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Reddit mentions of CC Shortwave Reel Antenna

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Reddit mentions: 2

We found 2 Reddit mentions of CC Shortwave Reel Antenna. Here are the top ones.

CC Shortwave Reel Antenna
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    Features:
  • Improves the performance and reception of any Shortwave Radio
  • 23 Ft. Long, smooth action roll-up wire
  • Spring-loaded clip; attaches to any retractable antenna
  • Capacitor loaded to enhance performance on lower frequencies
  • One Year Warranty
Specs:
Height2.9 Inches
Length4 Inches
Weight0.16 Pounds
Width0.8 Inches
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Found 2 comments on CC Shortwave Reel Antenna:

u/piggybankcowboy ยท 3 pointsr/shortwave

Couple things that other comments seem to miss:

  • The capacitors are probably fine, but if you really wanted to change them out, it's usually not that much of a process, but will be intimidating if you're not used to working with electronics.

  • The MB (see /u/Australiapithecus comment) was intended to for police/fire/aircraft marine use, but you're not likely going to hear anything there in the US, these days, outside of pager systems. I haven't had much success with it myself, even being surrounded by the Great Lakes.

  • Your physical location is going to dictate what you can hear far more than the radio ever will. If you are not in an area where propagation is reasonable, or you are far from broadcasters in general, a radio with access to all the bands isn't going to mean spit. In the US, especially in the Northeast, we're a tough audience for shortwave, and not much reaches us these days with any real clarity save for Radio Havanna and a few other stations that rebroadcast from within the US, and even they tend to get buried under the fire-and-brimstone preachers who take to the airwaves.

  • Despite all that, you might still do well with a wire antenna and a clip adapter, sold fairly cheaply on Amazon. The clip will clasp on the end of your telescopic antenna, and you can unwind the wire and string it up as best you can to try and grab a bit more.

  • I am not super familiar with that model radio, but the big inner knob (VFO, or variable frequency oscillator) is your main tuning knob, and the outer ring on the knob will be for fine tuning. You're going to want to get used to how both of those feel, especially the teeny tiny corrections the outer ring will allow.

    None of this, of course, is meant to be discouraging, but as a radio fan located in the Midwest US, it's a definite challenge and a test of patience to really get anything worth listening to. I just want you to have a realistic expectation, instead of another "listen to my favorite frequency!" reply, since i find those to be the least helpful thing here on /r/shortwave . Location is always most important, with the radio being a very close second, when it comes to what you can actually do with the shortwave hobby.
u/wanttoknowaboutit ยท 1 pointr/shortwave

https://www.amazon.com/C-Crane-ANT-SW-CC-REEL/dp/B01I27ZOQM/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=tecsun+external+antenna&qid=1566589632&s=gateway&sr=8-2

This seems very portable.

This:

https://www.amazon.com/Tecsun-Professional-External-Compact-Shortwave/dp/B0104MT5HW/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=tecsun+external+antenna&qid=1566589632&s=gateway&sr=8-3

might also work