[Lowfer] active whips

[Zack Widup]

I'm just finishing up the AMRAD antenna. I splurged on the Crystalonics
CP666 FET. Now I just have to adjust the bias, seal up the antenna and put
it up. I guess I'll find out how good it is in a day or so.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Douglas D. Williams <kb4oer at gmail.com>wrote:

> Having noticed some recent comments on this reflector that disparaged
> active whip ("e-probe") antennas as effective VLF/LF receive antennas, I
> must respectfully disagree.
>
> Unless you live in a very QRM quiet envirnoment, I don't think you can do
> much better at LF than a good quality active whip, located away from noise
> sources and trees/buildings, and shielded by common mode chokes.
>
> 73, Doug KB4OER
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