SR schrieb:

I find it interesting that the 2 bands that I usually pick up the best
are the 41 & 49 meters.

Then these are likely to have the highest signal levels.

Most other bands don't come in too well. (Depending on the weather.)

Not even 31 m? That's the band with the highest signal levels in the
evening here (poor old ICF-7601...).

And I never get anything on the 120 meter.

I use my radios telescopic antenna.

Telescopic antennas don't work very well on low freqs, plus it's rather
difficult enough to match such a thing to receive at least halfway well
throughout most of the shortwave spectrum. (In the old days, receivers
used to have antenna trimmers for this very reason.) Also, 120 and 90 m
are only populated by weak tropical band stations. I've picked up an
occasional station on 90, but 120 is pretty much DXers' territory.
It might help to state your receiver and location for some antenna
advice.

Stephan
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