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Reddit mentions of SMA Male to F Type Female Adapter Connector
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- SMA Male to F-type Female coaxial cable adapter
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> And as a total newb on the hardware, what should I worry from the start? Should I put a metal base on the antenna that comes with it
Yes, that will definitely help.
> should I use a indoor TV atenna or make a new one?
While we always encourage people to make antennas, you can certainly use a TV antenna (preferably active/amplified), but you will require an "F Type female to SMA male" adapter. Be aware that the typical indoor TV antennas are mostly suited for UHF and not VHF operation so you will have better performance at 300-1000MHz than lower.
> Is there an easy way to start HF with it with not much hardware to buy? Any tips for a beginner with this model?
The V3 dongle has direct sampling support, so you can turn that on and off with SDR# (I'm not sure about the state of GQRX in this regard), you will need a significantly larger antenna mind you, but to start out: as much copper wire as you can get away with as high as possible. Many people just end up putting a loop of wire in the ceiling corners of their rooms for example.
Since you're on linux you will need the 'gqrx-sdr' and 'librtlsdr' packages.