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

<<< Hi Gary, I have been following this 'Baby FSL' thread for a while and have seen that you have found a 384p variable that works very well for you. I have also noticed that there seem to be a couple

<<< Thanks to a suggestion by Steve R., I recently picked up a couple of these to swap out the original part on my 7" FSL. https://www.mikeselectronicparts.com/product/384pf-air-variable-capacitor-wit

Hi Mikek, <<< Have you ever measured Q of any of your FSLs? I thought Q was important from when I first heard of the FSL, although, when a guru responded in an email, "Q has next to no relation to how

OK Jerry, I'll look it over and do what I can. Gary DeBock P.O. Box 1313 Puyallup, WA 98371

OK Jerry, Feel free to send the model here if you wish-- if it's an easy fix I won't ask for any repair $$, and send it back to you. If the 100mm ferrite bars are cracked there isn't much I can do, th

Jerry, From an eyesight point of view, the most challenging part of that project was to solder the two 250/46 Litz wires onto the two PL-380 circuit board terminals. Possible problems in that process

Hello Jerry (and Michael), <<< A long while ago I attempted the 3 Inch FSL on the Tecsun PL-380. It needs some adjustments, I'm not a good assembler with my bad eyesight. Anyone available to correct/r

<<< Hello, Fellow LF/MF DXers! Amazing Antenna. I plan to build one. Looking for suppliers for the russian variety of ferrite, used, including the one of special shape that avoids the "sticks of dynam

Thanks Craig and Chris, Your comments on the 3" Baby FSL video are greatly appreciated! Of course there is constant tweaking and testing of new FSL designs here, and A/B testing is pretty relentless.

The new 3 inch (76mm) Baby FSL antenna is the smallest, most compact and lightweight "airport friendly" FSL ever constructed here, but it packs a pretty mean inductive coupling punch due to a newly up

File review is continuing on recordings from a very interesting trip, with 17 more Southeast Asian loggings from 603-648 kHz (for a total so far of 34 stations recorded from 531-648 kHz). The diversit

<<< I just received a batch of litz wire and a batch of ferite rods from your group's recommended seller for these items on eBay. gary's receptions in HI are wonderful/like his DX at the Clffs in Oreg

<<< thought this article may be of interest http://www.radiodx.com/remotely-tuned-5-inch-fsl-antenna/ 73 Tony VK2IC >>> Thanks Tony, That article is interesting indeed-- Kiwi ingenuity at its finest!

<<< Well done on all your work with these. It is great to see you continue to expand on the hobby and find ways to improve your tests. >>> Thanks Paul, Your comments (and efforts as Moderator) are alw

Thanks Craig, Your comments are appreciated, but a lot of the early progress with the "Frequent Flyer" FSL antenna was related to your own transoceanic DXing success, especially your breakthrough Prin