--- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com, Antonios Kekalos .> wrote:
>
> Hanging from the bottom of the loop is a small, heart shaped device that has
> the SW/MW switch, at least that's how it's configured on the one I just
> bought.
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 10:43 AM, farmerik .> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > I didn't see a band switch in the Universal Radio diagram, but they might
> > have just used an old illustration. I wouldn't expect this extremely compact
> > for transport loop to be for DXing, but it might be handy to have. Folded up
> > it must be smaller than most ULR's. - FARMERIK
> >
> > --- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Antonios Kekalos wrote:
> > >
> > > I recently purchased the KA33 from Universal Radio. Still playing with
> > it,
> > > but I have found that it does offer an improvement on SW using it with my
> > > KA1103. I have not tried the antenna in the MW switch position yet. When
> > I
> > > first connected everything as described on the back of the box I misread
> > the
> > > diagram and thought I had a dead unit as I detected nothing at all, no
> > > increase in signal strength, noise, anything. Reconfiguring it correctly
> > > made a world of difference.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 9:01 AM, farmerik wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Very interesting Tao Qu. My antenna is labeled as a TG33 and Mediumwave
> > > > active loop, but the Universal Radio catalog describes the KA33 as
> > tuning AM
> > > > and SW 3.9 to 22 MHz. It only seems to have a single tuning control,
> > and no
> > > > band switch to select AM or SW, and with a gap from AM up to 3.9 MHz.
> > it
> > > > should have one or the other.
> > > >
> > > > I really don't know what is going on here. - FARMERIK
> > > >
> > > > --- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>x%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Tao
> > > > Qu" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > de31: sw only
> > > > > tg33 / ka33: mw only
> > > > > tg34 / de31ms: mw + sw
> > > > >
> > > > > _____
> > > > >
> > > > > From: ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>x%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>[mailto:
> > > > ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>x%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>] On
> > > > > Behalf Of farmerik
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:54 AM
> > > > > To: ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>x%
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> > > > > Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: DEGEN 'window' loop? - FARMERIK
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Universal still sells them as the Kaito 33. - FARMERIK
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In ultralightdx@ x%40yahoogroups.com%2540yahoogroups.com>
> > 2540yahoogroups.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > yahoogroups.com, "farmerik" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I thought Universal checked radios before shipping them out? The
> > > > antenna
> > > > > came in a bubble pak, which you could tell if it had been opened
> > though.
> > > > I
> > > > > wonder if any of the ones shipped from China would have been checked.
> > > > Enough
> > > > > must work, or no one would still sell them. - Rik
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In ultralightdx@ x%40yahoogroups.com%2540yahoogroups.com>
> > 2540yahoogroups.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > yahoogroups.com, "dhsatyadhana" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I bought one of the MW/SW models about a year or so ago from
> > > > Universal
> > > > > Radio, and it didn't work at all. It may have been defective, since
> > > > others
> > > > > have had luck with them. However, I just returned it and got my money
> > > > back
> > > > > (less shipping, natch...), so I don't know how well they work from
> > > > personal
> > > > > experience. It's a neat idea at a great price point, though.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Kevin S
> > > > > > > Bainbridge Island, WA
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In ultralightdx@ x%40yahoogroups.com%2540yahoogroups.com>
> > 2540yahoogroups.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > yahoogroups.com, "farmerik" wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Several years ago I bought an AM only DEGEN folding loop travel
> > > > > antenna. It seemed to do absolutely nothing other than light the LED
> > > > > indicator when I turned it on, so I figured it was defective. A SW
> > only
> > > > > version was also offered. I just noticed DEGEN is still selling this
> > sort
> > > > of
> > > > > antenna, but now one model covers AM and SW. Does anyone here have
> > one,
> > > > and
> > > > > if so how does it work? Radio Intel did a review of the SW version,
> > > > > comparing it to the similar SONY 'window' amplified loop antenna.
> > > > > > > > It might be interesting on the PL-360, not for DXing per se,
> > but
> > > > very
> > > > > portable for use on mountain top picnics. - FARMERIK
> > > > > > > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tony, N4RNI
> > > Traverse City, MI
> > > SWLR-RN072
> > > EN74es
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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>
>
> --
> Tony, N4RNI
> Traverse City, MI
> SWLR-RN072
> EN74es
>