Reddit reviews DHT Electronics 2PCS RF coaxial Coax Cable Assembly MCX Male to F Female 6''
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Package include:2 x cablesMaterial:Pure Copper with Great connectivity.(Not Alloy)Cable length: 6 inchesImpedance :50 ohmCommonly Used in RF Applications, Antennas, Wireless LAN Devices , Coaxial cable, Wi-Fi Radios External Antenna, >1000 Times Mating Life Time.
Wilson 301111 yagi antenna. Covers 700-960Mhz with 13dbi gain, perfect for many metro area public safety and commercial radio systems. Obviously, sub in whatever antenna works best for you here based on your needs and location and what bands you're looking to cover. I also have a stealthy ADS-B antenna on the roof and a discone in the attic to cover everything else I'm interested in and I'm currently looking to buy/build something to get me better VHF airband coverage.
My HOA probably wouldn't be crazy about me putting a yagi on the side of the house, so I've got it clamped to a photographic light stand and pointed out a window facing the antenna site. I'm also a serious photographer, so I've got bunches just sitting in a closet and it's just about the perfect way I've found to get a good antenna setup indoors.
For this particular antenna, you'll need an N to F adapter, to connect to the splitter...
...In this case, an Electroline EDA-UG2802 unity gain splitter. They also have a 4 port model, but the 8 port is only a few bucks more, so it was a no brainer to get this and just cap off the ports I'm not using and have the expansion room.
Various extras, like RG-6 patch cables, MCX to F pigtails, BNC to F adapters, and whatever else you may need to get it all hooked up.
The scanner is just some RS unit I had lying around that I use to listen to the analog transmissions on a mixed mode EDACS system that I monitor. In theory, Unitrunker should be able to do this with an additional voice receiver dedicated to analog, but in practice it works terribly so scanner it is.
edit: My monitoring station with the whole setup in action. I gave up on pretty cable management years ago.
Sure!
The first part is a MCX to F connector, since I had a lot of coax with F connectors. Here's the one I have:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CTJN480/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Any coax will work really, but from what I've seen and heard, RG-6 is the best for RTLSDR. You want the coax to be as short as possible. If you need to distance yourself from the antenna, consider using a USB extension cable (shielded if you can afford it) and powered hub for it.
As for the actual antenna, I used this guide to figure out the dimensions:
http://antirez.com/news/46
The author uses a wine cork and some stiff copper wire. I tried doing this with a coat hanger that I had sanded the enamel off, but it was too fragile and fell apart. Instead, I cut a short piece of coax, stripped it back, and put them 180 degrees to each other so they were in a straight line. I then borrowed calipers to measure out 137mm from tip to tip, and cut the wire to size. Then I just taped it to my bike frame to keep it vertical and used dump1090 to interface with the rtlsdr and show the planes in a browser.
Good luck! I can take more photos if you'd like, but there's not much more to see.
For the first link they mention MCX and that matching transformer mentions F because it plugs into a TV
Did you look at this thing?
https://www.amazon.com/DHT-Electronics-coaxial-assembly-female/dp/B00CTJN480/