(ugh, resending with reply to list) Depending on the frequency range (thus the size), you may want to have a look over discone antennas - pretty easy in a DIY and a good response in frequency from what I'm reading
Linkies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discone_antenna http://www.instructables.com/id/Discone/ http://www.rtl-sdr.com/home-made-coat-hanger-discone/ https://hackaday.com/2013/01/28/great-antenna-for-software- defined-radio-is-really-easy-to-make/ http://www.changpuak.ch/electronics/calc_11.php - online calculator On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 12:02 AM, Andri Effendi <fusionman...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > I Recently purchased a TV Antenna USB Stick online from China. > > Here is the link to the device I purchased: > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Digital-USB-TV-FM-DAB- > DVB-T-RTL2832U-R820T-Support-SDR-Tuner-Receiver-Free- > Shipping/32661367598.html > > One that I could muck around with, as it has many great uses for > experimenting with SDR as well as Digital Television. > > One thing that really sucks though, is the antenna it came with it > extremely week and doesn't pick up anything other than some FM channels. > > So I was thinking of getting an Indoor TV antenna (that I can hook up to > the USB device), but not sure which is the best and most affordable. > > I already have purchased the coaxial to MCX converter cable for it, as > it is needed to plug in a normal TV aerial to the USB TV Antenna device. > > I don't want to spend any more than I have to on an indoor antenna, so > $50 is kind of the limit. And if possible, I don't want to have to use > an external power source for it either. > > Anyone on this mailing list got any suggestions? > > > Kind Regards, > -- > Andri Effendi <fusionman...@gmx.de> > GPG fingerprint: 8438 138D ECDA 05E0 591F F2B4 4721 0F03 AC24 DF73 > Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed on emails sent or received > unencrypted. > > > _______________________________________________ > Free-software-melb mailing list > Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au > http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/ > listinfo/free-software-melb > > > Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/ > _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/
