Random Wire

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As the term implies, a "random wire" is a wire antenna of random length. A random wire generally works well for signal reception, and is an improvement over the built-in whip antenna that is included with many portable radios.
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As the term implies, a '''random wire''' is a wire antenna of random length. A random wire generally works well for signal reception, and is an improvement over the built-in whip antenna that is included with many portable radios.
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A transmatch can make a random wire more efficient by creating a resonant path between the antenna, feedline and receiver.  See the [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Improving_HF_Reception Improving HF Reception] article (offsite wiki) for more on this topic.
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* Return to [[Some Basic HF Antennas]]
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An antenna tuner can be used with a random wire to make it resonant at a particular frequency.
 
[[Category: Antennas]]
[[Category: Antennas]]

Latest revision as of 00:49, 3 September 2020

As the term implies, a random wire is a wire antenna of random length. A random wire generally works well for signal reception, and is an improvement over the built-in whip antenna that is included with many portable radios.

A transmatch can make a random wire more efficient by creating a resonant path between the antenna, feedline and receiver. See the Improving HF Reception article (offsite wiki) for more on this topic.


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