One of those articles, which graced the pages of this site a little more than seven years ago, was Getting Started with RTL-SDR. The original ... connect more capable antennas, and how to compile ...

Any telescoping VHF or ham radio antenna bigger than the tiny one that comes with your RTL-SDR will perform better. Just remember that your RTL-SDR has an SMA connector, and that antennas may come ...

You probably need SMA for ... to try the antenna at a few different times a day in a few different locations. I used an old portable DAK shortwave receiver and also a more modern SDR receiver.