[Lowfer] Beacon "USA" on with new and improved loop antenna Shamelessly soliciting signal reports

[Dexter McIntyre - W4DEX]

Paul,

Consider sending QRSS10 for a while to give us DX stations a little
help. 

Dex 

paulc wrote:
> 
> Hello Folks,
> 
> Beacon "USA" with an assigned carrier frequency now begins another broadcast
> day.
> Assigned?  Assigned by me.
> 
> A new antenna was erected this evening under the cover of darkness.
> My son Steven (God bless him he has the patience of a saint) and myself
> erect a new loop antenna.
> Same location, same dimensions, different conductor.
> 
> The old conductor was rg59, the new conductor is made of 5/8" cooper tubing
> from The Home Despot.
> I will measure the current with a scope tomorrow, but the voltage from the
> current transformer was greatly increased.
> 
> Resonating capacitance was also increased and best match to the feed
> transformer was about double at 12 turns.
> 
> Jay of "Victor Delta"  did the calculations at his home QTH of before and
> after....  10 DB improvement in signal.
> 
> This look is much higher "Q" aswell.  A bit difficut to tune with the mica
> cap. I will change that to an air variable tomorrow as well.
> 
> Please let me know if you are seeing the new signal
> 
> QRSS 3  on 1704.805.00 Khz GPS stabilized.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> PaulC
> W1VLF
> MEDFER Beacon "USA" on 1704.805.00
> 
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