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Follow these simple plans to build a multiband shortwave antenna and be on your way to world band radio excitement! Hear shortwave signals live as they happen directly from around the world!
A compact, easy-to-build shortwave antenna. By Arnie Coro. Host of "Dxers Unlimited", Radio Habana, Cuba. This is a "helically wound" wire antenna. It can be built in a few hours... it will take longer if you really want to make it look pretty... ugly versions can be assembled in minutes.
The shortwave antenna explained, from how it works to how to choose the type that will best fit your needs and SWL listening environment.
20 mar 2013 · Absolute simplest shortwave antenna is called a random length longwire. Its just a length of wire strung out to some convenient point. Mine runs from the window in my bedroom out to an eye I screwed into the side of the shed out back, roughly 80 feet.
3 gru 2020 · How to Build a Simple Linear-Loaded Dipole for Low-Noise Shortwave Radio Listening. 14 Replies. Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and RX antenna guru, Grayhat, for another excellent guest post focusing on compact, low-profile urban antennas:
I’ll show you how to put up simple, effective shortwave antennas that are almost invisible. If your local communists can’t see it, they can’t object to it, since the rationale for their anti-antenna ruling is one of visual appearance.
5 kwi 2020 · I’ve gotten an number of inquiries from SWLing Post readers asking for a step-by-step guide to building the passive loop antenna I’ve mentioned in a number of previous posts. This antenna is the homebrew version of the commercially-available Airspy Youloop. It works a treat.
