I have never been able to pick up anything on my SW radio with its integrated antenna.
What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?
An antenna extension (https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/sgn-ant-60) would help.
Even better would be an active antenna. I have only heard great things about the MLA30+ though I don't own one myself.
WWCR (4840) has always been the easiest broadcast for me to pick up in the US.
If there is some distant broadcast (maybe overseas) that you want to receive you can definitely build a very efficient antenna system for that broadcaster's frequency. Be prepared to shell out well over $10,000 for this.
Also interested in what kind of equipment broadcasters use - it's some off the shelf stuff ?
Although I think you can do it cheaper - people have had a lot of success with a Beverage antenna. It takes up a lot of space though!
The same guy also owns an airport from what I recall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amateur_radio_organiza...
There's other gear like the cross country wireless loops that aren't much more expensive that perform much better, at least in my experience.
If the radio and its antenna are indoors, that's the problem. As a test, take the radio outdoors to an open area. You should see a big improvement.
To make that change permanent, install an outdoor long-wire antenna that runs inside and connects to the radio. The wire can be invisibly thin and still do the job. Your neighbors don't need to know about your retro pastime.