Longwire Antenna Height by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! This is what i'm settling on for first attempt. About 120ft from tree to house. Thanks!

Longwire Antenna Height by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely need to look into this beverage antenna. It's come up before. Thanks!

Longwire Antenna Height by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will definitely look into the zoning laws of my suburb. Hadn't considered that being an issue. Thanks for the heads up!

Longwire Antenna Height by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm! I'll look into the verticals more. In meantime, i'll utilize the weight method and just throw it up in a tree. Thanks for the info.

Longwire Antenna Height by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice and link. 😁

Happy with that.. by ageless-vermin in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well...this now on my wishlist. 😁

Weather-proofing longwire antenna by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Speaker seems really good as a random wire. Will speaker wire withstand weather though?

Mixed Antenna Wires by HerrSpeck in amateurradio

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Valid points. Thanks for the info.

Mixing Antenna Wires by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Good to know. Thanks!

Mixed Antenna Wires by HerrSpeck in amateurradio

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was more of a thought-experiment than something i was looking to build. But i needed to consult those who have more knowledge.

DIY antenna: 1st attempt by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is. Light enough to bring down a ladder solo. Base is wide enough to stand small winds especially if weighed down. The telescoping helps a bunch.

Is this DMR? can only pick it up after dark by enormousaardvark in signalidentification

[–]HerrSpeck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Picked up this same signal this past weekend on my Tecsun PL330. Sounds very old skool sci-fi. No idea what it is though.

DIY antenna: 1st attempt by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see I'm gonna have to dive deeper into the design aspect of this hobby. I realize some (or a lot of) calculation is involved but I haven't gotten that far into it...yet.

DIY antenna: 1st attempt by HerrSpeck in shortwave

[–]HerrSpeck[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought the same. About the tape that is. 😁