I agree with you. Any metal needs to be separated from the loop by 3-4 or preferably 6 feet - so minimum 1 metre, best 2. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N;

(If tech stuff makes your eyes glaze over, skip ahead to paragraph 5.) The subject of small-loop antenna "gain" has been bandied about lately. Antenna gain is generally referenced to an isotropic

Hi all, a friend of mine is thinking of putting up an array of terminated loops but is thinking of putting them up on metal supports. My own rule of thumb has always been to use no conductive supports

Hello Kirk, Richard and Stephen, Thanks for all your comments on the "March Madness" 9' PVC Loop photo,which are all appreciated. Kirk, you are absolutely correct about DXing fanatics like me

Richard, Happy anniversary, amigo! It's been an interesting and fun 2 year journey for you no doubt. I'm very glad that we've been able to share so much of that with each other during most of that

Congrats Kirk! That's a fanstastic amount of LAm DX! 73, Chris

Hi Stephen, Since the time I posted that mod, I've done some additional dremel-work on the PCB and my PL-380 now fits together perfectly, speaker and all. Also Roy Dyball has successfully built a

Hi Stephen: To deal with strong locals, one thing to try with your SAT is to vary its position relative to the radio. In general, the radio should be a couple inches at least away from the antenna,

Rob: Thank you. About the 800, I'm afraid I've become lazier lately and don't switch on my radio as often as I should. There are too many distractions. Best wishes for a pleasant

RichardA wrote:Richard....good on ya for the 2 Years of ULR DXing!! My 2 YearAnniversary was JAN/01/2010...so I'm a few months ahead of you!! Goodwork on the 764 Stations too!! It won't be long before

Hi Richard, Congratulations on your great DXing success over the past two years! Youraccomplishments with barefoot Ultralight radios certainly prove that a skilledDXer can work wonders with very

Two years ago today I began DXing with an ultralight radio. Until then I'd never thought it possible able to hear medium wave signals here in Oklahoma from so far away with nothing more than a

Gary: Fantastic looking antenna. I would build one but don't think it would fare well here in Oklahoma, "where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain". Richard. Richard Allen 36°22'51"N /

I can't stand double talk, and I just did it! Sorry. Sentence should read, "Gary, I love that picture. Tnx for sharing it w/ us. Has anyone ever suggested that you might not be quite right....a little

Conditions early this eve here on the Gulf were pretty darn good for a while. I received some unexpected visitors (new stations) on the same freq that lcl Disney station 1590 KMIC (Houston) is on.

--- In ultralightdx@..., D1028Gary@... wrote: > > Hello All, > > Recently there was a discussion with Stephen about the tradeoffs in using a > 9' PVC Box Loop, especially related to the convenience

I like that pic. :) Is it 9 feet to a side, or 9 feet across? (I'm going to guess 9 feet per side.) Is it possible to make a larger loop than that, or would it be so impractical, and with my close

Just got notification from Silicon Labs about a recent chip, the Si4830. Not too much info yet; primarily seems aimed at designers who want to provide mechanical adjustments to tuning etc.? Only

Great catch, Carl! I'm green here, hihi. Kirk Allen Pasadena, TX

Thanks guys. I've been trying to think of an approach to writing something about DXing the Latins. I guess the best I could do would be to just write a little about my own experiences...duh, like who