I had private correspondence about this, so here is additional information. Some of these remote receivers do have 'bad' antennas, others not so. For 'local' reception, one does not need much. I have
On and off I have had a Web SDR available to some. To back up with Vince is saying, it is often on a 'left over antenna', or mh HF6V. Good enough for 40 and up and certainly not good enough for 80 or
When I had my skimmer going, I would use my R8 on 80 and 160. I was shocked at some of the DX it spotted on 160 and 80. To back up with Vince is saying, it is often on a 'left over antenna', or mh H