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Equipment / Re: homebrew antenna options for a Sony ICF-SW7600GR

« on: March 23, 2015, 2220 UTC »

Well the house is a simple wood frame with vinyl siding but I did notice there is some metal foil between the siding and the house.  Reception on HF is pretty bad, in fact there are only a few spots in the house where I can some what hear something.  The SW7600GR does have an attenuator switch and a dial for adjusting the amount of attenuation.

I have gator clips but need to get some wire, any gauge wire I should pick up?

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Equipment / homebrew antenna options for a Sony ICF-SW7600GR

« on: March 23, 2015, 1118 UTC »

I own a Sony ICF-SW7600GR and looking for homebrew antenna options for this.  For Shortwave the manual tells me to use the built in whip antenna and I can clip on a random wire to improve signal if desired.  There is an External AM port (1/8") which is for the AM Broadcast, MW, and LW bands.  For the External AM Port the manual basically says to only use approved antennas since the port also supplies power for the antenna.

Am I really stuck with proprietary antennas or clipping random wires to the whip antenna or is there something else I can do?  Most homebrew plans assume a Coax input which obviously this radio does not have.

I know buying a better rig is an option but don't have the cash flow at the moment.