[Lowfer] Band conditions

Sun, 13 Oct 2002 23:19:13 -0500

Hi Bill,
I bought a bunch of brass hardware today to replace the rusted crap out
there now. I should be able to replace everything tomorrow. I'll put a dab
of Vaseline on every connection so it stays nice and clean this time. I
thought that wrapping it all up in self-fusing tape would have kept it
clean, but after removing a few screws to replace the transformer yesterday
and finding corroded connections, it wasn't good enough. I did clean up what
I had apart and put it back together. I still haven't found my ceramic
feedthru's yet, but I know they are around here somewhere. I'll get them
installed before the winter. Could I build a RX loop out of cat-3 or cat-5
cable??? I have plenty of it here.

Mike>WE0H
http://www.we0h.us/lf.html
185.3026kc QRSS-30 & CW@15wpm
ID is "WE"

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of  Wild Bill Ashlock
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 9:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Lowfer] Band conditions

Mike,

>My transmit loop hears very well.  I have never tried a RX loop, only >an
>active vertical and it doesn't even come close to the TX loops >sensitivity
>at all. Noise isn't a problem here with the TX loop used >for receiving.

It would be interesting to see how a 6ft RX loop and your TX loop compare on
receive, not for sensitivity, but for S/N. Especially since the 6ft loop
could be rotated for lowest noise.

But first straighten out any weirdness you have in the transmitting effort!

Bill