Re: SWL longwire antenna
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 6:15 pm
I live in "Sheltered Accommodation for the Elderly" which is one of 16 apartments. I am on the second floor and my antenna is a bit of wire, about 60 feet long, thrown over the roof and few with about 5 feet of coax to the window into a 9:1 balun. Works great (well good enough for me ) on both TX and RX, SDRplay uses the same antenna. Highest point is about 25 feet, (the apex of the roof) over ground level. of course I need to use an ATU to match the different frequencies, but often the SDRplay is just attached to the antenna, bypassing the matching unit.