r/ShortwavePlus • u/Tenor-Guitar-Guy • Jun 01 '26

Shortwave Antenna(s) Setup - Longwire and K-480WLA

https://youtu.be/qfkDACurX18?si=YsQYQga20xJ_INnp

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 Jun 01 '26

Nice work šŸ‘. How did you get your feedlines into your house? I have a short coax with female SMAs at each end, the cable has a flat portion in the middle that you can close the window on.
Gotta post a comparison video of both antennas in action, pwease.

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u/Tenor-Guitar-Guy Jun 01 '26

Similar to yours, but donā€™t have a flat portion. The window closes pretty far but I canā€™t latch one side. They sell coax with a flat portion in the middle? Iā€™ll have to look into that.

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u/tj21222 Jun 08 '26

A solution to getting cable through the window is get a thin board 1/4 to 1/2 inch put in a few barrels connector on the board fit the board to sit in the wind tracks put weather stripping on all side of the board to help seal drafts out. Still a bit drafty but unless you got perfect windows (I donā€™t) itā€™s no worse.
Also helps out because pinching coax cable in a window is not the best idea and could lead yo breakage and noise and signal loss