NB>  >I have read alot about antenna cb, ham etc. is it as easy  as they  
NB> say
NB>  >you can just hook up say a 60' pc. of #16 wire to your radio run it 
NB> in 
NB> your
NB>  >attic or in a straight line high in your back yard * and get great 
NB> results
NB> 
NB> No, SWR is NOT a problem when the antenna  is strictly going to be 
NB> used for
NB> receiving purposes. Any ol' hank of wire will work. 
    The longer the better!
    If you're just listening to shortwave, shorter wire antennas work OK, but 
they don't work on the lower end of the shortwave band or on the AM broadcast 
band.  Anything under 50' is worthless for the low end of the shortwave band.
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