Attic longwire antenna and SWL SDR setup

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This video illustrates my attic longwire antenna with counterpoise. It has connections both to the garage (gator clip for a receiver's telescopic whip) and the living room (coax). The reception, shown here with gqrx and my RTL-SDR v3, is OK, but it probably would be improved with a longer counterpoise, ground connection, or outdoor wire.

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3 окт 2024

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@Swede_4_DJT 5 месяцев назад

Greetings from Sweden! You, Sir, just got yourself a new subscriber and a thumps up 🎉 I'm about to set-up this monster 😅 I'm a total noob so i need some advice❤ Questions. Why did you connect it to the wip antenna outside, was that the ground? If the wip is ground, you connect both attic wires to only one connector on the 1:9. Im a bit confused. Making a dipole by using both connectors. Making a longwire using one connector and ground it. I have looked for descriptions, but i get different answers so im about to go outside with a manometer and some wires and test the ohms. If i not reply to your eventual answer, well, you can send me a prayer 😂

@kenapples 3 года назад

Thanks for showing us around. I'm looking to do the same attic setup with an additional discone for vhf uhf and trunked DMR

@walnuthills11 3 года назад

You're welcome! That's a great touch! I had an FM broadcast dual loop antenna I was going to use up there for other frequencies but it's fixed length and I pick up FM fine so I decided against it.

@KD5NJR 4 года назад

Nice ! You are really digging into this .

@walnuthills11 4 года назад

Thanks, Scott! This was a nice setup.

@walnuthills11 4 года назад

I should show the balun and ground for the fence antenna. With that I got really really fantastic reception.

@MadelineStkitts Год назад

I appreciate your advice, I a beginner in shortwave listening. The white coax go to radio antenna. My radio is a Tecsun pl 330 I use a clip connecting to longwire antenna 50’ I really confused how connect white coax to a clip telescope antenna of my Tecsun pl-330 radio.Thanks 😊from Puerto Rico.

@dxradiohobby8234 Год назад

Great video!

@thecreator6381 4 года назад

Chamal Liyanage

@JohnShea1 3 года назад

Isn’t that a balun, as in for a balanced antenna such as a dipole and not for an end fed wire? I believe there is a mod, something about cutting a trace, that converts it for end fed. Thanks.

@walnuthills11 3 года назад

It is a balun, but I think one end is for a grounding line.