/antrhf.htm


question - witch shortwave antenna is standing in the corner
of your radio shack . . . is it a broomstick ? - iane ~ RHF

{pomkia}
..
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antennas Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
GoTo = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
The SWL Antenna Discussion Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna HELP = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna NEWS = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna INFO = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
* * * All Are Welcome : Including ELMERS and 'Want-to-be-Elmers'
plus plain old "Mister-Know-It-Alls"; and even those Newbees with
"I Know This Is A Really Dumb Question - But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
.
The Shortwave Listener's Blessing :
SWL BLESSING = http://tinyurl.com/s2bjm
May You Never Tire of Listening to the Radio and Always
have Strong Signals and Noise Free Reception ~ RHF {ibid}
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9233
.
Tous Sont Bienvenus ! - - - Groupe par Radio
d'auditeur d'onde courte pour des Antennes de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
Alle Sind Willkommen ! - - - Shortwave Radiozuhörer
Gruppe für SWL Antennen
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
Tutti Sono Benvenuti ! - - - Gruppo Radiofonico
dell'ascoltatore di onda corta per le Antenne di SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
Todos São Bem-vindos ! - - - Grupo de Rádio
do ouvinte do Shortwave para Antenas de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
Ð’Ñ�е Ð*адушны ! - - - Группа оператора
на приеме коротковолнового диапазона
Radio дл� Aнтенн SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
¡Todos Son Agradables! - - - Grupo de Radio del oyente
de la onda corta para las Antenas de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
.
= = = = Plain Old American-English Translation = = = =
All are Welcome - - - To Join the Shortwave Listeners
(SWL) Antenna Group on YAHOO !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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= = = On Jan 26, 3:31Â*pm, John Smith I
= = = wrote:
-
- Was bored, had a roll of #16 wire and made it. Â*
- Seems to work well through my 9:1 balun into the S350DL ...
- used a pie plate as the capacitive hat.
-
- http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../bromstik.html
-
- Regards,
- JS
-