Bushcraftgregg wrote:
On Aug 3, 5:27 pm, SC Dxing wrote:
This sounds bland but the reason there are so many antenna solutions
is because in most cases, the antenna isn't the problem. It's
interference or obstacles or the radio itself. An example is the
longer the antenna, it will both pick up signals better and all kinds
of noise better also. Placement of the radio and antenna is the key.
Sometimes running a insulated coax cable from your radio to an antenna
outside might help.

Experiment like crazy. I found the best solution for me is to simply
run about 30 foot of cable speaker wire out of my door across the
yard.

Cheers!!

That is basically the same thing I did. I used some
type of Belden low loss coax. Ran it roughly 40-45ft.
away from the house.

Something else that will help along with what they
have already told you Brian, is try to get that antenna
as high as you can.

That solved the only problem that I originally had
with my sloper, once I got it pretty high, all interference went away.
Good luck and have fun
experimenting.


You need a transformer to match the High Z random wire to the Low Z
cable at most frequencies. Otherwise you will lose most of the signal
(which may reduce overloading a cheap receiver). It's been my
experience that a good antenna needs a good radio.