10 Best Shortwave Radio Antenna of December 2025

• Improves the performance and reception of your shortwave radio
• Extends to 23 feet and can be easily rewound into its compact case
• Has 3.5-millimeter mini plug
• Fits any 3.5-millimeter external antenna jack
• Includes adapter plug

Sangean

• THIS IS: The model MS135 SuperWire by Super Antenna. Designed for ham radio portable antennas, ground radials, SDR, and SWL.
• LENGTH: 135 feet (41 meters long) , Bulk roll hank of wire without spool. Excellent for crimping or soldering.
• CONDUCTOR: Wire #18 AWG (1.1 mm) diameter, multi-strand, tinned Copper. Conductor diameter 0.0433" (1.1mm) . Outer jacket diameter 0.06" (1.5mm) . RF POWER: Maximum 500 Watts SSB 300 Watts CW/DATA.
• MATERIALS: Outer jacket tough PTFE insulation. COLOR: Black matte Stealth anti-reflective, Low-Viz (Low Visibility). Waterproof. Weatherproof. UV-resistant.
• HANDLING: Highly flexible and slippery outer jacket surface tangle resistant in the field for portable use. SuperWire by Super Antenna is excellent for making your own portable antennas and radial sets. WEIGHT: Total 12 ounces.

Super Antenna

• Includes 1x RTL-SDR Blog brand R820T2 RTL2832U 1PPM TCXO HF Bias Tee SMA Dongle (V3), 1x portable multipurpose dipole antenna set. Dipole set includes 1x dipole base with 60cm RG174, 2x 23cm to 1m telescopic antenna, 2x 5cm to 13cm telescopic antenna, 1x 3m RG173 extension cable, 1x flex tripod mount, 1x suction cup mount.
• Great for many applications including general radio scanning, air traffic control, public safety radio, ADSB, ACARS, trunked radio, P25 digital voice, POCSAG, weather balloons, APRS, NOAA APT weather satellites, radio astronomy, meteor scatter monitoring, DAB, or for use as a low cost panadapter with a traditional ham radio.
• Several improvements over other brands including use of the R820T2 tuner, improved component tolerances, a 1 PPM temperature compensated oscillator (TCXO), SMA F connector, aluminium shielded case with thermal pad for passive cooling, activatable bias tee circuit and a much improved antenna set.
• Can tune from 500 kHz to 1.7 GHz and has up to 3.2 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth (2.4 MHz stable). (HF reception below 24 MHz in direct sampling mode with reduced performance). Please note RTL-SDR dongles are RX only.
• The multipurpose portable dipole kit is great for beginners! Use it either for terrestrial or satellite reception just by changing the orientation of the antenna. The mounts and extension cable allow you to temporarily place the antenna outside for improved reception.

RTL-SDR Blog

• Improves the performance and reception of your shortwave radio
• Extends to 23 feet and can be easily rewound into its compact case
• Has 3.5-millimeter mini plug

Kaito

• Excellent directivity helps reduce noise and improve SNR
• Can be easily installed on balconies, rooftops, and other places, featuring compact size.
• When receiving traditional antennas, you can find weak signals that are submerged by noise
• By rotating the antenna, the virtual point of the antenna is aligned with the interference signal. The package includes: 1 * receiving antenna
• It is an effective antenna for short-wave listeners (SWL) and amateur radios (HAM)

HAON

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• Designed to enhance radio receptions in all AM (Amplitude Modulation) bands including shortwave, mediumwave and longwave
• Wide frequency coverage, AM: 520-1700 KHz, SW: 3.50-20.00 MHz, LW: 120-400 KHz
• Powered amplication, 2 AAA batteries are required (NOT included)
• Includes various connection cables and accessories, compatible with virtually all types of radios
• Indoor use ONLY

TECSUN

• Improves the performance and reception of any Shortwave Radio
• 23 Ft. Long, smooth action roll-up wire
• Spring-loaded clip; attaches to any retractable antenna
• Capacitor loaded to enhance performance on lower frequencies
• One Year Warranty

C. Crane