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by harley040
Fri Jul 06, 2018 2:44 pm
Forum: SDR Antennas
Topic: Newbie RF frontend protection Qs
Replies: 27
Views: 91456

Re: Newbie RF frontend protection Qs

You could purchase a small SO-239 lightning arrestor. Should give some protect from lightning strike and static discharge. I wouldn't leave any antenna hooked up to a receiver in a thunderstorm even with the arrestor. The other thing is if you are operating transmitters that share a RF line with the...
by harley040
Fri Jul 06, 2018 2:37 pm
Forum: SDR Antennas
Topic: magnetic loop and pre-amp?
Replies: 5
Views: 24035

Re: magnetic loop and pre-amp?

I was wondering about the MFJ-1886 receive only antenna. I have heard good things about it for its sensitivity that rivals long wire antennas.