"N",

Its about 'effective communication' as John Doty posted earlier
in this thread.

The average Shortwave Listener (SWL) who owns a Shortwave Radio
and WANTS More-Out-of-It; simply wants to 'know':

- What to Buy and How to Put It Up.

- Or - What to Build and How to Do It.

- NO Rhyme-or-Reason is Required [.]
[ Please - Just Tell Me - What To Do ]


1. So 'suggesting' they Buy a PAR End Fed Shortwave Listener
(EF-SWL) Antenna and 'configuring' the Antenna in the [Shape]
of an Inverted "L" Antenna.

PAR Electronics "End Fed Shortwave Listener" (EF-SWL) Antenna
POPCOM= http://www.popular-communications.co...landOct04.html
MT= http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2003reviews.html
eHAM= http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3707
PAR= http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_end.htm
UR= http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/2205.html
GE= http://www.grove-ent.com/ANT8.html

Telling the SWL 'what-to-do' in general simple terms.
http://tinyurl.com/66lhs
http://tinyurl.com/683gd
http://tinyurl.com/4qmqw


2. Or simply 'recommending' that they READ three WebPages
to gain some understanding of the "Low Noise" SWL Antenna.
http://tinyurl.com/4kp7m

CONSIDER BUILDING A "LOW NOISE" ANTENNA:
Try building an Improved SWL Random Wire Antenna that uses a
9:1 Matching Transformer (Balun / MLB) then you may not see
any real 'improvement' in your receive signal.
This is the so called "Low Noise" SWL Antenna.
Three "Must" Links to Read -wrt- Low Noise SWL Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/949
[ Please READ These Three Links ]
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/badx/ante...e_antenna.html
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/badx/ante..._longwire.html
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/badx/antennas/grounding.html
ABOUT THE "LOW NOISE" ANTENNA 'DESIGN CONCEPTS':
A Random Wire Antenna Element coupled via a 9:1 Matching
Transformer at the Near-End of the Antenna with a Ground
Rod and Coax Cable Feed-in-Line to the Receiver. This is
the basic SWL Antenna that uses the "Low Noise Antenna"
'design concepts' that were {popularized} by John Doty.
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All are WELCOME at the Shortwave Listener (SWL) "Antenna Ashram"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/502
Some Say: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
I BELIEVE: On A Clear Night . . .
You Can Hear Forever and Beyond, The BEYOND !
[ With the a SWL Antenna of your own making. ]
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