Thanks to you Gary, for putting in so many hours on this. It makes my pedestrian PL-360 hear far more signals, and is small enough to bring on a mountain top picnic without my wife even noticing it, until after we eat! - FARMERIK

--- In ultralightdx@..., D1028Gary@... wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> When China's Tecsun Company introduced their new PL-360 DSP model with the
> plug-in loopstick design, it seemed like a good idea to create a few 7.5"
> plug-in loopsticks for non-technical DXers to enjoy, without the need to
> perform any radio "surgery" or cabinet disassembly. This has proven true in a
> major way, with 25 DXers now having placed orders for the custom
> loopsticks. It has been a lot of fun to design these antennas, construct them and
> send them out, and I hope that all of you receiving them will have as much
> fun as I have had in this project!
>
> After all the current 25 orders are shipped out, serious work will begin on
> refining LW-optimized 7.5" plug-in loopsticks for the PL-360 (using the
> same mechanical design system), and modifying the PL-380 model to accept
> these plug-in loopsticks. Those who have purchased these PL-360 7.5" loopsticks
> should find them ideal for transforming the PL-380 into a very effective
> DX chaser, once the plug-in design modification is developed and installed.
> The combination of a very sensitive 7.5" loopstick and the PL-380's 1 kHz
> DSP selectivity should provide excellent chances for Ultralight TA and TP
> chasers on both coasts, and even well inland.
>
> Thanks again to all the many DXers who have made this such a fun and
> successful project, and best wishes for great DX to you all.
>
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>