The wire I used here was 18 and 22 gauge wire the wire you can find at Radio Shack. I use indoor long wires, loops, and active antennas now. To ground a wire you will need a copper pipe, something you can find at a hard ware store, and use 18 to 14 gauge wire for a better ground and connect it to a copper pipe. If you live in a apartment then use a directional loop antenna and also string a long wire on the walls horizontally.
What guage and type of wire do you use ? Also whats the best way to ground my radio ...i just bought a grundig 750 and have never had a short wave before .thnx
Use 3 SLINKY's in the attic. Stretch them out in the center and one on sides of the attic floor. Use plastic wire staples on the ends then copper wire to join together. Use TV wire or cable to radio. Cut TV w in center. Trim, clip it to copper wire. Clip other end of the TV w to any metal. “BUT NOT THE RISER FOR YOUR ELECTRIC POWER!” I ran my ground wire to the basement and over to the water pipes. The slinky works great on receive & transmitting and it can handle 100wats on CW and SSB. W9FPJ
3 Dislikes? 3 people are disappointed cause they cannot have outdoor antennas. I would love to have these outdoor antennas back, even if it's connected to a PC remote receiver and shared with Global DX Tuners.
@chris2crazzy I did sometimes, but it's not that bad. The outdoor antenna has bee taken down and planned to be put back up at my future house. I am living in a small apartment and the wires are located inside in apartment. I will try to film a video soon of my wire antennas inside in the bedroom. I once had a huge loop antenna built on the wall, but the noise from someone's power supply upstairs made it unusable.
@chris2crazzy It may receive interference but the reception was way better than where I am now. I want to be back to this house with better rigs, even if it's just once a month and connected to remote PC based receiver (Global Tuners). Outdoors does wonders than indoors. I am missing out of weaker signals that I cannot receive in my apartment. That includes, LW broadcasters, AM part 15 signals, pirate radio stations, weak shortwave broadcasters, ham radio transmissions.
I used wire strippers and twisted the wires together and then used electrical tape.. The shack or web has them available, but not the shortwave radio antenna kits.
hi! thanks for your reply but my friend bypassed this option and bought an H800 skymatch antannae....do you know anything about this? he is having problems....when connected to the radio and turned on....there is no sound....is he doing something wrong? what should he do? any input would be appreciated...thanks for invite too
I think you should say something about your antennae. Otherwise to a person without a lot of knowledge of the subject, it just looks like a bunch of wires.
Well one day I will, but need another camera that does not have batteries that die out. I live on my own now, this video was filmed when I lived with my parents. I might use subtitles soon probably like annotations.
Mannn... if you don't bring in the DX with those wires... then I don't know what could capture radio signals. Nice info vid; like to see what others are doing in their yards...
The wire I used here was 18 and 22 gauge wire the wire you can find at Radio Shack. I use indoor long wires, loops, and active antennas now. To ground a wire you will need a copper pipe, something you can find at a hard ware store, and use 18 to 14 gauge wire for a better ground and connect it to a copper pipe. If you live in a apartment then use a directional loop antenna and also string a long wire on the walls horizontally.
gccengineering1996 1 month ago
What guage and type of wire do you use ? Also whats the best way to ground my radio ...i just bought a grundig 750 and have never had a short wave before .thnx
parosite 1 month ago
Use 3 SLINKY's in the attic. Stretch them out in the center and one on sides of the attic floor. Use plastic wire staples on the ends then copper wire to join together. Use TV wire or cable to radio. Cut TV w in center. Trim, clip it to copper wire. Clip other end of the TV w to any metal. “BUT NOT THE RISER FOR YOUR ELECTRIC POWER!” I ran my ground wire to the basement and over to the water pipes. The slinky works great on receive & transmitting and it can handle 100wats on CW and SSB. W9FPJ
olebaldy1 2 months ago
3 Dislikes? 3 people are disappointed cause they cannot have outdoor antennas. I would love to have these outdoor antennas back, even if it's connected to a PC remote receiver and shared with Global DX Tuners.
gccengineering1996 9 months ago
WOW i bet he picked up alot of rfi... lmmfao
chris2crazzy 1 year ago
@chris2crazzy I did sometimes, but it's not that bad. The outdoor antenna has bee taken down and planned to be put back up at my future house. I am living in a small apartment and the wires are located inside in apartment. I will try to film a video soon of my wire antennas inside in the bedroom. I once had a huge loop antenna built on the wall, but the noise from someone's power supply upstairs made it unusable.
gccengineering1996 1 year ago
@chris2crazzy It may receive interference but the reception was way better than where I am now. I want to be back to this house with better rigs, even if it's just once a month and connected to remote PC based receiver (Global Tuners). Outdoors does wonders than indoors. I am missing out of weaker signals that I cannot receive in my apartment. That includes, LW broadcasters, AM part 15 signals, pirate radio stations, weak shortwave broadcasters, ham radio transmissions.
gccengineering1996 9 months ago
do you have any info on how to fix/splice antenna wires? thanks.
WoeAndSorrow 2 years ago
I used wire strippers and twisted the wires together and then used electrical tape.. The shack or web has them available, but not the shortwave radio antenna kits.
gccengineering1996 2 years ago
hi! thanks for your reply but my friend bypassed this option and bought an H800 skymatch antannae....do you know anything about this? he is having problems....when connected to the radio and turned on....there is no sound....is he doing something wrong? what should he do? any input would be appreciated...thanks for invite too
WoeAndSorrow 2 years ago
Hey! I found out the solution...he needed a certain type of adaptor...thanks
WoeAndSorrow 2 years ago
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wilkes85 2 years ago
I think you should say something about your antennae. Otherwise to a person without a lot of knowledge of the subject, it just looks like a bunch of wires.
takforalt 3 years ago
Well one day I will, but need another camera that does not have batteries that die out. I live on my own now, this video was filmed when I lived with my parents. I might use subtitles soon probably like annotations.
gccengineering1996 3 years ago
a little messy, but you should be able to hear lil green men with all that wire :D
elfranz 3 years ago
lol yes, but I have moved into an apartment thats in the past now.
gccengineering1996 3 years ago
Mannn... if you don't bring in the DX with those wires... then I don't know what could capture radio signals. Nice info vid; like to see what others are doing in their yards...
Bexarkid 4 years ago
Thanks, soon when I get my own house it will come back again in the far future.
gccengineering1996 3 years ago
I am a real fan of my coaxial links.
quantumbits 2 years ago