BOBRR
Member
Hello,
This is one subject that has always confused me.
My fault, as I have not put any real amount of time into studying it, like I should.
Let me please ask the following:
a. For a receive only antenna for <30 MHz:
A simple long-wire Horizontal antenna.
If i want, e.g., to optimize reception from a station in London (I'm in Boston), do I want to point the axis of
the antenna toward London, or should the wire (axis) be 90 degrees to the Boston-London axis ?
b. Hard for me to string up outside now.
If i run it around 3 walls of my study, e.g., do the changes in direction adversely effect reception to any degree ?
Would it be better to run around only 2 walls, and accept a shorter overall length ?
Or just a straight, short run (the room dimension only for the overall length now) with no changes of direction ? [shortest length, but no directional changes]
if anyone might explain the tradeoffs here, would be most appreciative.
Thanks,
Bob
This is one subject that has always confused me.
My fault, as I have not put any real amount of time into studying it, like I should.
Let me please ask the following:
a. For a receive only antenna for <30 MHz:
A simple long-wire Horizontal antenna.
If i want, e.g., to optimize reception from a station in London (I'm in Boston), do I want to point the axis of
the antenna toward London, or should the wire (axis) be 90 degrees to the Boston-London axis ?
b. Hard for me to string up outside now.
If i run it around 3 walls of my study, e.g., do the changes in direction adversely effect reception to any degree ?
Would it be better to run around only 2 walls, and accept a shorter overall length ?
Or just a straight, short run (the room dimension only for the overall length now) with no changes of direction ? [shortest length, but no directional changes]
if anyone might explain the tradeoffs here, would be most appreciative.
Thanks,
Bob