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Here's a link to a product (and company as a byproduct) FM transmitter-HLLY Electronics Hard to find information about the company. I know they have an ebay store and their feedback is so-so (98% or so, usually for slow shipping). Found only one review and someone in the US said the 20 watt...

Yeah, the washing machine on the other side of the house is the devil for me and I know whenever it's running if my radio is on :)

It might work. There are so many factors. What I've gathered is that an outside, straight, long, wire is ideal for shortwave reception. But, lots of people use slinkys too. A slinky dipole might work great for some people, and poorly for others depending on location, size, lots of things...

I had a lot of the same questions when I first came here. Most of which were answered. Check this thread; http://www.worldwidedx.com/amateur-radio-antennas/36254-can-i-use-antenna.html When you get to the end of it, there is a link to a new thread, and it's all talking about the same sort...

That which Rob mentioned is spot on. The important thing to remember is that on SW there is next to nothing on the higher frequencies. I've found almost nothing above 12mhz, and rarely anything above 10mhz. Most of your SW is going to be from 5mhz-10mhz. So, if you got an antenna for those...

Well, the wire is pretty clean, the way it is run, but it is not in one straight line. It runs basically 50' in one direction, then 50 ' back with a 10' space in between, three times with about 1.5' of vertical spacing between each run. And it appears I spoke too soon, there is some difference...

Ok, have 300 ft in the attic. Absolutely no difference from 100 ft. Going to experiment with some stuff outside.

Hey, thanks a lot and question answered! "As was said on your other thread, having the antenna outside will beat having it inside, but an indoor antenna is better than none at all. Having some of the antenna outside, and the rest inside, will be better than having it all inside, but not as...

My original thread on this subject was here. But I've decided to start a new thread as my original post was in regard to specific equipment, wondering if it could be used, and turned into suggestions and advice on something entirely different. Now that some of the hardware is in place, I wanted...

LOL! Hey, now that the sun is set I'm picking up all kinds of stuff on HF. I'm very excited and will begin on the antenna tomorrow. Stay tuned! Edit; started a new thread on this here.

OK! Radio and wire arrived on same day. I have to say, I like the Grundig 750. It picks up everything extremely well... except shortwave of course. I've not attached any external antenna yet, just wanted to play with the radio first and get a feel for how the built in compares for when I...

Awesome, thanks guys :)

I know that my longwire antenna should not be touching any metal. But is it ok to solder ends of copper wire together? I've got 4 strands of 100' 18AWG insulated copper wire. I want to solder them together (that means 3 spots soldered). Is this ok or will it mess with the antenna?

Is the 98 ft ground in the ground or on the ground?

It's the clock in Fort Collins, CO. It simply broadcasts time, some tones, and various messages at certain times of day. It's a good way to see if you're getting anything at all because it's a fairly strong signal and people can typically hear it all over North America. If you're referring to...

Hey, thanks for that. What kind of antenna are you using?

Still waiting on my Grundig 750, but had the chance to do a bit more reading and some experimentation before it gets here. A friend of mine can barely get the clock in Fort Collins at 5000khz. Barely. He gets nothing else. That's just with a DX-440 with the built in antenna that he got off a...

Wow, thanks so much guys! I suppose I'll start with the radio's built in antenna for a control to see how that works. Then I'll add 100 ft of 18 gauge copper wire in the attic and try that. Then another 100 ft and so forth. The issue of electrical noise in the attic that was brought up is a...

Hey, thanks a lot W5LZ. It is possible for me to run a copper wire to a stake and put it in the ground, with the insulated wire being crunched through a closed window. In any case, so running the wire in the attic will work, no specific pattern or anything, just length? I hear ya in regard...

Wow, thanks so much, everyone for the great insight! Hey, I don't want any of you to think that I'm disregarding any of your pieces of advice. Discussing this with you folks has expanded my knowledge quite a bit and has given me a new idea. I want to take first the advice of Beetle, in regard...