I have 2 Shortwave radios, I scan the bands alot, and yet never get
anything!
I wanna get rtty, cw and SSTV and WEFAX. HELP!
What do I look for?
Do I need a book?


Looks like they're all going to try an tell you that you have no chance in
hearing what you want...lol....keep trying. *READ A LOT* Pressi, you can't
read enough in this hobby and then take action and get out there and do you up
a good antenna for what you're trying to hear.

Take your time and have fun, more importantly.:-)

Jim: What kind of metal tube? The kind with wheels?

Well, it did have some. It's an older 12x65 mobilehome, with aluminum siding
and steel roof. The tiedowns, including those over the top, are probably
grounding the mobile, maybe even better than the ground I have in my little
office/shack.

I suspect I'm picking up sigs off the phone and power wiring. In fact, when I
clip onto a grounded wrought iron chandelier in the dining area or bathroom, I
get better signals on all bands, even AM and FM. And 3210 is better on that,
using my eTR7, than my DX-392 gets on the 65-foot outside antenna!

The ground wire is, of course, inductively (or capacitively) coupled to a
mighty long antenna, the area power lines. LOL Of course, there is some noise
on the line sometimes, but I usually win.

My trailer may be antenna -- or a reflector. Sometimes outside, I can hold a
portable close to the alum skin and get better sigs using just the radio's
whip.

73,
Bill, K5BY

I have similar experiences. Had to mount my random wire 5 feet above roof
to keep the steel from reflecting/interfering with the signal...



"WShoots1" wrote in message
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Jim: What kind of metal tube? The kind with wheels?

Well, it did have some. It's an older 12x65 mobilehome, with aluminum
siding
and steel roof. The tiedowns, including those over the top, are probably
grounding the mobile, maybe even better than the ground I have in my
little
office/shack.

I suspect I'm picking up sigs off the phone and power wiring. In fact,
when I
clip onto a grounded wrought iron chandelier in the dining area or
bathroom, I
get better signals on all bands, even AM and FM. And 3210 is better on
that,
using my eTR7, than my DX-392 gets on the 65-foot outside antenna!

The ground wire is, of course, inductively (or capacitively) coupled to a
mighty long antenna, the area power lines. LOL Of course, there is some
noise
on the line sometimes, but I usually win.

My trailer may be antenna -- or a reflector. Sometimes outside, I can hold
a
portable close to the alum skin and get better sigs using just the radio's
whip.

73,
Bill, K5BY