Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gareth Buxton, who writes:
Hi Thomas
I see that Anon-co have the Tecsun PL-990 Ferrite rod aerial for sale. It even says in the product description “You can use it for your DIY projects.” I thought it might be of interest to your MW/AM radio constructors, especially if they can build a radio that receives more stations than the Tecsun using the same part!
Click here for the product page at Anon-Co.
Cheers
Gareth
Thanks for the tip, Gareth. This would indeed make it easy to construct an external MW antenna. Thank you for the tip!
In Australia, there is a store named Jaycar that sells various electronic parts. I saw a Ferrite Rod, which is very similar in dimensions to the one discussed in this article.
I will eventually build an FSL Antenna using something similar, but I plan to do lots of research first.
https://www.jaycar.com.au/180mm-x-9mm-ferrite-rod/p/LF1012?pos=2&queryId=01b9d83e3d838fcb84aa57567c952cc3
Dear Mr Thomas
It is possible to use a ferrite rod antenna like this one: https://www.anon-co.com/product/an48x-ferrite-rod-antenna to improve the MW reception on a Malachite SDR?
I’m sure you could, Jorge, but it might require building an interface and experimenting. I assume you would simply swap it out with the HF antenna when in use.