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"Jeffery L. Smith" j*smith@... wrote:
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- Also, I read that one can make a 100' wire antenna
- by stringing out 50' of speaker wire with the distal
- ends of the two wires soldered together. Is that valid?
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- Thanks in advance.
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- Jeffery Smith
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JS,
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The Terminated {Shorted} Speaker Wire "Skinny" Loop SWL Antenna :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/14485
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The Speaker Wires can be made into a long-thin-loop Antenna.
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As you describe 'connect' the Far-End Wires together.
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At the near-end 'connect' the two Speaker Wires to a
TV type 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm Matching Transformer.
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One Speaker Wire each to one of the 300 Ohm Wire Leads
of the Matching Transformer.
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Use RG6 Quad Coax Cable as your Antenna's feed-in-line.
Note - The RG6 Quad Coax Cable should be at least 25-Foot
long and 50-Foot would be better. -Why- Because you want
to get your Shortwave Listener's (SWL) Antenna Up-in-the-Air
and Away-of-the-House as much as possible.
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Use 'whatever' Connection / Adapter that you need on the
Radio-End of the RG6 Quad Coax Cable's "F" Connector
to match-up and connect-to your Radio / Receiver.
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This is a rather 'stealthy' [Hidden] Antenna especially
-if- your run it along or near the top of a Wooden Fence.
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-Why- Use a Wooden Fence for a Stealth [Hidden]
Shortwave Listener's (SWL) Antenna ?
* Fence is made of Wood and does not interfere with
the Electrical properties of the SWL Antenna.
* Usually the Fence is several feet away from the House
and out of the House's RFI Noise Zone.
* Fence is "There" already - hence no construction is required.
* Fence is Long and Straight and the Wire Antenna Element
will be Out-of-the-Way and not a Hazard to anyone.
* Mounted and Rigged just a few inches below the Top
of the Fence {on your side of the Fence} the Neighbors
will not know that it is 'there'. { Again Stealth [Hidden] }
* Your biggest obstacle is getting the Coax Cable from
the House to the Fence : Under-Ground; On-the-Ground;
Up-over-Head-in-the-Air.
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Give this basic Shortwave Listener's (SWL) Antenna a Try.
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I had one of these made of 100-Feet of Landscaping Lighting
Cable Heavy Duty Zip Cord {Power Cord} comes in basic Black.
Landscaping Lighting Cable = http://tinyurl.com/36fae6
It was mounted about 2-Feet above a Chain-Link Fence.
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THE NEXT STEP - Changing the Speaker Wire Loop Antenna
into a Dipole Antenna !
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READ - BUILD YOUR OWN DIPOLE ANTENNA
at the bottom of Message # 14436 :
Build a One-Piece Dipole Antenna for Shortwave
Listening (SWL) from common Speaker Wire.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/14436
Basically un-connect the Speaker Wires at the Far-End
and Split the Two Speaker Wires apart for Half as many
Feet as you have to put-up a Dipole Antenna. Secure
the end-of-the-split with several wraps of Black Electrical
Tape and hold that in place with 2-3 Black Plastic Ties.
Rig your Dipole as space and location permit.
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hope this helps - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}
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Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antennas Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
GoTo = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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* * * 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
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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
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Tous Sont Bienvenus ! - - - Groupe par Radio
d'auditeur d'onde courte pour des Antennes de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Alle Sind Willkommen ! - - - Shortwave Radiozuhörer
Gruppe für SWL Antennen
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Tutti Sono Benvenuti ! - - - Gruppo Radiofonico
dell'ascoltatore di onda corta per le Antenne di SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Todos São Bem-vindos ! - - - Grupo de Rádio
do ouvinte do Shortwave para Antenas de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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¡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/
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= = = = 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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