{"id":39352,"date":"2019-08-28T05:55:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T09:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=39352"},"modified":"2019-08-28T05:55:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T09:55:28","slug":"swiss-army-knife-fm-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/swiss-army-knife-fm-antenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Army Knife FM antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Swiss-Army-Knife-Antenna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39353\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Swiss-Army-Knife-Antenna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Swiss-Army-Knife-Antenna.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Swiss-Army-Knife-Antenna-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Swiss-Army-Knife-Antenna-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Swiss-Army-Knife-Antenna-624x360.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Bal\u00e1zs Kov\u00e1cs, who shares the following video of a Swiss Army knife and tweezers being used as FM antennas:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1YSFfZw557k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1YSFfZw557k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for sharing this, Bal\u00e1zs. The video actually makes a good point: it takes so little to make an effective FM antenna to receive local stations. I&#8217;ve been with repair technicians when working on radios They&#8217;ll often use their precision screwdriver as an antenna to test the receiver before reassembly. <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Patch-Cords.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39354 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Patch-Cords-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Patch-Cords-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Patch-Cords.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also carry a couple cheap instrumentation patch cord with alligator clips on both ends to act as a short antenna or antenna extension when needed. Honestly, It&#8217;s amazing how often I reach for them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bal\u00e1zs Kov\u00e1cs, who shares the following video of a Swiss Army knife and tweezers being used as FM antennas: Click here to view on YouTube. Thanks for sharing this, Bal\u00e1zs. The video actually makes a good point: it takes so little to make an effective FM antenna to receive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3607,3781,3],"tags":[1643,6897,1584],"class_list":["post-39352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-antennas","category-fm","category-news","tag-antennas","tag-balazs-kovacs","tag-fm"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-aeI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45505,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/september-radio-news-items-from-hungary\/","url_meta":{"origin":39352,"position":0},"title":"September radio news items from Hungary","author":"Thomas","date":"September 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Balazs Kovacs, who shares the following headlines from Hungary: Some Hungarian radio news from September, FM \/ online \/ DAB+ FM: The last independent radio station could be forced off airwaves https:\/\/ipi.media\/hungarys-last-independent-radio-station-could-be-forced-off-airwaves\/ Online: RFE\/RL Relaunches Operations In Hungary https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/rfe-rl-relaunches-operations-in-hungary-amid-drop-in-media-freedom\/30826537.html DAB+: all DAB+ broadcasts in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Digital Audio Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Digital Audio Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/digital-audio-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW-lg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW-lg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW-lg.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW-lg.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47802,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/klubradio-hungarian-independent-talk-radio-station-leaves-the-airwaves\/","url_meta":{"origin":39352,"position":1},"title":"Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3: Hungarian independent talk radio station leaves the airwaves","author":"Thomas","date":"February 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bal\u00e1zs Kov\u00e1cs, who writes: Hi Thomas, As it was first announced last September as a possibility now happens: (one of?) the last major independent talk radio station in Hungary, the Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3 is forced off the air (92.9 MHz, Budapest region) from Monday (they will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Klubradio.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Klubradio.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Klubradio.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Klubradio.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36721,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/balazs-spots-a-hallicrafters-in-the-walking-dead\/","url_meta":{"origin":39352,"position":2},"title":"Bal\u00e1zs spots a Hallicrafters in &#8220;The Walking Dead&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"March 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bal\u00e1zs Kov\u00e1cs, who writes: Hi Thomas, Some radio fixing and a plan to create a radio connection between the survivor settlements in the latest (shocking) episode of The Walking Dead (S09E15): Very cool, Bal\u00e1zs--thanks for sharing! 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Bal\u00e1zs notes: In the last episodes (after a hurricane) various two way radios were quite frequently used. Thanks,\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs! 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