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short wave antennas
Posted by:
back2eden
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Date: September 07, 2012 03:39PM Today I am making a new short wave radio antenna to prepare for when the internet goes down. It's a broom stick type antenna using a 10 foot - 1" pvc pipe and several hundred feet of #12 solid core wire.
I built a magnetic loop antenna but haven't found the tuner yet to make it work. My radio is for listening only. Re: short wave antennas
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: September 07, 2012 05:03PM Curious--do you have long-range walkie-talkies? I have always been mystified that the technology keeps expanding the range for those things. I don't have a cell phone and wondered if I could get that instead (to avoid bills). The sticking point is that the fine print says that you have to register with the FCC! I wonder if they make you do that BEFORE purchasing the radios? If not, what sort of penalty would avoiding registering incur, I wonder.... Re: short wave antennas
Posted by:
back2eden
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Date: September 07, 2012 08:58PM A freind of mine has a multi band cb radio that does not need a license. Another friend is going to give me one of those. There is a utube vid of a guy with one of those radios broadcasting and recieving through the magnetic loop antenna that I made. I will be able to broad cast all over the country with that set up. My short wave is a portable wall or battery, Tecsun pl-660. Re: short wave antennas
Posted by:
back2eden
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Date: September 08, 2012 03:17AM I should have named this thread homemade shortwave antennas.
I have the pvc pipe now fully wound with wire to 9ft. Thats all the wire I had. The plans call out for a 6 - 12 inch diamiter aluminum disc on top that the wire connects to. Today I got a 10 inch pan lid that should work fine. Testing will begin tomorrow. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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