Hello Farmerik (and Stephen),

Sorry about the issues with PL-360 plug-in loopstick photo downloading.

All related photos have been added to the PL-360 photo album in the
Ultralightdx photo site, which now has 20 pictures. Yahoo makes it easy for all
to download the photos by reducing the file size, and since the photos were
all chosen for sharp focus originally, the details should still be
acceptably sharp for all interested DXers to view.

Thanks to both of you (and many others) who have expressed interest in this
very fun project.

73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)




In a message dated 4/28/2010 6:52:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
farmerik@... writes:





Gary - The PL-360 photo you gave the link to, and one or two previous ones
come up as huge on my screen, and there is no tool bar to move the part of
the photo I can see to center it over the radio. I can only see one edge of
the '360. Maybe no one else is having this problem. I use firefox. But if
there is an other way I could either see the whole photo in a screen size,
or move it around so I can view what you are trying to show, then I could
see what you have accomplished. Thanks very much for all your efforts. -
FARMERIK

--- In _ultralightdx@ultralightdxult_ (mailto:ultralightdx@...)
, D1028Gary@, D1

Hello All,

For those interested in this experimental project, the final design
challenge with the PL-360 7.5" plug-in loopsticks was to provide a

rubber-based

system to secure the relatively large antenna and frame in place, to

avoid

rotation in the antenna jack. Hopefully the same system would provide

some

additional shock resistance for both the 7.5" loopstick and frame, and
reduce stress in the plug-in jack.

All objectives were accomplished by gluing a short section of 3/8" I.D.
rubber hose to the loopstick frame, carefully positioned so that the

PL-360

whip antenna tip plugs into the rubber hose, whenever the custom

loopstick

is plugged into the PL-360. Not only does this stop loopstick rotation,

but

the system provides additional shock protection for both the loopstick

and

frame, while dividing the loopstick weight between the whip antenna and
plug-in jack. The entire 7.5" plug-in loopstick system now feels very

secure,

and well-protected against minor bumps and scrapes (a photo is attached
below, which is also posted at __http://www.mediafirhttp://www.mediahtt_

(http://www.mediafire.com/?yhz2w1zn2nz_)

(_http://www.mediafirhttp://www.mediaht_

(http://www.mediafire.com/?yhz2w1zn2nz) ) ).

The PL-360's AM-DXing personality changes dramatically with these 3" and
7.5" plug-in loopsticks, which are great fun to play around with. For

those

who have ordered new PL-360's and would like to try them, I plan to

start

some "production runs" shortly (as time allows), and also post detailed
instructions for those DXers who wish to build their own. It's a very

rare

opportunity to get a huge, self-contained AM sensitivity boost without

voiding

the warranty :-)

73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)