[Lowfer] 185 overnight

[Bill Ashlock]

Mike R,

>Hey Bill, can you help out Eric???

Why? You're doing pretty well, so far. I like to explain it along the lines 
of the loop being a low impedance antenna that is not so sensitive to lossy 
stray capacity from surrounding items. The proximity of the trees and the 
ground look electrically like a capacitor in series with a resistance 
connected to ground and this resistance eats precious power.

BTW Mike, I just installed a variable series inductor in place of the 100pf 
variable capacitor to do the tuning for the test loop. I think this was your 
idea, originally? I'm anxious to see what happens tomorrow morning when the 
sun hits the final box. It's 24 deg right now. The variable inductor is 4T 
of #14 wound on a 1/4" slug-tuned coil form.

Bill

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