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
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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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" - " 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