I understand that the antenna end of SWL is trial & error most of the time while it is also part of the fun of the hobby. That said, I'm doing my research to decide what outboard antenna will work best on my Gundig 800. My concern is that I live in a rural county with no cities nearby and much of what I can get now either blast in or is so faded I can't hear a thing.
I'll try the radio bare first to see if any improvement is even needed,but, I've come up with two candidate antennas that I'm guessing (at this point) may give me the best bang for the buck on my limited income.
If I find I need to improve the signal capture I've picked these two antenna's as candidates for the Grundig 800 for my SWL.
The first choice for SW is........
Apex Radio 303WA-2 Shortwave antenna. ApexRadio
The second choice for AM is........
Terk Advantage AM Antenna
At present I've added a hardware store 300ohm dipole that really peaked up my Grundig 350! So as soon as my Grundig 800 arrives I'll start experimenting with it if need be. ( I'm sure it will need a "little" help too!)
What would help me is a general consensus of how these two different antennas perform for those that have tried them.
Thanks in advance.
I'll try the radio bare first to see if any improvement is even needed,but, I've come up with two candidate antennas that I'm guessing (at this point) may give me the best bang for the buck on my limited income.
If I find I need to improve the signal capture I've picked these two antenna's as candidates for the Grundig 800 for my SWL.
The first choice for SW is........
Apex Radio 303WA-2 Shortwave antenna. ApexRadio
The second choice for AM is........
Terk Advantage AM Antenna
At present I've added a hardware store 300ohm dipole that really peaked up my Grundig 350! So as soon as my Grundig 800 arrives I'll start experimenting with it if need be. ( I'm sure it will need a "little" help too!)
What would help me is a general consensus of how these two different antennas perform for those that have tried them.
Thanks in advance.