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The length of a random wire antenna should correspond to the bands you wish to listen to, and should be at minimum 1/4 of the wavelength of the band at which you wish to receive. | The length of a random wire antenna should correspond to the bands you wish to listen to, and should be at minimum 1/4 of the wavelength of the band at which you wish to receive. | ||
==== Wire antenna for AM | ==== Wire antenna for AM reception ==== | ||
In a disaster situation with no access to mobile data nor the Internet, and a handheld radio does not provide sufficient reception or is unavailable, AM radio is often a good first option. If you are wanting to listen for local shortwave (AM/MW) broadcasts and have little resources and/or poor reception with a little handheld, even a rough 6 meters length of wire should give you opportunity to listen to many stations within about 500 kHz to 13 MHz. | In a disaster situation with no access to mobile data nor the Internet, and a handheld radio does not provide sufficient reception or is unavailable, AM radio is often a good first option. If you are wanting to listen for local shortwave (AM/MW) broadcasts and have little resources and/or poor reception with a little handheld, even a rough 6 meters length of wire should give you opportunity to listen to many stations within about 500 kHz to 13 MHz. | ||