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==Commercial Retailers== | ==Commercial Retailers== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.dressler.com/products/antenna Dressler Active Antennas] | ||
| + | * [http://www.northcountryradio.com/Kitpages/actant.htm North Country Radio Active Antenna] | ||
| + | * [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtrevufeb05.pdf LF Engineering H-900 Gainprobe Antenna Review from MT (PDF)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt1999reviews.html#Whip Active SW Whip for Handhelds - MT review] | ||
| + | * [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2002reviews.html#MFJ-1020C%20Active%20Antenna MFJ1020C Active Antenna review from MT] | ||
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* [http://www.alphadeltacom.com/ Alpha Delta Communications] | * [http://www.alphadeltacom.com/ Alpha Delta Communications] | ||
* [http://www.antennasmore.com/ Antennas and More] | * [http://www.antennasmore.com/ Antennas and More] | ||
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** [http://www.buxcomm.com/RVantenna.htm Portable Antenna Solutions] | ** [http://www.buxcomm.com/RVantenna.htm Portable Antenna Solutions] | ||
** [http://www.buxcomm.com/windom.htm Windom Antennas] | ** [http://www.buxcomm.com/windom.htm Windom Antennas] | ||
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* [http://www.durhamradio.com Durham Radio (Canada)] | * [http://www.durhamradio.com Durham Radio (Canada)] | ||
** [http://www.durhamradio.com/s/home.php?cat=1845 Wire Antennas page] | ** [http://www.durhamradio.com/s/home.php?cat=1845 Wire Antennas page] | ||
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** [http://www.durhamradio.com/s/home.php?cat=1904 Single/Multiband Dipoles and Slopers] | ** [http://www.durhamradio.com/s/home.php?cat=1904 Single/Multiband Dipoles and Slopers] | ||
** [http://www.durhamradio.com/s/home.php?cat=1612 Amateur Portable antennas] | ** [http://www.durhamradio.com/s/home.php?cat=1612 Amateur Portable antennas] | ||
| + | * [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtrevusep04.html DWM 'Yo Yo'Antenna Review from MT (PDF)] | ||
* [http://www.grove-ent.com/shortwaveantennas.html Grove SW/MW Antennas] | * [http://www.grove-ent.com/shortwaveantennas.html Grove SW/MW Antennas] | ||
* [http://www.iacantennas.com/ International Antenna Corporation] | * [http://www.iacantennas.com/ International Antenna Corporation] | ||
* [http://www.miracleantenna.com/ Miracle Antenna] | * [http://www.miracleantenna.com/ Miracle Antenna] | ||
| − | * [http://www. | + | ** [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2002reviews.html#The%20Miracle%20Whip Miracle Whip review from MT] |
* [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_end.htm PAR EF-SWL antenna] | * [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_end.htm PAR EF-SWL antenna] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt2003reviews.html#PAR%20End%20Fed%20Z%20EF-SWL%20Antenna PAR End Fed Z EF-SWL Antenna review from MT] | ||
* [http://www.radioworks.com/PDFantenna.html RadioWorks catalog pages (PDF)] | * [http://www.radioworks.com/PDFantenna.html RadioWorks catalog pages (PDF)] | ||
* [http://www.rys.nl/rfsystems2.html RF Systems] | * [http://www.rys.nl/rfsystems2.html RF Systems] | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 14 March 2006
No doubt about it, without a good antenna, no matter how good the receiver, you will not hear much of anything. These links should help even a newcomer feel comfortable about selecting and installing a HF antenna. There's several technical links for the experimenters in us, along with several commercial retailers. Warm up those soldering irons and get busy!
If you're a newcomer or old hat, or anywhere in between, when installing antennas, Safety First.
Make this link a must read. Don't become a statistic!
Contents
Commercial Retailers
- Active Antennas
- Dressler Active Antennas
- North Country Radio Active Antenna
- LF Engineering H-900 Gainprobe Antenna Review from MT (PDF)
- Active SW Whip for Handhelds - MT review
- MFJ1020C Active Antenna review from MT
- Other Manufacturers/Suppliers
- Alpha Delta Communications
- Antennas and More
- Antenna Supermarket
- Barker and Williamson Amateur Products
- BuxComm Home Page
- Durham Radio (Canada)
- DWM 'Yo Yo'Antenna Review from MT (PDF)
- Grove SW/MW Antennas
- International Antenna Corporation
- Miracle Antenna
- PAR EF-SWL antenna
- RadioWorks catalog pages (PDF)
- RF Systems
- Universal Radio
- Wellbrook Communications
MW (AM Band) Rejection Filters
- ICE BCB Filters
- Kiwa Broadcast Band Rejection Filter
- Kiwa Broadcast Band Filter for Longwires
- PAR BCST-HPF Filter
- Scanner Master Filters page
Homebrew and Technical
- Antenna Basics
- Antenna Terms and Build a Dipole Antenna - from the MT Website
- Antennex Magazine - Very technical discussions,construction projects and reviews are presented here
- Antentop - Partially in Russian
- Boston Area DXers Antennas page - Construction plans for a low noise antenna, grounding and other topics
- Build a Multiband SW antenna (from the Hamuniverse site)
- Definition, History and Building a Random Length antenna - from the MT website
- Feeding a Folded Dipole
- Folded Dipoles
- HFLink ALE Antennas (fan dipoles)
- Joe Carr's Technical Notes - via DXing.com
- Getting Started in SWL Listening Part III: Antennas, Accessories and Niche Listening
- Hard Core DX Antennas Page - Technical Discussions, Plans, Hidden Antennas and more
- The Carpet Loop -via Hard Core DX
- The Terminated Tilted Folded Dipole (T2FD)
- The Antenna Elmer
- The Folded Dipole Antenna
- W4RNL Antenna Notes
- Wellbrook - How to install a Long Wire Balun
Indexed Links
AMANDX Indexed Articles
- AMANDX = Association of Manitoba DXers. Their home page is here
Magnetic Longwire Baluns (MLBs)
- Erickson Engineering
- Industrial Communications Engineers - ICE Model 180 LMB
- Longwire Impedance Matcher- via AMANDX
- Palomar MLB-1
- RF Systems Magnetic Longwire Balun (from the Universal website)
- Wellbrook Universal Magnetic Balun
- Winradio WR-LWA-0130 Long Wire Antenna Adapter
- The following articles are courtesy of Hard Core DX:
- Magnetic Longwire Balun - Not Really a Balun
- Magnetic Longwire Balun - A Con or Not?
Reviews
- DXing.Info Equipment Page
- EHam reviews of antennas (Wire,Verticals)
- Radio Database International sells a White Paper on Antennas
- Review of the ICD 180 LMB (courtesy BADX website)
- Strong Signals User Antenna Opinions
- NOTE: Mixed Scanner and HF/MW Loop antennas mentioned here
Yahoo Groups
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