[Cliffdwellers] WOW!!

[Chris BONDE]

What did you use for a capacitor?
I have been trying to find the design for a trumpet cap, and wondered if 
that would work.
Glad that you have done so well on the small loop.

Chris opr VE7HCB

At 08:42 AM 2002-05-07 -0400, Alex wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I've been using my indoor homebrew magnetic loop for quite some time now
>(I think close to a year now) from my ground floor apartment at QRP
>levels and I'm very impressed with it's capabilities. You can see
>pictures and a description at:
>
>http://www.qsl.net/kr1st/magloop.htm
>
>It's an ongoing experiment. Right now I use a different split stator
>capacitor so I can tune it from 30 - 10 meters. The one in the pictures
>tunes from 20 to 10 meters.
>
>As Van indicated, PSK31 definitely is a "must try" for cliffdwellers. I
>run 2.5 Watts on idle and so far I've been able to work everything I see
>on the waterfall. On SSB I run 5 Watts PEP and I'm getting really close
>to DXCC.
>
>One of the features I really like about the magloop is that you can tune
>out an interfering noise source almost completely. Another important
>feature is that it works really well near ground level; mine is only 3
>feet up.
>
>At first I though that operating from this apartment would be virtually
>impossible (I don't even have a decent patio) until I learned about
>small transmitting loops.
>
>73s,
>--Alex (KR1ST)
>
>"Marshall B. Van Wagner III" wrote:
>
> > Has anyone in the group tried a "near ground level" antenna. I've seen one
> > called a DDR but have not talked to anyone using one.
> >
> > Lets hear some ideas, even ones that you tried a failed! Someone else might
> > find a way to make it work!
> >
> > 73, Van, WA3RIJ
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