An Antenna I made!

[RadiationX]

Here to anyone who wants to build an Indoor Shortwave antenna for around $10 depending on what you have, and all you need is a RF Choke the long type from Radio Shack most of the stuff is laying around anyones house,

I used a Yard Stick-Ruler-Wire-RF Choke-Wood Screw-Small String

I just tie'd the wire to the string where you can see,
solder all the wires together and coiled the wire around the bottem a few times,
and put super glue where the wood screw holds the ruler and yard stick together
Use a ruler long enough for the RF choke part and solder the wire to both sides as shown

 

[CharlesDom]

Nice diagram. So how was the reception, did it work like you thought it would?

 

[RadiationX]

It works really well for a indoor antenna, the recption is better than a sony loop i had but in all honesty if your able to put in out side i would,
i dont have any room for that much of a longwire antenna because i live in a one bed room apartment.

 

[k9rzz]

How long are the wires?

John K9RZZ

 

[Yokoshibu]

kinda funny I thought hf was real sensitive and all and tonight I happened to be working on a ic-706 and put my finger on the center pin / female plug rather of the radio and the qso I was listening to before I disconnected my antenna came in loud and clear..... humans make great antenna's huh!