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Re: Reception on Grundig G3 NOT Amazingly Improved with new 80 Ft Longwire Antenna

jerry_popiel
 

Thanks for the reply Michael. What type of trap circuit do you mean? I do have a MFJ Antenna Tuner in series with the 80 Ft Balun Antenna and Zim just pointed out it needs to be grounded which it wasn't. Is that the type of Trap Circuit you mean or where can I get info on a Trap cct?

--- In ultralightdx@..., "Michael" <michael.setaazul@...> wrote:

Not surprising, Jerry : total overload! Take care not to fry the front-end.
You could try a trap circuit between the longwire and the receiver
to null out the 680kHz local to some degree.

Michael UK

----- Original Message -----------------------------------------------------

From: Jerry Popiel
To: ultralightdx@...
Sent: 09 July 2011 22:25

Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: Reception on Grundig G3 NOT Amazingly Improved with new 80 Ft Longwire
Antenna

Well after DXing late last night I am dissappointed. The Antenna seems to be way too strong!! One
local 50.000 watt station here was overriding ALL the Shortwave Bands. AM reception wasn't as bad,
in fact its better, but even in the AM band that 50000 watt Station at 680 Hz is showing up. The
only way to reduce the Shortwave overdriving was to wrap the Antenna Jumper around the Radio instead
of clipping it to the Aerial, then it wasn't so bad.

Is there a way to fix this? Seems like such a waste after all the work it took to put up the 80
foot Antenna.
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