Farmerik, You need to try the 4 coil Polydoroff configuration, as from my memory it is even more directional. I should work okay with standard wire and once you get worked out on the number of turns

First winding was 4 coil but only 55.06 uH because I did not connect the coils correctly. I had made it mechanically easy to rewind, and went to a convenient rather than ideal 3 coil configuration

Gary Vance Grand Ledge, MI Sony SRF-T615 barefoot. All my Log times and dates are UTC 1480 WCNS Latrobe PA 01:53 26-Nov; Hrd Oldies Mx followed by OM ID WCNS then OM Your Station for Local Sports

Farmerik, So is it a 4 coil polydoroff and are you happy with it's performance? Everett N4CY

I connected the new antenna directly to the GP5/SSB MW/LW input jack and tried it out for directionality. On AM 560 which has a local WHYN 1 KW at 30 miles. Turned the antenna to null WHYN, I can

Between 7:30 and 8:30 PM a few logs on a SONY ICF-P36 [$26] coupled to my new 3 coil Ferrite antenna tuned with a cap- CHHA 1610 Toronto Span With Eng ID 1 KW 381 miles WOYK 1350 York, PA 1 KW 280

Kite and wire?! Benjamin Franklin might have been impressed at the audacity. And Gary will have taken note of the format of 3GG on his favorite frequency of 531. <g>

Not my video and not with an ultralight radio but this might help others to ID stations. Scan of AM broadcast band from Melbourne - 21 November 2015

I have just uploaded a video with some of my loggings: http://ultralightdxing.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/medium-wave-dxing-report-launceston.html ultralightdx@...> wrote:

Date: 24/11/2015 Time: 20:45 – 21:35 Local Location: Home, Launceston Tasmania Radio: AR1733 + AR1748 Total medium wave stations logged: 107 New medium wave stations logged: 0 Notes: On

I just added a photo here- https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ultralightdx/photos/albums/1636044061

It won't work correctly has to be 2, 4, 6 and so on. Has to be even number of coils. Everett N4CY

I went with a 3 coil configuration so I would only have to shuttle underneath the last coil. 9-16-9 turns. Now it measures 254 uH which sounds about right. That is an odd configuration I realize.

Once you correct the winding direction, it might be a good idea to checkthe inductance of each coil. That way when you have to take of some turns toreach the desired band coverage, you may only need

Let me know how it works? I am sure, based on my past experiments it willbe better than a single Coil. Everett N4CY In a message dated 11/25/2015 12:11:19 P.M. Central Standard

Here is a picture of how it is to beconfigured: In a message dated 11/25/2015 11:48:32 A.M. Central Standard Time,ultralightdx@... writes:

OK, I see the difference now. I drilled and tapped the 3 inch PVC for #10 nylon screws and used rubber washers so it will not be hard to rewind. - FARMERIK

This is what I did- Ultralight DX Ultralight DX A discussion area to support the growth of Ultralight MW Radio DXing View on groups.yahoo.com

If I remember correctly, I think all of the coils are wound in the same direction for a Polydorff configuration. Look at the article that a wrote on the 4 coil Polydorff stacked toroid loop stick.

My first attempt at winding a 4 coil Polydoroff gave surprising results. Following Everett's work for the core [with some extra toroids], Everett used 22 turns I believe in a single coil. I went