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an L shaped support hanging outside a window and supporting a loop may be viable, I think, won't it? We're not allowed to hang anything outside. And with my luck, if I tried, it would fall 50 floors to street level and decapitate someone. :lol: ok... but you can still use the old "tape loop&qu...

I live in a highrise Faraday cage and my unit doesn't have a balcony, so SWLing always is a challenge. I've been using The Square, an antenna sold by peanutpaster , for about a year. I prop the antenna against a window and clip its wire to my Eton's whip. Reception is improved significantly. an L s...

According to this thread https://antiqueradios.com/forums//viewtopic.php?f=4&t=56282&start=0 this could be a general problem with them. Alas there is no remedy listed, also not on this site with modifications: http://earmark.net/gesr/sr3.htm High impedance headphones could mitigate the prob...

Like this one that comes with the Sangean reel antenna. A cable with an alligator clip will work, certainly, but this purpose-built cable is nicer, I'd say. Oh, a cable with alligator clips may not be "nice", but it will work, not sure if there are cables with a "nice clip" like...

If I understand the question correctly, this is what you want: No, I want just the cable that sits between the radio's whip antenna and the reel antenna. Fine, so what's wrong with that cable which was suggested and which had alligator clips on one side and a plug on the other side ? If that isn't ...

This one is for the folks on the forum which feel ok with a soldering iron in their hands, this PDF document from George R. Steber (WB9LVI) http://www.arrl.org/files/file/QEX_Next_Issue/Jan-Feb2018/Steber.pdf shows how to build a varactor tuned preamplifier which can also act, to some extent, as a p...

here's an idea for you, you will need the following: some wooden/plastic supports (more later) a spool of insulated wire (zip cord will do too) a 9:1 balun like this one https://www.nooelec.com/store/balun-one-nine-v2-barebones.html a low noise HF preamp like this one https://www.nooelec.com/store/l...

You must be reading my mind. I did try the NooElec Preamp on the YouLoop powered by my RSP1A's Bias-T. It does improve some signals, even indoors. However, the model I use covers 20MHz-4GHz. I am yet to acquire something like an LNA4HF. I am starting to think I have a problem? :lol: well, the regul...

I have an original Airspy YouLoop, and to be honest, I have seen little success anywhere other than at my local mountain summit. That is not to say it doesn't work, as it performs similar to my telescopic antennas. A way to boost the YouLoop signal a bit, if needed, may be adding a small preamp lik...

My living arrangement makes it difficult to install an outdoor antenna. Recently I have been looking into indoor antennae. I'm wondering what my options are? I have an MLA-30+, but I seem to prefer the form factor of the Deshibo GA-450. What other options might I consider? Ideally, a short run of c...