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I just bought a portable AM-FM-SW radio. It picks up pretty well on
all bands, but I live in a metal house and know I am losing signal
because of it. In fact I took the radio outdoors and got much better
reception. The radio just has a single telescoping antenna that comes
up to about 30 inches. I want to add an outdoor antenna for the
shortwave. I was told that any piece of wire strung from the house to
a pole would help. I can only clip it onto the telescoping antenna
since there is no antenna connector on the radio, so I'd just use an
alligator clip. My question is what the ideal length of the wire
should be, or don't it matter? OR maybe it should be as long as I can
make it? Also, does height matter? Or does the location matter, such
as going east, north, or .....
Please advise me.
Thanks
LM
all bands, but I live in a metal house and know I am losing signal
because of it. In fact I took the radio outdoors and got much better
reception. The radio just has a single telescoping antenna that comes
up to about 30 inches. I want to add an outdoor antenna for the
shortwave. I was told that any piece of wire strung from the house to
a pole would help. I can only clip it onto the telescoping antenna
since there is no antenna connector on the radio, so I'd just use an
alligator clip. My question is what the ideal length of the wire
should be, or don't it matter? OR maybe it should be as long as I can
make it? Also, does height matter? Or does the location matter, such
as going east, north, or .....
Please advise me.
Thanks
LM