-=jd=- wrote:

On Sat 22 May 2004 06:22:56p, "Stephen M.H. Lawrence"
wrote in message
hlink.net:



"-=jd=-" wrote:

| Although, I'm really starting to like my loop. At about 120 feet of #14
| of insulated wire arranged in a horizontal (flat) triangle - even
| though it's closer to the house, it has got to be the quietest (from
| ambient noise) antenna I have tried to date. It sux for local FM
| broadcasts though...
|
|
| -=jd=-

Try using a decent attenuator - that might work wonders.
120 feet of wire is sure to overload even the most well - built
FM receivers.

73,


Actually, I have the opposite problem - The entire FM band is registering
far less than it should. This means my favorite FM station (NPR - a weak
station to begin with) is lost in the hissss. I'm switching out the
transformer for a 1:1 today to see if that helps.

I really need to get a noise bridge and stop trying to figure out the
actual impedance using the braille method...

I had a MFJ noise bridge (MFJ-202B) for quite some time, sorry I sold the darn
thing off. It was quite handy, guess I should order another one up.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

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