There’s a joke in the world of radio that all you need for a HF antenna is a piece of wet string, but the truth is that rudimentary antennas rarely perform well. Random pieces of wire may pull ...

There are many ways to test HF antennas ranging from simulation to various antenna analyzers and bridges. However, nothing can replace simply using the antenna to see how it works. Just as ...

At present, portable receivers generally use ferrite rod antennas for LF and MF (below 2 MHz), and whip antennas for HF (up to 30 MHz). Each type has proved effective in its particular application.

“You can get between 20 and 30 channels from an antenna, but you have to be willing to spend a couple hundred dollars,” Vroegop says. To rig a one-story home with an antenna for one TV can ...