Using an Eton Elite Executive, as everyone says, I have gotten surprisingly good results with the random but long bit of zip cord wire I had lying around, which already had a 3.5mm plug terminating one end. Splitting the two wires apart, laying one on the ground and putting the other on the blinds in my bedroom gets great results.

I’m a ham and not troubled by the idea of getting the EEE connected to an external antenna. But I also want maximum convenience and value. Which leads me to consider my existing rain gutters. I had written them off for amateur radio use, but for shortwave listening…maybe?? I know I could get up there with some alligator clips and sweep it with my nanoVNA, but I want to hear if it was ultimately worth it for anyone!

Any luck with this method? Any tips? Thanks in advance!