I do so want a discone antenna – and THIS is quite a discone antenna . . .
Maybe I can talk my CFO aka Blushing Bride into one of these – I’m not holding out hope for a Collins built 70 footer – LOL!
Been working on the radio room and just about have it in it’s final iteration – what an ongoing mess – but it will be pretty cool once it is done – just about down to cable management to finish it up . . .
Left to right – Pi5 – Pi4 – windows box – windows box – going to grab a second Airspy HF+ Discovery for the Pi4 – the Airspy out performs “dongles” to such an extent that there it makes zero sense to me to try to use them -the Pi4 running the Pi4 OS & SDR++ build from HERE and it runs well. I’m going to install DragonOS from HERE on the Pi5 and then I will have to agonize over which SDR to purchase for hunting in the gigahertz range and which discone antenna to get for it as it will be used primarily for uhf and up listening. And looking at the projected weather forecasts I don’t believe anymore antennas are going up before spring.
Cable management? You have got to be kidding – picked up a pair of usb switches as there simply is NOT enough room on the bench – 4 keyboards / 4 mice / a number pad – what a mess! And add power cables – coax – speaker wires – antenna switches – really got out of hand in a hurry!
I keep telling myself SWL ( here, have ONE of my daily reads ) is only a hobby – it’s only a hobby – it’s only a hobby . . . And if you really want to go down a rabbit hole? HERE or HERE will will also help you on your journey . . .
A final twisted thought for this post : Think of your antenna ( system ) as a transmitter – it captures electromagnetic energy and transmits said energy to your radio(s) – think of it as a transmission system going to your radio – think of it as a whole “system” that needs to play nice together – antenna / coax / grounding / radio . . . I listen to “stuff” every day that most people don’t even have a clue is out there . . .
it’s only a hobby – it’s only a hobby – it’s only a hobby – it’s only a hobby
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