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From the SWLing.com blog - the title says it all. Perhaps some of you are using the mini whip in your setup - this might help quell some of the noise issues
This antenna is the same as the one used at the well known University of Twente (in the Netherlands) SDR. There are many clones of this design out there. I understand the Bonito Boni Whip (sold at Universal Radio) is a clone of the PA0RDT design.
The article mentioned wrapping the coax in a coil and using snap on chokes. I wrote the author asking for a bit more on this, and he said that the coax wrap is about 25 cm in diameter, and he's using 6 #31 snap on chokes.
Mike
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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This antenna is the same as the one used at the well known University of Twente (in the Netherlands) SDR. There are many clones of this design out there. I understand the Bonito Boni Whip (sold at Universal Radio) is a clone of the PA0RDT design.
The article mentioned wrapping the coax in a coil and using snap on chokes. I wrote the author asking for a bit more on this, and he said that the coax wrap is about 25 cm in diameter, and he's using 6 #31 snap on chokes.
Mike
