Recent content by DXHUM

Hey Gary, I do appreciate all the help. I imagine myself one day becoming licensed to transmit as well. But being able to deploy my current equipment to listen, I hope will satisfy the appetite I have rediscovered where DXing is concerned. No explanation is required; I asked for help and you...

If I understand the video, signals travel east-west. Is this why we orient the dipole north-south?

Very detailed video. It provides mathematical formulas to calculate wavelength. Very technical and a bit advanced for my skill level. It also gets into the transmission of radio signal, but as a listener, I am more interested in deployment for listening. Perhaps as I gain more experience, this...

Can you explain that a bit more? Currently, I have 75 ohm coax connecting it to the receiver, which is located on the top floor of the house. So the coax connecting the antenna to the receiver runs perpendicular to the antenna.

Hello. My name is Nick and I reside in the North East United States. I have always been fascinated by short wave radio and found it to be exciting to tune in late at night and hear people from around the world. But with the advancement of technology; the internet, cell phones and such, short...