HF RX SWL Antenna For Small Spaces And Apartments RTL SDR 

Just to confirm - it works. works fantastically with a SDRplay RSP1B. There were no instructions in the packet, but easy enough to work out. After a month of use with the X1-HF and SDRplay1B using SDR Connect. The X1 is 10 m away at a base height of 2.5m attached to the stench pipe - at some point will put the X1 up to 5m which will be level roof top-ish. House Front faces west, house rear east. Garden slopes upwards at top of garden the X1 is only 1.5m above ground. Quick review - these are all based on the initial OOB settings on the SDR UNO using an iMac in an urban location of terraced houses in the centre of the UK. LW & MW are clear, SW depends on propagation really. Some long distance can be heard - like the Chinese beaming around the world and also Vietnam - from the West Cuba was heard. Other Bands - pretty much dead - CB NFM is just noise, maybe no CB'ers in the locality? No marine in the middle of the UK!, PMR noise, VORILS also silent. Ham Bands are ok, heard on 70cm as well as 20, 40 & 60m. Air Band is ok, 35 miles nearest airport so don't hear that, but the Central Control bands are clear as close to a transmitter and the plane line of sight is pretty good. It is just a shame to "Other bands" is pretty much useless for me. BTW signals up it DTV land appear to be picked up. All in all not a bad antenna, with holes. Question is? is it better than the Wideband Desktop Discone 25-2000Mhz table top/outside? at the higher bands?

What a great professional review, no waffle straight into it. Nice to see results across the bands. Well done.

Thanks for this - I always like how nicely pronounced airband comms are - very civilised, like everyone is drinking tea in between overs :-)

Thanks & 73's from Florida, USA!

Thanks for this video. Will probably try to order the antenna from Holland

This antenna works a treat with a Tecsun PL-398MP shortwave radio. pulls in plenty of stations on HF That said, this antenna can't compete with a MLA - 30+ Loop antenna

Oh... I think you answered my question in the video. But... nice RX indeed. 73's!.

Thanks for very informative video. I like SWL and Moonraker product for limited space antenna.

Great video, thank you

Theres also active mini whips and active/passive magnetic loop antennas for hf that take up even less space than this thing.

wow you are blessed with a low noise floor indeed!

Pulls in quite well, be even better above the roof level. Thanks

Excellent video, thank you. How about following this up with a compact transmit antenna over the same bands or a similar rangetoo? If such a thing exists?

Hahaha... You said strap-on! Great video dude!

I want this one.

Cross Country Wireless LAA+, job done

The big issue with verticals always comes down to noise pickup; If you are in an urban area, this is likely to be an issue. Loops are a much better choice in such areas. Some are very pricey, but there are lots of plans on the web

Was searching for antenna Here comes tech minds to rescue

Great Vid been looking at types for recieve only Any issues wud u think if secured it to a pole that has a fibre glass Ant on allready Cool reciever too what make is it ?

A very informative video, thank you. I am interested in receiving HF Airband frequencies, such as the North Atlantic ATC stations for transatlantic flights. You said that one could chuck a piece of wire out of the window, but what sort of wire would be best, and how long should it be? Also, would you need to add a connector to the wire to go straight into the receiver's antenna input, or would it work by simply wrapping one end of the wire around an indoor telescopic antenna that's connected to the receiver? I look forward to your advice. :-)

Just to look into this antenna aft thinking to replace a wire of 26m long cos the neighbors are annoyed by the wire over the pillar . Possibly to add a mini tube as mst to raiser the antenna en higher though I m not so sure if they will accept it Do you think that this can compare with the wire antenna in performance for the HF and VHF band?

good review hmm. this antenna or a Moonraker 11-554 Scanking HF Discone Antenna ? I am not sure what mountings come with a discone though and what I would need to buy extra to mount onto a pole. This things tend to get overlooked by radio ham guys.

I cant seem to find the antenna on your US store,what does it normally cost?

Hi, nice video ! Could you advice for a cheaper SDR compatible with your software & that kind of antenna ? 😢 Just want to give a first try to these technology before invest much ! Thanks

That's a bloody good antenna. Think I'll pick one up!

Thanks for video. I am a SWL and have just bough an SDR Play SP1A. Was the antenna at the height it was in the garden for what we were listening to or was it higher. Another question what sort of length coax would still be OK, I have an awkward shaped house. I use RG8X, would that interfere with the signal if the coax went through the loft down to my shack. Sorry if the questions seem daft.

I see you using your mouse to move / shift the frequency. Looks like your doing a click and drag. I can not get my program to do this, is it an option? 73 wd4dda

i know that there is not much to compare to . but u have worked with the miniwhip also.. how would u compare them regarding reception.. i have the miniwhip for some time but if this works better i go with the moonraker..

I wonder how this does compared to the pa0rdt mini whip. Also, did you try as low as 200hz for something like catching NDBs?

A comparison with a 2 metre vertical wire would compare ? I bet you would hear just the same ? Sigs might be down but then so would the noise ?

Does this have to be clear of buildings? I have brick buildings on both sides, and I can only put this up about 20 ft

would have been nice to see the comparaison against your transceiver reception with your efhw...

Hello first of thank you for your very informative video as always. I’m in process of purchasing a sdr to hook up to my long wire antenna and I see that they are as cheap as $25. My question is that sdrplay cost over $120 here in California. Is it worth it to pay more and purchase the sdrplay or are they pretty much the same and I could just buy one from Amazon got $25 and get the same results?

Very interested, just out of curiosity, have you tried out a mini-whip?

Is this available in the US from a supplier over here? Thanks for the video Matt! Passed my final Amateur exam the Extra back in February. I have the RSPdx SDRplay unit that this would play well with.

Lol, I was searching the same in The day, I need this in Pakistan

Have you tried any HF Volmet stations?

Hey tech minds.. please uploading working & testing sss mk2 super scan stick 25-2000mhz moonraker on the channel 🎉

I have a Scanking HF Discone, it looks the same but has radials. Do I need the radials? what do they do?

Hello, Aisen Lopez, WP4RDO from Puerto Rico. Is this antenna only for RX or is it for transmitting also?. It it is capable of transmitting....How much power can it handle?. Thanks.

Will this work for cb?

would this antenna have any problem working with a normal radio that has a internal antenna socket i believe a 3.5

How does this compare to the Scanking HF Discone 0.05 To 2000 MHz antenna from Moonraker on the HF bands? The reason I ask is because I have an SDR with only one antenna input, and the idea of an antenna like the Discone being this broadband is attractive as it basically covers everything. But I know in life everything has it's tradeoffs, particularly I find it curious that almost all discones are 25-2000 MHz, so why is this ONE discone from Moonraker 0.05-2000? What makes it different and why isn't it more common? It makes me a bit suspicious and maybe this X1-HF might be better for Sub 25 MHz... reviews are hard to find.

Hello. Does it perform better than the MLA-30?

if you can put a antenna outside as this is designed for I would hazard a guess that a wire ran to a pole (which you would mount this on) would work just as well and be a lot less expensive

Would I need an antenna tuner as well?

Should you not tape that PL whit some adhesive tape professor?

Vertical antennas can be noise magnets, especially in urban areas. You completely ignored a loop which doesn't need to take up a lot of space and is resistant to noise. If you are out in a rural area you *might* get away with a vertical, but my money is on a loop hands down.,

What connector on coax do you need

What's the software name?

Great to see the coronavirus has also infected RF as well

I would want a send and receive Antenna myself. Maybe a 1- 300 MHz if this is possible.

How about an HF antenna in a loft space say with a length of 12 feet? what if any antenna can be recommended?

You could get much better use out of your equipment if you actually use the settings correctly in Uno... Gain, NB, NR, AGC, etc...

I had this Aerial its a load of crap.

is not a antenna... is just a vertical wire... nothing more

Had me until, " good ol' boris johnson". Shame. I was enjoying the video until that point.