On Feb 25, 7:59*am, "Mike M." wrote:
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- Hello,
- Anyone use *one of these receiving only antennas?
- This is the 45 foot omnidirectional unit.
- Mike
-

Mike M,

The Par End-Fed Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna is
a very good design and well constructed for an all around
Antenna for both AM/MW BCL'ing and SWL'ing. Gives good a
ll-around Shortwave Band reception and works well on the
AM/MW Band Antenna too. [ 500 kHz to 30 MHz ]
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/2205.html
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...68cb105b4a370b

The Par Electronics EF-SWL Antenna can be Rigged
{Set-Up} with a 15 Foot Vertical-Up-Leg and a 30 Foot
Horizontal-Out-Arm to form an Inverted "L" Antenna
using a Coax Cable feed-in-line and remote Ground Rod.
http://www.grove-ent.com/ANT8.html

Diagram {Sketch} Inverted "L" Antenna
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x=====================C

" - " Horizontal-Out-Arm part of the Wire Antenna Element
" | " Vertical-Up-Leg part of the Wire Antenna Element
" x " 9:1 Matching Transformer
" = " Coax Cable
" C " PL-259 Plug to the Radio / Receiver

NOTE - This configuration {shape} of Antenna is commonly
called an Inverted "L" Antenna and lends it self to Low Noise
installation concepts : The Par EF-SWL Antenna lends itself
to this 'small' Inverted "L" Antenna Rigging and it is only
45 Feet Long and includes the Wire Antenna Element and
Matching Transformer - Just add Ground Rod plus Coax Cable
and you are ready to Rig-It and Enjoy Listing to your Radios.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...f41e85486b0ed9

PLUS - Here are Two more Messages to Read related to the
Par Electronics End-Fed Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna :

* Concerning the Building of an Inverted "L" Antenna
for Shortwave Listening using the Par Electronics
End-Fed Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...a68a64cf6d8a00

* Par End-Fed Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna
and FlexWeave Antenna Wire
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...ba52d7f611b597

THE NEXT STEP -Read- This Message and Follow the Links :
SWL Longwire + Low Noise Antenna Connection
+ Grounding Is Key To Good Reception -by- John Doty
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...bc6a2bf8acc12d

SEARCH RESULTS of the "Rec.Radio.Shortwave" Newsgroup
for [ par + ef + swl + antenna ] by myself RHF
PAR EF-SWL - http://tinyurl.com/2qnsxo

Mike M. - I do Hope that this Information and these Links
Help You in your Quest for Knowledge and Understanding
of the Shortwave Radio Listening (SWL) Hobby.

Thank you very much for all the links regarding this antenna. I really
appreciate that. After reading reviews of the EF-SWL this afternoon, I
tend to think this might be ideal for me here in this limited/workable
location. 73, Kirk

On Feb 25, 6:10 pm, Telamon
wrote:
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RHF wrote:
On Feb 25, 7:59 am, "Mike M." wrote:
-
- Hello,
- Anyone use one of these receiving only antennas?
- This is the 45 foot omnidirectional unit.
- Mike
-

Mike M,

- - The Par End-Fed Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna is
-
- SNIP
-
- Dear Mike,
-
- RFI does not know jack and has never used this antenna.
-
- --
- Telamon
- Ventura, California
-

Telamon,

I am 'glad' that you Posted this Reply -because- It gives
me a chance to add to my previous comments concerning
the Par End-Fed Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna :
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...eb2ae9ea9496eb

Now =WRT= My actually using the Par End-Fed Shortwave
Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna :

Q # 1 - Am I presently using a Par EF-SWL Antenna ? - No.

Q # 2 - Have I / Did I use the Par EF-SWL Antenna in the Past ? -
YES.

Q # 3 - Did I attempt to Answer the Newbies Question ? - YES.

Q # 4 - Did You attempt to answer the Newbies Question ? - No.
[ Instead You Attacked Me and Poluted This Thread. ]

OBTW - One of my next SWL Antenna Projects is to take
one of my Par EF-SWL Antennas {I own 3 of them}
-ps- That is why I recommend them.
-but- I like to 'tinker' with Antennas a lot : So one goes-up
and another comes-down in the Space Available.

MODIFYING - The Par End-Fed Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL)
Antenna with a Longer Wire Antenna.

REMOVE - The 45 Feet of FlexWeave Antenna Wire and replace
it with around 200 Feet of the same FlexWeave Antenna Wire.

FlexWeave Antenna Wire AWG 14 in 100 Foot lengths.
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/cable/4608.html
Note - Bare Copper Wire without Insulation.

More about FLEX-WEAVE Ultra-Flexible Antenna / Aerial Wire
FLEX-WEAVE = http://www.davisrf.com/flexweve.php

FWIW - FlexWeave Antenna Wire is not Litzendraht [LITZ] Wire
-but- for Shortwave Radio Listeners (SWLs) it comes 'close'
and is much Stronger and Weather resistant.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...c5cefd34d2dbe2

USE - The Par EF-SWL Antenna's Matching Transformer
with the longer Wire Antenna Element and see {Hear} how
it works. But I have to have the Cover's De-Limb and Top
a Dead ~65 Foot Tall Cedar Tree first. Figure I can get a
Rigging Point about 50 AGL from It. Have them Top it at
~6 Inch Diameter and mount a Pully with a Rope within
a Foot of the Top.

Note - The Cedar Tree is about 85 Feet from the House.

Run Buried Coax Cable from the House to the Cedar Tree.

Place an 8 Foot Ground Rod at the Base of the Cedar Tree.

Mount the Par Matching Transformer (MT) near/on the
Ground Rod.

Rig the Wire Antenna Element from the MT to the Top
of the Cedar Tree and across to a Pine Tree a little less
than 200 Feet away {Due West}

BUT - There is almost always a "But" ;-{ There is another
SWL Antenna 'project' in front of the The Long Par EF-SWL
Antenna Project. I simply involves swapping-out the RF
Junkie 9:1 Matching Transformer with a WinRadio Long
Wire Antenna Adapter to see how it works -cause- it is
'claimed' that this Dual-Ferrite Core MT is better across
the Bands from 100 kHz to 30 MHz then the more common
Single Ferrite Core MTs. The swap-out also requires that
the Coax Cable be changed and some Working-on-a-Ladder.
Maybe Weather permitting; I can get this project completed
in March and report on it here.
Note - The present 100 Foot Wire Antenna Element will
stay for this swap-out. It is an Inverted "L" with a 25 Foot
Vertical-Up-Leg and a 75 Foot Horizontal-Out-Arm; running
Due West about 25 Feet AGL down a Slope.
Note - The Wire Antenna Element is an Litz Wire made of
13 Strands of # 30 AWG with 24 Twists-per-Foot using
Polyurethane-Nylon Film {Coating} to Insulating the Individual
Strands; which requires that each of the Strands be Soldered
to 'connect' all the Strand together to effective use each
Strand in the Wire Antenna Element at the MT.
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ370021288406
http://www.wiretron.com/litz.html
Note - The Far-End {in-free-air} of the Wire Antenna Element
has the 13 Strands Fanned-Out in 2 Inch Circle to Bleed Static
'off' the Element.

Telamon - Once Again TYVM for your Reply -because-
It gave me a chance to add to my previous comments
concerning the Par End-Fed Shortwave Listener
(EF-SWL) Antenna.

-ps- telamon - i may not know 'jack'
but i sure do know 'you' {telamon} ~ RHF

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RHF wrote:

On Feb 25, 6:10 pm, Telamon
wrote:
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RHF wrote:
On Feb 25, 7:59 am, "Mike M." wrote:
-
- Hello,
- Anyone use one of these receiving only antennas?
- This is the 45 foot omnidirectional unit.
- Mike
-

Mike M,

- - The Par End-Fed Shortwave Listener (EF-SWL) Antenna is
-
- SNIP
-
- Dear Mike,
-
- RFI does not know jack and has never used this antenna.
-
- --
- Telamon
- Ventura, California
-

Telamon,

I am 'glad' that you Posted this Reply -because- It gives
me a chance to

SNIP

Spam the news group with your crap again.

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Telamon
Ventura, California