12-03-2010, 09:56 PM
Hello, Tim: I'm at my daughter's house right now and do not have Ron's book handy to refer to, but I believe your 37-660 has regular broadcast (AM) and 3 bands of shortwave. You will discover that as a rule the lower frequency bands are better at night and the higher frequency bands are better at day. However, no doubt with a decent antenna you will recieve low freq stationd during the day and vice versa.
A "longwire" antenna connected to your antenna post on the radio should be sufficient. As a rule, longer is better, but it really depends on how much room you have available for this. I would not recomment hanging an antenna outside unless you know how to protect it from potential lightning strikes.
I personally have one "longwire" antenna under the eave of my front porch in order to protect it from lightning, and inside my home I have several "loop" antennas that are either hung tight to the ceiling or are on a wall. You can make a "loop" simply bystringing your antenna's in a square or rectangular fashion. I use eye screws to run the wire through.
I have many rolls of "claymore" wire that I scavenged during my 25 years in the USMC that I use for antenna wire. This is a habit I developed when needing to construct expedient antennas for long range short wave radio reports using a small, man packed 20 watt HF radio. The wire came from expended claymore mine kits.
But since claymore mines are not routinely used in civilian life, I recommend going to Lowes or Home Depot and purchasing 20 to 30 feet of "stereo" wire. The copper is better for the antenna, the aluminum is better for grounds, doublets, or counterpoises.
A "longwire" antenna connected to your antenna post on the radio should be sufficient. As a rule, longer is better, but it really depends on how much room you have available for this. I would not recomment hanging an antenna outside unless you know how to protect it from potential lightning strikes.
I personally have one "longwire" antenna under the eave of my front porch in order to protect it from lightning, and inside my home I have several "loop" antennas that are either hung tight to the ceiling or are on a wall. You can make a "loop" simply bystringing your antenna's in a square or rectangular fashion. I use eye screws to run the wire through.
I have many rolls of "claymore" wire that I scavenged during my 25 years in the USMC that I use for antenna wire. This is a habit I developed when needing to construct expedient antennas for long range short wave radio reports using a small, man packed 20 watt HF radio. The wire came from expended claymore mine kits.
But since claymore mines are not routinely used in civilian life, I recommend going to Lowes or Home Depot and purchasing 20 to 30 feet of "stereo" wire. The copper is better for the antenna, the aluminum is better for grounds, doublets, or counterpoises.
