[Lowfer] Help with loop please

[Richard Goodman]

Bob,

   I am using the AMRAD E-Field probe here in Mechanicsburg, PA.  It is a
very sensitive antenna. I have it mounted atop about 25 feet of masting in
the back of my property about 60 feet from the house. It is superb from
about 10 KHz all the way up through 1.8 MHz. Actually, it even works well on
the 80 meter band. I've copied just about all the Lowfer stations within
1000 miles of me. I also have a large multiturn, rotatable loop that I built
several years ago. Here is a link to it:

http://home.comcast.net/~wa3usg/monster.pdf

   This project was published in the Sept 2002 issue of QST.
   The AMRAD E-Field probe seems to outperform this loop by quite a margin
however.

   The most critical aspect of the AMRAD antenna for me is to ensure that
it's grounded. The ground doesn't have to be extreme, I use a 4 foot ground
rod right below where the antenna is mounted. If you try out this antenna
without the ground, it's very noisy ... with the ground ... WOW!

73
Dick, WA3USG


-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of don israel
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:21 PM
To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Help with loop please


Trevor,

I emailed them to find out the price and customs fees.  I haven't had this
much fun in radio since I was a kid, getting burned by Weller soldering
irons (yeah, the BIG ONES) and testing old tubes to see which ones still had
some life in them !!!!!

Thanks guys, you made my 65 year old heart race with excitement today.

Bob






----Original Message Follows----
From: tsmithers at cix.co.uk (Trevor Smithers)
Reply-To: tsmithers at cix.co.uk,"Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &
  UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Help with loop please
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:50 +0100 (BST)

Bob,
Depending on how much you wish to spend etc, this loop from Wellbrook might
be of interest
http://www.wellbrook.uk.com/LFL1010.html

73 to all
Trevor  G0KTN
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