[Lowfer] Virginia Stations

[Peter Barick]

Just a follow-on to Pete's musings and Warren's ferrite advice.

A author named Joe Carr (deceased) had an '80s paperback on LF projects. One I recall was an
amplified ferrite loop, small and square, the idea being to select both H and V polarized signals.
I should still have that book.
Haven't heard of other like designs save for Bill Bowers LF work with a 3foot ferrite rod.
Still, most interest since then is towards loop rx antennas and, now presently, for a large tx loop of 1 turn
of heavy conductor, tuned to freq, of course.

But reflecting, and also supporting, Pete's comments of Ken Cornell...I was largely influenced as a kid by
a local ham who later I came to understand was a most practical builder, but no formal electronics educ.
He was a ham's Ham though.

Like an Edison, he persevered in meeting his goals, gathering other's ideas and resources
and putting it all together. This "Dom" had a solid rep. locally and of course a solid signal.
He achieved his goals!

I emphasise that because, personally, that seems to be a challenge for me more times than I care for,
given all the many avenues in life one has now. (Takes an effort to stay on course, hmm?)

So I admire the guy who "get's it done," not falling into what-ifs or I'll-wait-'til-others-do-it black holes.
Plus, that oldtimer encouraged me, a kid, to take the license exam when I was telling myself "not just yet."
Actually I was low on confidence and timid of the approaching adult world. He kicked me to that other side.

Ok, soap boxer's done. Amen, huh -- Peter
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>>> "Pete Cranwell" <pete at pcranwell.com> 02/07/08 6:11 AM >>>
I proof read one or two of Ken's first scrapbooks while he was still
pounding away on his typewriter.  I think I gave him some circuits to use
using FETs for a preamp or preamp / converter.  They would have used
MPF102s, because I had a lot of them and Radio Shack sold them back then.  I
think he took the circuits to someone to have them manufactured.  Ken didn't
have a real solid theory background so I usually supplied him with working
designs.
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