Anyone Using A Bonito Boni-Whip, Or Similar ?

[BOBRR]

Hello,

Do listening only.
Most anything < 30 MHz or so.

Have a 150 foot simple long wire ant. now outside house, a 9:1 Balun and a coax run into house.

Certainly works, but would like something a lot better, if possible.

I saw some writ ups on a Bonito mini whip I think it is called.
Bonito Boni-Whip active antenna

Just a short vertical "stub", Has its own small power supply too.

There might be a few different versions of; not sure.

Anyone using ?
Thoughts on?

Likely to be better than my present long wire ?

Any thoughts or comments would be most appreciated.

Regards,
Bob

 

[ka3jjz]

They work but it takes effort to mount them properly - here's some links from our wiki

How to properly install a Mini Whip antenna in an noisy urban environment

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Grayhat, who shares the following guest post: Setting up a Mini Whip antenna by Grayhat I’ve been fiddling with my “balcony antenna” experiment for quite a w…

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The Bonito Boni Whip goes from strength-to-strength: hardcore DXing in compact package

Hi there, subscribers to the Oxford Shortwave Log YouTube channel and regular readers of this excellent website will be aware that I have been using a Bonito Boni whip E-field wideband antenna for …

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Mike

 

[BOBRR]

Hi,

Thanks.
Ahh, the eternal quest for the "perfect" antenna !

Really good info., and very interesting.

Stay well, and thanks for all the help,
Bob

 

[iMONITOR]

Most of those amplified whips just amplify RF noise within the home and they don't do much for the signal because there is no signal.

If you want to used something inside the home, consider one of the loop antennas.

MFJ-1886, LOOP, RECEIVING, .5 TO 30 MHz

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[ka3jjz]

If you read the links I gave, you would find that both are using outdoor installations. Indoor installations would be next to useless, as you stated. Keep in mind that the famous online SDR at the University of Twente uses such an installation.

Yes, loops are a better bet for MW and HF - and our wiki is just chock full of them, viz.

Loops - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

and yes, loops would be a better choice even indoors.

But with the kind of space the OP seems to have, there are many other kinds of wire antennas that would perform somewhat differently than the current 150 foot of wire he has. It depends greatly on his ability to do the construction work for them....Mike