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VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC
On Dec 30, 1:33*pm, Mike wrote:
VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC in French, sio-444. M w/ news, several items about Israel and Hamas, correspondent IDs. Good, a little stronger than // 9780 via Sao Tome. (Redsun RP2100 w/ 50' ext, Bryant - KY, Dec. 30) MWB - "(Redsun RP2100 w/ 50' ext," -meaning- The Radio is 'connected' to an External 50 Foot Wire Antenna. =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? what works - iane ~ RHF |
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VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC
On Dec 30, 9:29�pm, RHF wrote:
=Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. I live in a community which enforces anti-antenna regulations by having the maintenance team report violations. My external antenna are different length reels of wire stealth-deployed for limited periods consisting of weekends, after 4pm daily and holidays. I would be grateful for any ideas you might have on what I can do to improve my antenna capabilities. Q1: What about the plans that are periodically posted on how to use telephone wiring as an antenna? Q2: Any suggestions on baluns? Sources of Info? Thanks, Mike |
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VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC
Mike wrote:
On Dec 30, 9:29�pm, RHF wrote: =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. I live in a community which enforces anti-antenna regulations by having the maintenance team report violations. My external antenna are different length reels of wire stealth-deployed for limited periods consisting of weekends, after 4pm daily and holidays. I would be grateful for any ideas you might have on what I can do to improve my antenna capabilities. Q1: What about the plans that are periodically posted on how to use telephone wiring as an antenna? Q2: Any suggestions on baluns? Sources of Info? Thanks, Mike You are allowed to put up a TV antenna. Use your imagination. |
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PONG MWB : Improving Your Radio Shack One-Step-At-A-Time
On Dec 30, 9:32*pm, Mike wrote:
VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC On Dec 30, 9:29 pm, RHF wrote: =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. I live in a community which enforces anti-antenna regulations by having the maintenance team report violations. My external antenna are different length reels of wire stealth-deployed for limited periods consisting of weekends, after 4pm daily and holidays. I would be grateful for any ideas you might have on what I can do to improve my antenna capabilities. Q1: What about the plans that are periodically posted on how to use telephone wiring as an antenna? Q2: Any suggestions on baluns? Sources of Info? Thanks, Mike PONG MWB : Improving Your Radio Shack One-Step-At-A-Time -was- VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC MWB, First -if-possible- Make yourself a Grounding Point 'connection' for your Radio Shack. In a multi-dwelling building complex a good earthen ground may not be possible so simply try for a fair RF Signal Ground. * Cold Water Pipes * Metal Window Frame * Center Screw on and Electrical Outlet's Cover Plate * Bottom-Center Round Hole on a Three Prong Electrical Outlet Take a 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio with the Whip Antenna Collapsed and a short piece of Wire attached [12 Inch Wire Jumper with Alligator Clips on both ends] Turn the Radio 'On' and Turn to a non-station Noisy SW Radio Frequency : Test for RF Noise Grounding by touching the Alligator Clip to several Cold Water Pipes and/or Metal Window Frames. When the Radio goes quite/silent you have a fair RF Signal Ground. Attach the Alligator Chip and turn around the Bands to see if it is a good RF Signal Ground across the Bands. "IF" and only 'if' the none of the Cold Water Pipes and/or Metal Window Frames do not test-out to be RF Noise Grounds : Then try the Electrical Outlets for Grounds. -note- don't be surprised if some of the metal pipes and window actually increase the Noise Levels. FWIW -imho- Most modern Telephone Wiring Systems with the Internet and DSL etc streaming on them are Sources of Noise and very poor sources of good radio signals now a days. Do You {Can You} have a Dish-TV Satellite Dish ? -IF- "Yes" then buy a 'used' Dish at a Flea Market Mount the Dish as far-away and as far-up as possible. Run a Coax Cable or better two Coaxes to the Dish. Oops but they are not just simply Coax Cables : They are "Snake" Antennas made from Coax ) Start with 50, 75, 100 Feet* of Coax Cable : RE========[C]|-|=========S R = Radio E = External Antenna Connector '=' Coax as feed-in-line [C] = Clamp-On Ferrite Choke |-| = Gap One Inch Coax Shield Removed '=' Coax as Wire Antenna Element S = Short the Inner Conductor to Coax Shield * Most of the time making the Coax feed-in-line part of the Snake Antenna 'equal' to the Wire Antenna Element of the Coax Cable yields the best results in an End-Fed 'Linear' Dipole. -or- Try the 3/8 feed-in-line by 5/8 Antenna Element arrangement as an End-Fed 'Linear' Windom. Second Coax Cable Wire to a H-800 SkyMatch LF/MF/HF Active Antenna mounted in the Center of the Dish (---: hope this helps - iane ~ RHF |
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VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC
Michael "I'm a college professor with a PhD" Bryant wrote: On Dec 30, 9:29�pm, RHF wrote: =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. I live in a community which enforces anti-antenna regulations by having the maintenance team report violations. My external antenna are different length reels of wire stealth-deployed for limited periods consisting of weekends, after 4pm daily and holidays. I would be grateful for any ideas you might have on what I can do to improve my antenna capabilities. Move out of your trailer park. After all, a high fallutin fella such as yourself who once claimed to have a PhD certainly should be able to do better! |
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PONG MWB : Improving Your Radio Shack One-Step-At-A-Time
On Dec 31, 9:24*am, RHF wrote:
On Dec 30, 9:32*pm, Mike wrote: VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC On Dec 30, 9:29 pm, RHF wrote: =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. I live in a community which enforces anti-antenna regulations by having the maintenance team report violations. My external antenna are different length reels of wire stealth-deployed for limited periods consisting of weekends, after 4pm daily and holidays. I would be grateful for any ideas you might have on what I can do to improve my antenna capabilities. Q1: What about the plans that are periodically posted on how to use telephone wiring as an antenna? Q2: Any suggestions on baluns? Sources of Info? Thanks, Mike PONG MWB : Improving Your Radio Shack One-Step-At-A-Time -was- VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC MWB, First -if-possible- Make yourself a Grounding Point 'connection' for your Radio Shack. In a multi-dwelling building complex a good earthen ground may not be possible so simply try for a fair RF Signal Ground. * Cold Water Pipes * Metal Window Frame * Center Screw on and Electrical Outlet's Cover Plate * Bottom-Center Round Hole on a Three Prong Electrical Outlet Take a 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio with the Whip Antenna Collapsed and a short piece of Wire attached [12 Inch Wire Jumper with Alligator Clips on both ends] Turn the Radio 'On' and Turn to a non-station Noisy SW Radio Frequency : Test for RF Noise Grounding by touching the Alligator Clip to several Cold Water Pipes and/or Metal Window Frames. *When the Radio goes quite/silent you have a fair RF Signal Ground. *Attach the Alligator Chip and turn around the Bands to see if it is a good RF Signal Ground across the Bands. "IF" and only 'if' the none of the Cold Water Pipes and/or Metal Window Frames do not test-out to be RF Noise Grounds : Then try the Electrical Outlets for Grounds. -note- don't be surprised if some of the metal pipes and window actually increase the Noise Levels. FWIW -imho- Most modern Telephone Wiring Systems with the Internet and DSL etc streaming on them are Sources of Noise and very poor sources of good radio signals now a days. Do You {Can You} have a Dish-TV Satellite Dish ? -IF- "Yes" then buy a 'used' Dish at a Flea Market Mount the Dish as far-away and as far-up as possible. Run a Coax Cable or better two Coaxes to the Dish. Oops but they are not just simply Coax Cables : They are "Snake" Antennas made from Coax ) Start with 50, 75, 100 Feet* of Coax Cable : RE========[C]|-|=========S R = Radio E = External Antenna Connector '=' Coax as feed-in-line [C] = Clamp-On Ferrite Choke |-| = Gap One Inch Coax Shield Removed '=' Coax as Wire Antenna Element S = Short the Inner Conductor to Coax Shield * Most of the time making the Coax feed-in-line part of the Snake Antenna 'equal' to the Wire Antenna Element of the Coax Cable yields the best results in an End-Fed 'Linear' Dipole. -or- Try the 3/8 feed-in-line by 5/8 Antenna Element arrangement as an End-Fed 'Linear' Windom. - Second Coax Cable Wire to a H-800 SkyMatch - LF/MF/HF Active Antenna mounted in the Center - of the Dish (---: ---alternative--- North County Radio's Low Noise Active Antenna for 10 kHz to 30 MHz AM/MW and Shortwave http://www.northcountryradio.com/index.htm#anc506 http://www.northcountryradio.com/Kitpages/actant.htm See if a Student at your Tech School needs a Class or Special Project; an alternative is a High School Electronics Class Student who may need a Work Project. IF - You can not put it outside : You can put it on a Window with a small modification to the Single Wire Antenna Element for better pick. Take a 36" to 72" piece of 300 Ohm TV type Twin Lead depending on the size of your window. Sizing the Twin Lead should be about Six-Inches from the all sides of the Frame of the Window. Trim-Off an Inch from one Wire from one-end and then Trim-Off an Inch from the other Wire from the other-end. X1---------------------------------------------------------__ __----------------------------------------------------------X2 X1 and X2 are Antenna Connection Points ---- is the Wire Antenna Elements __ Trimmed-Off 'Gap' From a Loop in the shape of a Square/Rectangle, Triangle/Delta, or Circle and secure it to the Window Frame with Tape of Strings or PVC Frame - what ever works for you. Electrically at the single feed-point IT is still a single Wire Antenna Element -but- Effectively in Space IT is a Cross-Coupled Twin Opposing Open Loops. Note - Others have tried attaching only one of the Twin Lead Wires as the Antenna Element and the other opposing Twin Lead Wire to the Ground of the Active Antenna making it a Circular Dipole. * Both Quasi-Loop Shaped Hook-Ups provide a Greater Signal Capture Area then the single Wire Antenna Element and pick-up both Vertical and Horizontal Polarized Signals. WHY - The 'effort' here is to increase the Size of the Signal Capture Area by increasing the Size of the Antenna Element of the Active Antenna and Off-Setting the Noise Pick-Up by using the opposing Loops Shapes Balancing {Canceling-Out} Properties. |
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VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC
Michael "I'm a college professor with a PhD" Bryant wrote: On Dec 30, 9:29�pm, RHF wrote: =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. If you didn't waste so much money on alkaline batteries you might be able to spend that money on classes which would enable you to obtain that PhD you once lied about having. |
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PONG MWB : Improving Your Radio Shack One-Step-At-A-Time
On Dec 31, 12:24�pm, RHF wrote:
On Dec 30, 9:32�pm, Mike wrote: VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC On Dec 30, 9:29 pm, RHF wrote: =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. I live in a community which enforces anti-antenna regulations by having the maintenance team report violations. My external antenna are different length reels of wire stealth-deployed for limited periods consisting of weekends, after 4pm daily and holidays. I would be grateful for any ideas you might have on what I can do to improve my antenna capabilities. Q1: What about the plans that are periodically posted on how to use telephone wiring as an antenna? Q2: Any suggestions on baluns? Sources of Info? Thanks, Mike PONG MWB : Improving Your Radio Shack One-Step-At-A-Time -was- VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC MWB, First -if-possible- Make yourself a Grounding Point 'connection' for your Radio Shack. In a multi-dwelling building complex a good earthen ground may not be possible so simply try for a fair RF Signal Ground. * Cold Water Pipes * Metal Window Frame * Center Screw on and Electrical Outlet's Cover Plate * Bottom-Center Round Hole on a Three Prong Electrical Outlet Take a 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio with the Whip Antenna Collapsed and a short piece of Wire attached [12 Inch Wire Jumper with Alligator Clips on both ends] Turn the Radio 'On' and Turn to a non-station Noisy SW Radio Frequency : Test for RF Noise Grounding by touching the Alligator Clip to several Cold Water Pipes and/or Metal Window Frames. �When the Radio goes quite/silent you have a fair RF Signal Ground. �Attach the Alligator Chip and turn around the Bands to see if it is a good RF Signal Ground across the Bands. "IF" and only 'if' the none of the Cold Water Pipes and/or Metal Window Frames do not test-out to be RF Noise Grounds : Then try the Electrical Outlets for Grounds. -note- don't be surprised if some of the metal pipes and window actually increase the Noise Levels. FWIW -imho- Most modern Telephone Wiring Systems with the Internet and DSL etc streaming on them are Sources of Noise and very poor sources of good radio signals now a days. Do You {Can You} have a Dish-TV Satellite Dish ? -IF- "Yes" then buy a 'used' Dish at a Flea Market Mount the Dish as far-away and as far-up as possible. Run a Coax Cable or better two Coaxes to the Dish. Oops but they are not just simply Coax Cables : They are "Snake" Antennas made from Coax ) Start with 50, 75, 100 Feet* of Coax Cable : RE========[C]|-|=========S R = Radio E = External Antenna Connector '=' Coax as feed-in-line [C] = Clamp-On Ferrite Choke |-| = Gap One Inch Coax Shield Removed '=' Coax as Wire Antenna Element S = Short the Inner Conductor to Coax Shield * Most of the time making the Coax feed-in-line part of the Snake Antenna 'equal' to the Wire Antenna Element of the Coax Cable yields the best results in an End-Fed 'Linear' Dipole. -or- Try the 3/8 feed-in-line by 5/8 Antenna Element arrangement as an End-Fed 'Linear' Windom. Second Coax Cable Wire to a H-800 SkyMatch LF/MF/HF Active Antenna mounted in the Center of the Dish (---: hope this helps - iane ~ RHF �. �.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for all the info, RHF! Mike |
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VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC
On Dec 31, 5:32�pm, Telamon
wrote: In article , �Mike wrote: On Dec 30, 9:29?pm, RHF wrote: =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. I live in a community which enforces anti-antenna regulations by having the maintenance team report violations. SNIP Must really suck having the local Gestapo coming around checking up on you. Any way you could disguise a clothes line or bird feeder? Maybe use a metal gutter? -- Telamon Ventura, California- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Telamon, Limited personal mobility makes entending the antenna reels the most convenient way to avoid problems, at least at the moment. I also use a slinky dipole (sold by Lowbander on eBay) mounted in the attic, two AN-LP1s (one mounted out a south-facing window and the other out a West-facing window and connected to an A-B antenna switch), and several internal wires of random links. I also own two of the old Radio Shack MW loops. Not an ideal antenna farm, but one that suffices for my limited needs for entertainment. We do have overhead telephone lines, so I was wondering what folks thought about the plans that seem to be posted periodically in this newsgroup about using telephone lines as an antenna. I'll examine your suggestion regarding gutters. Thanks. Mike Louisville, KY |
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PONG MWB : Improving Your Radio Shack One-Step-At-A-Time
On Dec 31, 12:13*pm, Mike wrote:
On Dec 31, 12:24 pm, RHF wrote: On Dec 30, 9:32 pm, Mike wrote: VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC On Dec 30, 9:29 pm, RHF wrote: =Q#1= Are you using the PAL (o) Connector for the FM and Shortwave External Antenna ? [FM SW EXT ANT] -or- Have you attached the External External 50 Foot Wire Antenna 'directly' to the Radio's Whip Antenna ? -or- Are you using the Twin [Black & Red] Terminals [GND MW EXT ANT] for the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? PAL Connector borrowed from my Eton E1XM... =Q#2= Are you using a "Ground" with the External 50 Foot Wire Antenna ? Nope. =Q#3= Are you using a AC 'Mains' Power or DC Battery Power with/for the Radio ? I operate everything, except my R75, SAT800, RX320, and Sony 6800W, off of alkaline batteries. I live in a community which enforces anti-antenna regulations by having the maintenance team report violations. My external antenna are different length reels of wire stealth-deployed for limited periods consisting of weekends, after 4pm daily and holidays. I would be grateful for any ideas you might have on what I can do to improve my antenna capabilities. Q1: What about the plans that are periodically posted on how to use telephone wiring as an antenna? Q2: Any suggestions on baluns? Sources of Info? Thanks, Mike PONG MWB : Improving Your Radio Shack One-Step-At-A-Time -was- VOA via Madagascar on 9680 @ 2105 UTC MWB, First -if-possible- Make yourself a Grounding Point 'connection' for your Radio Shack. In a multi-dwelling building complex a good earthen ground may not be possible so simply try for a fair RF Signal Ground. * Cold Water Pipes * Metal Window Frame * Center Screw on and Electrical Outlet's Cover Plate * Bottom-Center Round Hole on a Three Prong Electrical Outlet Take a 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio with the Whip Antenna Collapsed and a short piece of Wire attached [12 Inch Wire Jumper with Alligator Clips on both ends] Turn the Radio 'On' and Turn to a non-station Noisy SW Radio Frequency : Test for RF Noise Grounding by touching the Alligator Clip to several Cold Water Pipes and/or Metal Window Frames. When the Radio goes quite/silent you have a fair RF Signal Ground. Attach the Alligator Chip and turn around the Bands to see if it is a good RF Signal Ground across the Bands. "IF" and only 'if' the none of the Cold Water Pipes and/or Metal Window Frames do not test-out to be RF Noise Grounds : Then try the Electrical Outlets for Grounds. -note- don't be surprised if some of the metal pipes and window actually increase the Noise Levels. FWIW -imho- Most modern Telephone Wiring Systems with the Internet and DSL etc streaming on them are Sources of Noise and very poor sources of good radio signals now a days. Do You {Can You} have a Dish-TV Satellite Dish ? -IF- "Yes" then buy a 'used' Dish at a Flea Market Mount the Dish as far-away and as far-up as possible. Run a Coax Cable or better two Coaxes to the Dish. Oops but they are not just simply Coax Cables : They are "Snake" Antennas made from Coax ) Start with 50, 75, 100 Feet* of Coax Cable : RE========[C]|-|=========S R = Radio E = External Antenna Connector '=' Coax as feed-in-line [C] = Clamp-On Ferrite Choke |-| = Gap One Inch Coax Shield Removed '=' Coax as Wire Antenna Element S = Short the Inner Conductor to Coax Shield * Most of the time making the Coax feed-in-line part of the Snake Antenna 'equal' to the Wire Antenna Element of the Coax Cable yields the best results in an End-Fed 'Linear' Dipole. -or- Try the 3/8 feed-in-line by 5/8 Antenna Element arrangement as an End-Fed 'Linear' Windom. Second Coax Cable Wire to a H-800 SkyMatch LF/MF/HF Active Antenna mounted in the Center of the Dish (---: hope this helps - iane ~ RHF . .- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for all the info, RHF! Mike MWB - Last but not least . . . -Q2: Any suggestions on baluns? Sources of Info? - Thanks, - Mike I am using a WinRadio WR-LWA-0130 Long Wire Adapter Matching Transformer with an Inverted "L" Antenna 26 Foot VUL -by- 103 Foot HOA with Far-End 275 Degrees http://www.winradio.com/home/lwa.htm http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...e4bbcd5a6be516 http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...d82cc68ca5dee4 -and- the RF Systems so-called Magnetic Longwire Balun [MLB] with the a Multi-Element Horizontal Wire Antenna amde up of Five 1/4 WL Element 5-Wire Flat TV Rotor Cable 100 Foot long. http://www.rf-systems.nl/MLB.html http://www.universal-radio.com/CATALOG/sw_ant/1484.html http://groups.google.com/group/short...301463e7f3816e |
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