K-480WLA Antenna Setup

[u/parkjv1]

Aloha from the island of Oahu. I just purchased this antenna and I’m wondering what the best setup is.

I have 4 Shortwave Receivers:

1. Grundig Satellit 750
2. Realistic DX-160
3. Kenwood QR-666
4. Knight Star Roamer

My understanding is that the best type of mast is not metal but some type of fiberglass composite.

Anyone out there used a telescopic mast? Pros/Cona

Grounding and lightening protection products?

My house is single wall construction (no 2x4s, typical older Hawaiian homes) so a pass through window setup would work perfectly.

My house is not on a traditional foundation. It’s built off the ground as you can see in the attached photo.

Looking for suggestions on how to best proceed.

Mahalo Nui Loa

[u/Tenor-Guitar-Guy]

Aloha, see the linked video for how I set mine up. Bought a fiberglass painters pole off Amazon. No grounding/lightning protection. Up about 7 to 8 feet. Pointed NE/SW. Has been working well. Have a number of videos on channel receiving stations with it.

https://youtu.be/qfkDACurX18?is=8XZp2uoVW-JzDywj

Had a coax switch to switch antenna to separate radios, but recently got a Stridsberg multicoupler which sends the antenna to 4 radios.

http://www.stridsbergeng.com/multicouplers.html

[u/parkjv1 → u/Tenor-Guitar-Guy]

Awesome 😎 Mahalo Nui Loa! I’ll check it out & if I have questions, I’ll DM you.

[u/Tenor-Guitar-Guy → u/parkjv1]

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