<<< I should add that my coil is wound with 175/46 Litz, perhaps a little smaller diameter than the specified 100/44 Litz. I've found it works even better at LF, in fact I've found all the types of /4

Hello Igvitk (and Steve), <<< I’m trying to make the 7.5” loopstick LW antenna according to the instructions. I used the Amidon R33-050-750 rod, 100/44 litz wire, made 122 turns of the coil, which is

Thanks Art (and Paul), We would be honored to have you (and/ or Dave) to join us in one of our Rockwork "Cliffhanger DXing" sessions someday! As for choosing DXing priorities, we all face tough decisi

Excellent Longwave propagation was the big story of this month's Rockwork Cliff effort, with Tom R. once again breaking the record for South Pacific NDB's received during a west coast DXpedition. But

At the risk of receiving some rotten tomatoes across the border from Victoria I decided to compile a detailed report of the final Rockwork Cliff DXing session on August 9th, mainly because there is fa

Starting with the extremely rare appearance of the 500 watt Longwave NDB 260-NF (Norfolk Island) on an Ultralight radio it was an Oz-slanted session on the cliff, as several Australian stations tempor

Thanks Art, Your comment is appreciated! We would love to have you join us here at the Rockwork Cliff someday-- the perfect cure for any hobby boredom :-) 73, Gary

Thanks Paul, Your comment and portable session report are appreciated! Sorry for the delay in sending out your portable FSL antenna. One of the participants in the November Hawaii DXpedition had to ca

Once again the largest FSL antenna collection on the planet made its way across the Columbia River bridge during an overnight trip to NW Oregon, finally being deployed at the original Highway 101 plun

Hong Kong has been in the news a lot recently, but for me the major excitement happened in April, as I decided to accompany my Hong Kong Chinese wife to one of the toughest DXpedition venues on the en

This is the final group of Hong Kong loggings and MP3 recording links, finishing out a list of over 100 DX stations and many additional recordings. Highlights in this group were the four long range DX

Hong Kong has had more than its share of excitement recently, but three months ago the excitement for me was trying to sort out a huge maze of unfamiliar AM-DX stations. A wicked combination of RFI, o

Hello Jim, <<< I am interested in building a 3" Baby FSL antenna and have a few questions. >>> Glad to help! The 3 Inch Baby FSL project is essentially a rework of the 3.5 Inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL an

<<< I have also made the same mistake when fixing mine of gluing both sections together. Mine will be used until it dies. >>> Thanks Paul, Actually the PL-380 will work fine after you do this until it

For those interested in the resolution of this problem, Jerry's 3 inch FSL PL-380 model was received here yesterday, but it was not repairable. There were several issues, but the deal breaker was the

Mark Connelly's doctrine of getting right up to the salt water edge was proven again during file review of daytime DXing in Macau-- a strange gambling enclave located 50 miles west of Hong Kong. On 72

Thanks Gord, I can certainly understand why an experimenter would be reluctant to order more Litz wire than necessary to build a single FSL, especially when it costs about $1 a foot. Since I have a ve

File review continues from the wild and wacky Hong Kong trip, featuring two daytime DX waterfront sessions, a sunset skip extravaganza with multiple Chinese onlookers and a souped-up Ultralight pullin

<<< I found this on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/i/182880754190?chn=ps&var=690181186870 1200/46 Litz. It is NOT cheaper, but he allows you to buy in 10 foot increments. For instance 30 feet for ~$48. Th

<<< Hello, Gary - Nice looking FSL, and well-demonstrated. How would you expect the performance of the setup in the video to compare with the performance of a Sangean PR-D15? Rich >>> Hello Rich, Sinc