The Rotor Cable 5-Bander a Mid-Size Multi-Element Antenna for Shortwave Radio Listeners (SWL)
RHF
for Shortwave Radio Listeners (SWL)
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Using a 75 Foot long piece of [Flat] 5-Wire TV Rotor {Rotator} Cable.
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Source - 5-Wire [Flat] Rotor Cable 75 Feet Magnavox # M61422
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Five 22 AWG Stranded Wires that are each individually Insulated
from each other in a [Flat] Wire Cable about a Half-Inch Wide.
Summit Source - http://tinyurl.com/2d8qby
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* At one end of this 5-Wire Rotor Cable carefully separate
the 5 Insulated Wires for about 3-Inches.
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* Strip about an Inch of Insulation from each of the Wires
and Solder {Tin} them.
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* Route all Five (5) of the Individual Wires through one of
the Holes of a Plastic Compression Antenna Insulator.
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About 6-Inches Wires should be sticking out Through-the-Hole.
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* Fold-back these Through-Wires on to the main body of the
Main Cable and Secure with 3~5 Plastic Wire Ties around all
10 of the Wires; the 5-Through Wires and the 5-Wire Main Cable.
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Measuring-Index-Point - From the Hole of the Antenna Insulator
to the End of the 5-Wire Main Cable; it sould measure about
74.5 Feet.
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From this Hole - Measure and Cut-to-Size Five (5) 1/4 WL
Antenna Elements one from each of the 5-Wires in the Cable.
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Use the Silver (Tinned) Wire as your # 1 Wire and the
Longest Antenna Element at 71 Feet ~ 1/4 WL for the
90m Shortwave Band
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x-----------------------------------------------------------------o
71 Feet ~ 90m SW Band
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Then the # 2 Wire next to # 1 is :
x------------------------------------------------o
59 Feet ~ 75m SW Band
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The Middle # 3 Wire is :
x---------------------------------------o
48 Feet ~ 60m SW Band
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Next the # 4 Wire is
x--------------------------------o
39 Feet ~ 49m SW Band
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Finally the # 5 Wire is
x--------------------------o
32 Feet ~ 41m SW Band
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Terminate the Far-Ends of these Wires be carefully
Cutting a One Inch (1") piece from the Single Wire.
{Creating a Break 'Gap' in the Individual Wire Run}
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At the Feed-Point-End "x" connect all the Cut-to-Size
Antenna Elements. {Direct Connection Elements}
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NOTE - These 5-Elements Cover the : 90m + 75m + 60m
+ 49m + 41m Shortwave Radio Broadcast Bands
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Solder all 5 of the Individual Wires of the two Pieces of
Rotor Cable together. Connect the Five {Connected}
Wire Feed-Point-Ends to a 9:1 Matching Transformer
(MLB) and use a Coax Cable feed-in-line to your Radio.
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Use a second Plastic Compression Antenna Insulator at
the Far-End of the 75 Feet Piece of 5-Wire Rotor Cable.
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* Rig Nylon/Poly Ropes through the 'other' Holes of the
Insulators.
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* Rig your Five (5) Wire Rotor Cable [Flat] Wire Multi-Element
Antenna as a :
* * Horizontal Wire Antenna using the Radio Shack's Ground
via the Coax Cable.
* * Bottom-Fed Sloper set at 45 Degree with the Feed-Point
Matching Transformer Grounded at the base of the Antenna.
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READ - SWL Longwire + Low Noise Antenna Connection
+ Grounding Is Key To Good Reception -by- John Doty
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.shortwave/msg/1abc6a2bf8acc12d
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I make no claim this one Shortwave Antenna will give you
"FOOL" Coverage of the Shortwave Bands from 90m to 41m.
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IMHO - This 5-Wire Half-Inch-Wide [Flat] 22 AWG Antenna
generally gives better Signal Levels then a Single Wire 22
AWG Antenna.
* Some will assert that it is more Sizzle then Steak.
* * Practically Speaking it has 4 'Extra' Wires that
happens to be part of Antenna and nothing more .
[ 'x' Connected Cut-to-Size Antenna Active Elements ]
x-------------------------------------------o 71 Feet ~ 90m SW Band
x----------------------------------o 59 Feet ~ 75m SW Band
x---------------------------o 48 Feet ~ 60m SW Band
x---------------------o 39 Feet ~ 49m SW Band
x-----------------o 32 Feet ~ 41m SW Band
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this 5-wire 5-element multi-band shortwave listening antenna
can be a fun project to built and say - hey i made that !
- - - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}
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* * * All Are Welcome : Including ELMERS and 'Want-to-be-Elmers'
plus plain old "Mister-Know-It-Alls"; and even those Newbees with
"I Know This Is A Really Dumb Question - But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
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Shortwave Radio Listener QSL Reports News & Info Group
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The Shortwave Listener's Blessing :
SWL BLESSING => http://tinyurl.com/s2bjm
May You Never Tire of Listening to the Radio and Always
have Strong Signals and Noise Free Reception ~ RHF {ibid}
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Tous Sont Bienvenus ! - - - Groupe par Radio
d'auditeur d'onde courte pour des Antennes de SWL
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Alle Sind Willkommen ! - - - Shortwave Radiozuhörer
Gruppe für SWL Antennen
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Tutti Sono Benvenuti ! - - - Gruppo Radiofonico
dell'ascoltatore di onda corta per le Antenne di SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Todos São Bem-vindos ! - - - Grupo de Rádio
do ouvinte do Shortwave para Antenas de SWL
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¡Todos Son Agradables! - - - Grupo de Radio del oyente
de la onda corta para las Antenas de SWL
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= = = = Plain Old American-English Translation = = = =
All are Welcome - - - To Join the Shortwave Listeners
(SWL) Antenna Group on YAHOO !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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