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It's not a bad choice, but the tiny tecsun radio I have has a telescopic antenna that is about 3 ft long when extended. It receives shortwave very well.

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.




What kind of equipement one would need for that ?

Also interested in what kind of equipment broadcasters use - it's some off the shelf stuff ?


For reception, a tower with a 3 element Yagi antenna with a rotator so you can point it in exactly the right direction.

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!


This explains the process - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dUaMXxWYao




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