[Lowfer] Antennas (WAS: Lowfer WH2XXP to NE IL)

[N8OOU]

Zack,

I use a Low Noise Vertical design, use Google to find the details. I 
have a good ground plane for it, and the vertical element is about 40Ft 
tall. I adjusted the transformer turns to peak at about 220 Khz, No 
preamp is used.

With that transformer, signal strengths start to drop around 6 Mhz, with 
very little signal above 10 Mhz.

Verticals are a controversial antenna, but this one has worked good for me.

73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek

On 11/14/22 08:59, Zack Widup wrote:
> I'd like to know what you folks are using for antennas and preamps to
> receive the signals in the watering hole and other frequencies. I have been
> having an awful time with antennas for that frequency range. I have a 5
> foot square loop with 20 turns of wire tapped at 3, 5, 10 and 15 turns in
> the back yard. It has failed miserably. Mostly what I get is noise. I have
> a feeling that the noise is coming from a DSL line that passes almost
> overhead. I have tried several preamps, including the K0LR and LZ1AQ
> preamps. None of those seem to make a difference. I have tried receiving
> with a TS-850SAT and  FunCube dongle, which both cover LF.
> 
> I just built a smaller antenna this weekend, a one turn loop one meter in
> diameter, with the LZ1AQ preamp. This preamp was designed for that
> particular size of antenna. I put it in the front yard, far away from any
> wires. It performs remarkably well, much better than the loop in the back
> yard. But I still don't detect any signals in the watering hole.
> 
> I also have an AMRAD e-probe antenna that I've been wanting to put up. But
> I need to borrow an extension ladder to get to rooftop level on my house
> and also need to borrow transportation to move the ladder (a Saturn Ion is
> not going to work).  :-)  I'm probably only going to be able to get it up
> about 15 feet.
> 
> But what are others using?
> 
> 73, Zack W9SZ
> 
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 7:38 AM Garry <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> No luck monitoring 181.82 kHz over night so switched to the watering
>> hole before local sunrise. Using QRSS60 saw only the merest traces from
>> TAG but WH2XXP was in there a bit so changed to QRSS30 and caught a full
>> call sign (with some imagination) just before local sunrise at 1242Z.
>> Not bad for a 2342 km path.
>>
>> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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