Comment by ๐Ÿš‚ MrSVCD

Re: "Radio Antenna Resources."

In: s/ham-radio

I found this article about a loop antenna for LF and I like the idea of the compactness of this antenna.

โ€” smlloop-o.part1.rar

โ€” smlloop-o.part2.rar

๐Ÿš‚ MrSVCD [OP]

2024-09-17 ยท 2 years ago

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๐Ÿ‘พ jecxjo ยท 2024-10-07 at 14:28:

I will second a long wire antenna. For SWL you don't _need_ a match but if you're building something it doesn't hurt to build one. A simple LC match with some variable capacitors and inductors is easy to do. It will remove some of the ambient static in your reception.

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๐Ÿš‚ MrSVCD:

Radio Antenna Resources. โ€” Hi, I have just built a PicoRX and I am starting to get interested in DXing. What are good resources for antenna design? I am primarily looking for receiving Long and Medium wave commercial broadcasts at the moment. Links to the radio I built:

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