Whats the "best" portable shortwave antenna

[Grundigguy]

Let me tell you, I'm using the copper loop antenna from Grundig AN200 and the reception is profoundly better.
Picks up previously unheard reception and does a great job bringing in already audible though distant transmissions. Anything better than this in a portable?

Pete

[ka3jjz]

Small loops for portables like this are an excellent choice. There are others- amplified ones from Kaito, for example, but how much better they would be than the Grundig one is I have no idea.

Even the amplified ones have the nominal advantages of loops - they tend to reject certain kinds of noise, and (in some cases) you can move the wire loop around to find a quiet spot. In a hotel or motel, that might be challenging to put it mildly, but at least you have that as a possible help.

73 Mike

[CLynch7]

I've had reasonable luck with the Radio Shack 20-280 amplified antenna. Also good luck with the clip-on, reel-up type antenna that attach to the whip.

Or, for a lot less money, goto Home Depot and get 20-30 feet of #22 or #24 insulated wire (most stores have some prepackaged) and 2 gator clips from Rat Shack. Clip one end to the whip, and the other to just about anything bare metal. I used to live near a ballfield, and attaching to the backstop worked extremely well, almost too well.

[Grundigguy]

Thanks Ill give that a try!!!

Pete