For reception you can get those little tuning caps they use in
the portables -- about 1 inch square and half an inch thick.
You can usually find them at Radio Scrap -- er Shack.

Irv

John Smith wrote:

Gene Fuller wrote:
Bill wrote:
Hello everyone I am looking for detailed plans for an AM loop. I
will be using it only for one frequency 1370AM so I dont want any
tuners just a simple AM Loop antenna for my AM radio. I will have to
solder a 1/8 plug to a 6-8 ft feedline to connect to my radio. It is a
Kaito portable model 1103. I want to built this AM Loop cause I listen
to talk radio alot and the static and other distant stations sometimes
make it hard. I have done alot of looking around on google searches
but have found no real detailed plans I am not sure if I should go
with edge wound or Spiral wound. Any info you guys can give especially
a detailed plan would be greatly appreciated. or maybe there is a
website I may not have seen you would like to suggest. I am sure I
have seen most of them atleast the most popular ones. Anyways thanks
in advance for any input Bill

Bill,

Forget about the antenna problem. The bigger challenge is distinguishing
talk radio programming from static and interference, even if the radio
reception is perfect.

8-)

73,
Gene
W4SZ

Personally, I love talk radio. I have, long ago, given up on getting
any real information from major networks ... but then if I had to
listen to rush, or chaps like him, I'd abandon talk radio also!

A tuned loop is the way to go. The only real practical application of
one needs a variable cap in my humble opinion ...

JS

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