[Lowfer] RX Wire antenna at W4DEX

[JJ]

Dex,
The single turn loop that you used to have is what I am using.  My NS 
loop is 250'X30'(max) and as low as about 20' in one place.  I feed it 
in the center of the bottom leg with a 9:1 balun and 75 ohm catv cable.  
The EW loop is about half size of the NS loop. Neither use amplifiers.  
The baluns are made from toroids scrounged from a computer PS and the 
wire is 22ga insulated copper (telephone wire).  The antennas are good 
performers on LF/MF/HF but I have to wonder if the 9:1 baluns are proper 
and if I could improve performance.  I suppose that if I ever put the 
effort into learning how to use a modeling program, I'd find out.

Jon WS1K

On 1/24/2013 2:01 PM, Dexter McIntyre W4DEX wrote:
> I just threw together a crude web page show the wire antenna which I 
> mainly use for VLF through HF receiving.  Pictures were made this 
> morning.
>
> http://www.w4dex.com/antenna/rx_wire/wire_receive_antenna_at_w4dex.htm
>
> Dex
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