The best antenna for HackRF Portapack (and Flipper Zero, Meshtastic, Quansheng, RTLSDR, etc.)

Video Description

There is an essential gadget that you will want to get, to get the best antenna performance. But first we need to cover a bit of antenna theory, before we can answer the question of what antenna that is the best one for your HackRF Portapack, or Flipper Zero SubGHZ module, or Meshtastic, Quansheng UV-K5, RTLSDR or other radio devices. This video is covering the bare minimum basics of antenna theory for beginners into the radio hobby. Buy the new HackRF Portapack H4M here: https://opensourcesdrlab.com/products/h4m-receiver-and-spectrum-analyzer 0:00 Intro 0:27 Antennas are not magic 0:57 Antennas ARE magic 1:50 Resonance and reflected power 3:26 Basic types of antenna 4:55 Calculating resonant antenna lengths 6:55 Don't trust antenna specifications 7:59 NanoVNA is an essential antenna tool for measuring SWR 9:31 Understanding antenna gain and other antenna designs 12:15 Which antenna is the best one for HackRF Portapack? 14:47 Outro