Another thing I did not know about loops is that they can be magnified and tuned themselves

This video is very irritating yankee doodle dandy daddy fastalker but after watching it slowly several times I figured out the second loop is just a block of wood with a connector and the loop

Essentially it does seem to be the case that the bigger the better

My domestic fantasy island project is going nowhere fast. Although I think a move in the right direction would be try the old Saisho with the broken BFO and the insulated wire I used to just wrap around the broken telscopic stub and sling over kitchen hooks which pulled in all the Qrp I wanted. I can't think the noise floor in my situ has changed that much and then If I can hear say ham bands while checking on online SDRs I will know that that with a working receiver that antenna would work. I would go for the 9.1 balun though if only because it is a simple way of getting 1 length of wire into a position where it could with patch leads or connectors be connected to the dongle or a dedicated new radio with SMA

The dreaming continues aplenty