[Lowfer] WEB, WMS in CT

[PAUL DAULTON]

Thanks to Steve and Jay for the reports.
Jay you and Bill Ashlock sure make a good case for the loop antennas.
Paul k5wms
-----Original Message-----
From: <jrusgrove at comcast.net>
Sent: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 09:04:03 -0500
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer \(US, European, &UK\) and MedFer bands"
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Subject: Re: [Lowfer] WEB, WMS in CT
 
 
Steve  
 
A directional antenna...a large switchable K9AY that provides 20 - 25 dB
 front to back. Info here:  
 
http://www.w1vd.com/k9ay11.pdf  
 
I've used quite a few different antennas here over the years including e
 probes, 6' box loop, 10' 14  
turn Octoloop, large shielded single turn coax loops (both tuned and
 broadband), beverage (not long  
enough) and loop/vertical combinations. The large K9AY is the clear winner
 in terms of effectiveness  
if you're interested in maximizing reception in a given direction.
 Collecting enough signal on LF  
and MF with even moderate sized antennas is seldom a problem. The bigger
 issue is the reduction of  
interfering signals and static in the undesired directions. Basically
 you're improving the  
signal/noise by lowering the interference and noise.  
 
Jay  
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----  
From: "Steve Sykes" <stevesykes at rochester.rr.com>  
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &UK) and MedFer bands"
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Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 8:50 AM  
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] WEB, WMS in CT  
 
 
> Jay,  
> You get a much better image than I do. How do you get rid of Radio  
> Iceland? I am using a 300 hz filter in CW mode but still have quite a  
> signal from Iceland.  
>  
> Steve  
> jrusgrove at comcast.net wrote:  
>> Conditions down from a acouple weeks back but still good copy of WEB.  
>>  
>> http://www.w1vd.com/capture/WEB020709.jpg  
>>  
>> And, WMS entangled in squirgles...  
>>  
>> http://www.w1vd.com/capture/WMS020709.jpg  
>>  
>> Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2  
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