Special
antennas and add-ons
MFJ-1026, the Master of Phasing
Mark Connelly, USA: The MFJ-1026 is a very competent phasing
unit, that will help many DXers in bringing new stations out of
"the mud". Complete with modification instructions for the AM
bands.
You just got to have this phaser
Paul Ormandy, New Zealand: If you're a serious MW DXer
and have access to long wires or Beverages, well, you have just
got to have one of these!
Skip MFJ-1025, go for APU-100
Bjarne Mjelde, Norway:Forget about MFJ. Go for the APU-100
phaser from Wellbrook Communications.
Differences between MFJ-1025 and 1026
Al Merriman, USA: The 1025 does not have the built in active
whip antenna, nor does it have a amplifier on the Aux Antenna
input.
MFJ-1026 phaser compared to ANC-4
Patrick Martin, USA: I find the MFJ unit much easier to
use and it works much better than the ANC-4.
More impressions on the MFJ-1026
(By Ken Alexander)
The Healing Game for DX-ers
Bjarne Mjelde, Norway: MFJ-1026 kan dempe, og den kan forsterke
signaler. Og ikke minst: Den kan styre retningsvirkningen av de
antennene som er tilkoblet. Det er "Healing Game for DX-ers".
[Text in Norwegian]
The art of noise nulling
Dave, NR1DX: In my experience folks who have had problems
getting the cancellers to work have not put enough thought into
getting a good antenna for the noise antenna.
Down to Earth Antennas
Why should I use a loop antenna. How long should a Beverage antenna
be? What is the optimal height for a dipol antenna?
Lot of questions. Here you will find the answers. Even what to
do when an outdoor antenna is strictly forbidden. Just bury the
wires. (By Joe Buch )
Make it cheap, simple and effective
Modern shortwave receivers, especially portables, most often are
intolerant of overly strong signals. Therefore, the best, and
least costly, antenna is the least antenna that can receive what
you want to receive. (By Daniel Grunberg)
Tune-A-Stick - broomstick made
antenna
-- Step by step instructions --
Easy-to-follow instructions for the "Broomstick Special". (By
Arnie Coro, Radio Havana)
-- Noise cancelling stick --
How to put 226 turns of speaker wire on your broomstick, and
get a noise cancelling antenna. (By Douglas Boze)
-- Great White North Special --
Or a lot of wire tightly wound around a stick. (By Shawn
Axelrod)
-- "Amazing antenna" --
The "broomstick" antenna intrigued me, so I built one, and plugged
the contraption into the radio. I was amazed at the improvement!.
(By Marty
Leipzig)
Packing Crate Lid Antenna
Take one packing crate lid, paint it black and hang upon it a
dartboard. Nobody will ever suspect that it is realy an antenna.
Tune your antenna for better DX
The construction of a long-wire antenna is simple. By adding an
easy to build Pi coupler you will get even more signals from your
wires.
-- And a simple shortwave tuner --
Don't waste money on antenna
tuners
If you have a newer receiver, antenna tuners will not help you
much. Using one doesn't help, because when you "peak" the tuner
to increase the wanted signal, you also "peak" the general noise
level
Antenna for reducing skywave interference
How to convert a standard book-size battery-powered shortwave
receivers to directional reception to reduce interference. Easy
construction - can be home-built. (By Dr. O. G. Villard, Jr.
-- published with permission from Radio Nederland)
High-pass filter to cut off disturbing signals
Having a lot of strong local medium wave stations around? Then
you need a high-pass filter to cut off signals below, say, 2 MHz.
(By Daniel Newkirk)
Simple anti-static device
With all the wire you have out, you may run into a problem with
static buildup on the antennas. To protect your equipment, build
this simple anti-static device. (By Shawn Axelrod)
How to fix electrical fence noise
With all the wire you have out, you may run into a problem with
static buildup on the antennas. To protect your equipment, build
this simple anti-static device. (By Walter Dufrain)
How to reduce fading on shortwave
What causes fading of shortwave signals and what you can do to
improve the situation. (By Joe Buch, N2JB)
Antenna matching to Improve Sony 2010
There is significant impedance mismatch between most shortwave
antennas and the receiver. With this antenna matching device you
will get maximum signal to the receiver at most frequencies. (By
Robert Colegrove)
Balloon and kite antenna systems
Baloons made for advertising uses make excellent supports for
vertical antennas. Learn what daring antenna adventurers have
to tell you. (Many contributors)
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