[SADXA] 160 Meter Receiving Loop

[Douglas Todd]

I'd love to see it.

Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RICHARD SOLOMON" <w1ksz at q.com>
To: "SADXA" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [SADXA] 160 Meter Receiving Loop


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> I see attachments are verboten.
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> If you want me to e-mail them to you, let me know.
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> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
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>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 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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