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August 17th 08, 03:22 PM
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An antenna to listen with.
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This is a very general question. I'm looking for a very 'general' answer, nothing particularly specific or 'brand' oriented. What is a good listening or SWL antenna? Range would be from the broadcast bands up through VHF/UHF. For general SWLing, it's hard to beat a twinlead center-fed dipole. For VHF/UHF, a discone is probably a good choice. (VHF/UHF is not SW) -- 73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com |
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August 17th 08, 04:25 PM
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An antenna to listen with.
Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote: This is a very general question. I'm looking for a very 'general' answer, nothing particularly specific or 'brand' oriented. What is a good listening or SWL antenna? Range would be from the broadcast bands up through VHF/UHF. For general SWLing, it's hard to beat a twinlead center-fed dipole. For VHF/UHF, a discone is probably a good choice. (VHF/UHF is not SW) ==================================== Indeed for VHF-UHF a discone is reasonably universal. For MF-HF a twinlead centre-fed dipole is great but one should include a matching box (tuner if you like ) to get the best out of this antenna,to connect it to any receiver (usually having an unbalanced antenna connection) Otherwise a length of 'free-hanging'wire will be good enough . Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH |
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