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by paul
Tue May 23, 2023 7:51 am
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: Balun for a end fed random wire?
Replies: 5
Views: 5620

Re: Balun for a end fed random wire?

Thanks, 13dka - that is really helpful.

I think what threw me is that the instructions for making baluns and ununs is the same! They seem to say the only difference is how they are wired up at the end.

So I will try and make a 9:1 unun and see if it makes any improvement to the noise.
by paul
Mon May 22, 2023 1:26 pm
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: Balun for a end fed random wire?
Replies: 5
Views: 5620

Balun for a end fed random wire?

I regularly just use a random wire antenna to boost my portable shortwave radio listening. But I have read that a 9:1 balun may improve things. I think I will have a go at making one. But I wondered if anyone here had any advice on having actually tried one in this arrangement. Is it worth it?
by paul
Wed Aug 03, 2022 1:04 pm
Forum: Utility Stations
Topic: What's your favorite utility to chase?
Replies: 10
Views: 10563

Re: What's your favorite utility to chase?

Does the coast guard count? Also I picked up the Irish VOLMET once which was really interesting. I made some recordings of it. Does anyone have a suggestion for looking up what utility stations I might hear from a particular location? I've tried to pick up those propagation beacons but I rarely if e...