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Old July 24th 06, 12:13 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Passive Antenna Recommendations

I have a longwire already that came with my Sony 7600
but I'm thinking that getting a longer antenna will capture more
singal. Any recommendations?

Right now I've connected my longwire to the fireescape
however the end of the antenna is not metallic so im not sure
if this will imporve the signal since the longwire is not making
a contact with the escape.




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Old July 24th 06, 12:53 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Passive Antenna Recommendations

Your longwire setup should improve your signal. Make sure your wire
does not touch anything that conducts electricity like metal. You can
experiment with the lenth of the wire and the direction to improve
reception.
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I have a longwire already that came with my Sony 7600
but I'm thinking that getting a longer antenna will capture more
singal. Any recommendations?

Right now I've connected my longwire to the fireescape
however the end of the antenna is not metallic so im not sure
if this will imporve the signal since the longwire is not making
a contact with the escape.


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Default Passive Antenna Recommendations

I like coax (cable TV type, RG58 or RG6) connecting to a longwire. They
sell a connector you can solder the longwire onto this (It's a type F
connector usually for coax). Also they have a type F connector to 1/8"
minijack which will go into many of the radios. Not sure if you have
minijack or just a wire for your radio.

I've tried a longwire without coax, and it picks up too much noise
inside the house. The coax helps you just get the signal from the
outside. It sounds like you're in an apartment in New York or
something, and that you'd probably need to 'dangle' the antenna down.
Vertical antennas will pick up more noise than a horizontal antenna.
Ground the outside of the coax if you can, but I did not notice much
difference when I did.

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