Short Wave/Medium Wave Loop Antenna Frame - Window Mounted

Homebrew SW/MW Loop Antenna Frame

Hi. This is an antenna frame for constructing a simple but extremely effective antenna for listening to Short Wave or Medium Wave signals (depending on how many coils you wind).

I have designed this to be easily mountable using 20mm pipe clips. You can also use 20mm aquarium heater clips to easily stick to your window.

There is a hole for a standard SO239 hole mounted female connector (16mm hole size). If anybody would like to use a different connector or mounting method please feel free to remix. I'd also be happy to make changes for people myself if I have enough time. Just leave your request in the comments.

My starting point was 100 turns of 0.4mm polyster coated copper wire (roughly 60m of wire). This has given me excellent results on the 31m band (~9500Khz). I have been able to listen to stations >7000mi away from me in my 2nd floor central London apartment. This config doesn't work very well for MW though...it's up to you to fi