[SADXA] 160 Meter Receiving Loop

RICHARD SOLOMON w1ksz at q.com
Sun Apr 5 00:43:44 EDT 2009


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73, Dick, W1KSZ
 
> From: w1ksz at q.com
> To: sadxa at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 22:50:41 +0000
> Subject: [SADXA] 160 Meter Receiving Loop
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> 
> I built a 160 receiving loop antenna based on the KN4LF design and it
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> works quite well. Not much involved in the loop, just a pile of PVC pipe
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> and a piece of RG-6 (I had a 25" extension I used).
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> Attached is a picture of what I ended up with and a description from
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> KN4LF's web site.
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> I can rotate the loop and get a null in the noise (it is directional) of
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> about 4 S-Units. That made the difference between working and not
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> working JA3KZR this morning.
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> If anyone has an interest in this loop, we can chat at the next meeting.
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> 73, Dick, W1KSZ


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