What about AM reception?

[rickcain]

What does a large AM radio antenna look like and would it be okay to have one in your attic? How do you even wire one up?
My $500 receiver just doesn't do well with that toy plastic wire loop they provide with it.

Thanks,

[GroundUrMast]

If your receiver has binding post terminals, AM & GND, try connecting the GND to a cold water pipe and running a single wire to the AM terminal.

At 1000 KHz, a 1/4 wave will be 75 meters (multiplied by a velocity factor of .75 to .95), so you will be hard pessed to make the wire too long... experiment with placement and length to see if you pickup more signal or more noise...

A bit more sophisticated... make your own loop from about a 1/2 wave length of insulated wire. (about 150 meters * 0.75). Plastic plumbing parts can be used to make a frame... Google "crystal radio" to start a search for dimensioned plans. Here is a Example Link

[John Candle]

There is way to much information on the internet about AM radio antennas.

[GroundUrMast]

"The Good Old Days" meets art...

[rickcain]

This IS the internet, John. (grin)

Anyway I obviously shelved the AM antenna project for a year, but I'm still gonna try it, I just need to find a spool of wire 75 meters long.