Hi all. First time poster to the group. I've been pouring over the content in this group and have been coming up to speed rapidly. I visited the Stormwise site and I'm very interested in making a larg

I have my 7.5" rods on order. Before I go to eBay and order more than I need, does anybody have any lengths of the following types of Litz they'd be willing to sell? 100/44, 30', for the Tecsun PL-380

Since the response to my query was less than overwhelming, I have come across at least one source of smaller quantities of Litz wire. If you are just getting started building your own loopsticks like

Hi all, I'm trying to determine if I have a bad sample or if my supercharged PL-380 is acting normally. The radio is hearing its own LCD screen on a large swath of the LF and lower AM band. There ARE

Ah very interesting! Mine is an Amazon purchased model. S/N is: 36920130400299 (inside battery compartment). Solder quality on this one is less than impressive but I didn't see anything worth re-flowi

I think it's a very useful and topical thread. It's hard enough fighting noise in the low bands without having to DX a radio's own screen! Interesting thought concerning the manufacturer. They may wel

I'm not sure I understand exactly what you are doing but be VERY careful if you are connecting an external signal directly to the solder pads where the loop wires go. Go to Silicone Labs website and d

There is no external antenna input on the PL-380. The DSP chip needs an inductor for AM/LW and a whip/wire for SW. The details are in the documentation at Silicone Labs website. ---In ultralightdx@yah

True that, that's what I did so I could swap out AM/LW loopsticks. I'm just not sure that folks realize that this is not your ordinary radio front end. With signals going directly into a chip, you hav

Chances are that new oscillator "can" is singing like a canary. It looks like they originally used one that fit under the original shield. Instead of fashioning a new shield, it looks like they just l

Chances are that new oscillator "can" is singing like a canary. It looks like they originally used one that fit under the original shield. Instead of fashioning a new shield, it looks like they just l

I would be up for the challenge, and will pay any necessary expenses. I will characterize the current noisy setup in some repeatable way, do the transplant, then redo the characterization for comparis

High fidelity headphones are not the best choice for extended listening of distant, noisy broadcasts. Very fatiguing for DXing IMO. There are headsets specifically designed for communications. They ge

I don't think it matters too much but if you spend lots of time and money on something and get nothing but satisfaction in return, you are an amateur! I got my amateur advanced ticket for the "street

Hi folks. I have an amedon 7.5" Type 61 rod that has been wrapped with the proper number of turns of Litz to match the PL-380 supercharge project for LF. Unfortunately my newer model 380 suffers from

It is a type 33 rod I wound for LF. My mistake!

Thanks for the video. It really helps illustrate why the cliff is such a good place for DX! Can't wait to get there someday!

I've built a stand alone LF and bcb loopstick antenna (basically a Palstar LA30 clone) using type 33 and 61 ferrite rods with left over Litz wire as described in the supercharging project. So far so g

I posted some pictures under loopstick antenna project. All parts I had on hand or are from eBay. The variable capacitor is really nice and currently available from a UK seller. It has gear reduction

"Why hasn't anyone done even a breadboard for a simple inductively tuned AM radio? Not a bit of digital hash, no PLL issues, etc." There's something about the words "simple","breadboard", "ultralight"