On 5/25/2010 4:19 AM, Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) wrote:
Connect your AMBCB radio and tune the capacitor for max signal strength.
Enjoy!

One thing: the MTM loop antenna doesn't need a connection to the AM
radio. That web-page, if I read it correctly, said you only needed to
put the radio next to the loop antenna.


That will work if that's what you want to do. The radio's ferrite
antenna replaces the 2 turn pickup loop. If you want to be able to do
both, include the pickup loop anyway.

Good luck!

tom
K0TAR

On 05/25/2010 04:58 AM, tom wrote:
On 5/25/2010 4:19 AM, Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) wrote:
Connect your AMBCB radio and tune the capacitor for max signal strength.
Enjoy!

One thing: the MTM loop antenna doesn't need a connection to the AM
radio. That web-page, if I read it correctly, said you only needed to
put the radio next to the loop antenna.


That will work if that's what you want to do. The radio's ferrite
antenna replaces the 2 turn pickup loop. If you want to be able to do
both, include the pickup loop anyway.

Good luck!

tom
K0TAR

Hi there,
I have had some experience with BCB boosters and found that it works
best with a long wire coupled to a loop that is grounded. The radio I
was using had a built in antenna wound inside the case and the untuned
loop coupled very nicely to the radio. With a ferrite rod inside the
radio it might not work so well.
Just an idea for you to play with.
Bill Baka

That will work if that's what you want to do. The radio's ferrite
antenna replaces the 2 turn pickup loop. If you want to be able to do
both, include the pickup loop anyway.


Being a noob in electronics (was never trained in that context), I need
to do my homework to understand your replies. Thanks!

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On 5/26/2010 5:52 AM, Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) wrote:
That will work if that's what you want to do. The radio's ferrite
antenna replaces the 2 turn pickup loop. If you want to be able to do
both, include the pickup loop anyway.


Being a noob in electronics (was never trained in that context), I need
to do my homework to understand your replies. Thanks!


Sorry, what that means is all you need to do is place the radio near the
loop, just like you mentioned earlier. If you want to connect to output
of the loop to the antenna input of an AM receiver at some later time,
that will work, too. If you don't think you'll use the output from the
pickup loop, then skip it for now. You can always add it later if you
need it.

Good luck.

tom
K0TAR

Sorry, what that means is all you need to do is place the radio near the
loop, just like you mentioned earlier. If you want to connect to output
of the loop to the antenna input of an AM receiver at some later time,
that will work, too. If you don't think you'll use the output from the
pickup loop, then skip it for now. You can always add it later if you
need it.

I have a cheap Sony Dream Machine radio. It has no AM antenna port. SO
the loop antenna should boost its AM reception. That's why I asked.

Could FM reception be boosted by the same idea? That Dream Machine radio
has only a simple wire as FM antenna.

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