outside That's an interesting idea, sort of a ferrite sandwich loop. I've narrowed my choices down to using ferrite bars, and to start with just a single layer of the bars with one solenoid

there I never said that the currents would be passing oppositely. The solenoid on the inside of the sleeve and the solenoid on the outside of the sleeve are connected in seies so that their

Any guesses on how this approach might work: A Litz wire solenoid coil, with ferrite rods both on the inside and outside of the wire coil. I other words, it's a standard FSL (Ferrite Sleeve Loop),

Hi Chris. I have not seen all the posts here so I am not aware of Paul's suggestion, but two windings with currents passing oppositely will cancel whether there is a ferrite sleeve between them or

whether Ooops! Graham is correct here. With the currents in the two windings being in the same direction they will cancel out. This being the case, Paul's idea of two solenoids, one along the

I would have to disagree here. The magnetic flux along the surface of the rod should be uniform, or at least in the same direction. And the current passing through the conductors is also in the

Hi Chris: Thus far I have only used passive coupling to a portable receiver's internal ferrite, so no direct connection to a receiver. Graham Maynard's article mentions that he connected one leg of

Hi Chris, Basket weave through the rods won't work because coil induction will set up opposite electron orbit spin directions in the ferrite if passing inside a rod on one turn and outside on

Let me rephrase the question: How are you connecting the FSL loop to the cable or receiver? Chris

I finally found some time to DX from my new QTH here in Ponca City. This new location is great, with one exception....electrical noise. Nevertheless one new station was added to the ULR log this

Hello All, The LW band certainly was back to normal here last night, and maybe even a little exceptional. I knew something was ujp when I tuned in to 413 kHz around 0600 UTC (10 PM local time), and

Using the PL-380 or other DSP set, an FSL this small generally has to be right up next to the antenna on LW in order for the antenna to take over the front end, since these are not as sensitive on LW

Something that I've been meaning to ask is how you are coupling the FSL to the receiver? I've been looking at the FSL as being suitable as a higher performing substitute for a ferrite rod

Hi Chris/all: I have #46 currently on my FSL, and it does a good job on LW, although it has 175 strands, which may be helping quite a bit. This Litz from Xizi seems to have a higher/broader range

That's quite a variety of Litz wire that he has. The 10-44 and 10-46 (maybe the 16-38) would be very nice for MW antennas while the 20-44 and 20-46 would be better for LW. The higher strand

Despite some static, conditions were decent. 245 total. Steve NE Oregon PL380, FSL 242 EL TX 1135 MI 335 YLD ON CAN 1629 MI 344 YC AB CAN 420 MI 356 ODX NE 986 MI 361 E3 AB CAN

Welcome to the group, Chris. I'm DXing from the Valley on PL310, PL380 (with 7.5" plug-inloopstick) and Sony SRF-59 (still my favorite ULR). Logged some TPstations last Fall even from here in Studio

MW DX in the LA/OC Basin is a bit tough as virtually every channel slot is occupied and ground wave propagation over the mountains is nil. Still, along the coast, I am able to receive up to San

Hi all: For those who are thinking of getting some Litz wire, there is now another vendor on eBay, seller "zlowe7", who is Scott Lowe who lives in Middletown, Ohio. He stocks a variety of grades of

HI Guys: Conditions have been Bad here the past 3-4 Days...and I've not heard much of anything lately!! Both the AM BCB and NDB Band have been miserable. Nothing here on BCB @ Sunset again