"Frank White" wrote in message
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The secret word where antennas are concerned is...
Slinky.
I don't know why they work, but they do.

Please elaborate.

Frank White wrote:

In article ,
says...

Ok guys and Gals, here is one for the more technically minded of you )

I'm going to cross-post this to RRS, as the real radio technos
live over there...

If I want to try and improve the reception on my car radio or home based SW
radio (to for example pick up weather broadcasts or news broadcasts in a
remote location), the normal route is to extend the length of the ariel
????
How ever when I have tried this with my Roberts 886 world band all I get is
more very loud interference.

So how do I extend the length of an ariel using a wire to improve
reception
without picking up more interference?

Steve

The secret word where antennas are concerned is...

Slinky.

I don't know why they work, but they do.

FW

They work because they are made of metal. :-)

In article ,
says...



Frank White wrote:

In article ,
says...

Ok guys and Gals, here is one for the more technically minded of you )

I'm going to cross-post this to RRS, as the real radio technos
live over there...

If I want to try and improve the reception on my car radio or home based
SW
radio (to for example pick up weather broadcasts or news broadcasts in
a
remote location), the normal route is to extend the length of the ariel
????
How ever when I have tried this with my Roberts 886 world band all I get
is
more very loud interference.

So how do I extend the length of an ariel using a wire to improve
reception
without picking up more interference?

Steve

The secret word where antennas are concerned is...

Slinky.

I don't know why they work, but they do.

FW

They work because they are made of metal. :-)

Well, yeah. But so's a hundrded feet of stretched out wire.
And when you can attach an antenna wire to a Slinky, hang it
out a window, and get BETTER reception than the hundred feet
of wire...

Then you're getting into occult realms.

^_^

FW

They work because they are made of metal. :-)

Well, yeah. But so's a hundrded feet of stretched out wire.
And when you can attach an antenna wire to a Slinky, hang it
out a window, and get BETTER reception than the hundred feet
of wire...

Wassa Slinky????

Steve Day wrote:

They work because they are made of metal. :-)

Well, yeah. But so's a hundrded feet of stretched out wire.
And when you can attach an antenna wire to a Slinky, hang it
out a window, and get BETTER reception than the hundred feet
of wire...

Wassa Slinky????

You know you're getting old when the younger generation has never heard
of a slinky. :-)


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In article , N8KDV
writes:


The secret word where antennas are concerned is...

Slinky.

I don't know why they work, but they do.

FW

Theys works because they are made of metal. :-)

A slinky is about 30 feet long, and its the extra, multiple antenna lengths
that count..
( & your car is REALLY gonna look funky if you stretch a slinky cross da roof


- anyone asks, tell em it eliminates Alien abductions

"Slinky Slinky. Such a wonderful toy".

Don't Slink around -- put up a real antenna. Tell neighbors it is a burglar
alarm.

wrote in message
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"Slinky Slinky. Such a wonderful toy".

The secret word where antennas are concerned is...
Slinky.
I don't know why they work, but they do.

Please elaborate.

Err ??? Whats a slinky????

A toy spiral wire thingy that could walk down stair steps -- seriously.
Makes a makeshift antenna.

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"Steve Day" wrote in message
...

The secret word where antennas are concerned is...
Slinky.
I don't know why they work, but they do.

Please elaborate.

Err ??? Whats a slinky????