<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
Im sure the performance of that thing on low band VHF will be shit.
What I would do is make a 1/4 wave dipole cut to the correct length
and fed with a short piece of RG58. If this does not suffice, buy
one of these and stick it inline with the antenna:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lna4all.blogspot.com/">https://lna4all.blogspot.com/</a><br>
<br>
You will also likely need to enable the onboard attenuator when
using the LNA.<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 23/08/2020 12:08 p.m., Dan News
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAEK-x-+edkT97MBh2CuwxtCvMFpU-ENAesK0osnmCV9ACGrzFg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>I've posted this before, but am keen to tackle it once and
for all.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">I can get Waikato Rural here
in central Auckland, but only from a very fidgety wire cable
aerial when placed on certain angles around my bedroom.....
not ideal. And, only on a handheld scanner, not on my
BCT15X.<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Nowhere else, even outside
on the balcony seems to receive it at all, neither does the
outdoor shared TV aerial for the apartments.</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">I'd like to have it so its
set up and always on rather than posing like a christmas
tree each evening to try and get a signal, only to lose it
as soon as I let go of the cable (that's one other thing, is
my body "giving it what it needs" so to speak in order to
receive the signal?).</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Would something like this
help? <br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.jaycar.co.nz/slimline-indoor-uhf-vhf-antenna-with-signal-meter/p/LT3158">https://www.jaycar.co.nz/slimline-indoor-uhf-vhf-antenna-with-signal-meter/p/LT3158</a></span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Any sort of external roof
antenna is out of the question, and my apartment faces
north, so think that may be a factor also?</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please get in touch oh wise
ones!</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dan<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span></span></font></span>
<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"
data-smartmail="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<p
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font
size="2"><span
style="font-family:Arial"><br>
</span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
<pre wrap="">_______________________________________________
TheList mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:TheList@radiowiki.org.nz">TheList@radiowiki.org.nz</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://radiowiki.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/thelist_radiowiki.org.nz">http://radiowiki.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/thelist_radiowiki.org.nz</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
</body>
</html>