Active antennas are expensive, apt to generate as much noise as signal, and are prone to overload
post 03 Nov 2020
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Shortwave loop antenna KIT allows you to build a tuned loop antenna for indoor reception of shortwave radio broadcasts over the frequency range of 4 MHz to 15 MHz
This is probably the oldest SWL antenna design. It is often called a long wire though a true long wire is cut to a specific frequency and is at least one wave length long at that frequency
it would be best to use a 9:1 transformer to match the random wire to the 50 ohm feedline
I wanted to explore the possibility of having at least better receive
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Shortwave loop antenna KIT allows you to build a tuned loop antenna for indoor reception of shortwave radio broadcasts over the frequency range of 4 MHz to 15 MHz
This is probably the oldest SWL antenna design. It is often called a long wire though a true long wire is cut to a specific frequency and is at least one wave length long at that frequency
it would be best to use a 9:1 transformer to match the random wire to the 50 ohm feedline
I wanted to explore the possibility of having at least better receive