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Default Need some portable antenna ideas.

Going cross country at the end of September. Radio will probably be a
degen DE1103. I don't want to risk any of the more expensive RX.

I need some ideas of practicle antennas to bring along. Practicle =
Low cost and preferable homebrew. Will be looking for MW and 160m &
75m am.

73
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http://users.bigpond.net.au/CygnusX3/loop%20Antenna.htm

I bought the AM loop antenna on Ebay from this seller and I'm happy with the
performance.




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Going cross country at the end of September. Radio will probably be a
degen DE1103. I don't want to risk any of the more expensive RX.

I need some ideas of practicle antennas to bring along. Practicle =
Low cost and preferable homebrew. Will be looking for MW and 160m &
75m am.

73
NEO



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100' tape measure. clip the belt attatchment to the whip antenna and pull
out as much as needed to extend the length. portable and practicle.
"N9NEO" wrote in message
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Going cross country at the end of September. Radio will probably be a
degen DE1103. I don't want to risk any of the more expensive RX.

I need some ideas of practicle antennas to bring along. Practicle =
Low cost and preferable homebrew. Will be looking for MW and 160m &
75m am.

73
NEO



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Default Need some portable antenna ideas.

Thanks for the input.

Looks like antenna compliment will include the small Kaito active loop
I got with the radio, a roll of 16 gauge wire and a wrist rocket with
plenty of sinkers, and a homebrew 4' tuned loop that I can hopefully
resonate on 75m & MW too. I'm looking at some Loop plans now. Maybe a
Hula Loop.

73
NEO




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100' tape measure. clip the belt attatchment to the whip antenna and pull
out as much as needed to extend the length. portable and practicle.
"N9NEO" wrote in message
ups.com...
Going cross country at the end of September. Radio will probably be a
degen DE1103. I don't want to risk any of the more expensive RX.

I need some ideas of practicle antennas to bring along. Practicle =
Low cost and preferable homebrew. Will be looking for MW and 160m &
75m am.

73
NEO


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Default Need some portable antenna ideas.

N9NEO wrote:
Thanks for the input.

Looks like antenna compliment will include the small Kaito active loop
I got with the radio, a roll of 16 gauge wire and a wrist rocket with
plenty of sinkers, and a homebrew 4' tuned loop that I can hopefully
resonate on 75m & MW too. I'm looking at some Loop plans now. Maybe a
Hula Loop.

73
NEO




Vincent Everett wrote:
100' tape measure. clip the belt attatchment to the whip antenna and pull
out as much as needed to extend the length. portable and practicle.
"N9NEO" wrote in message
ups.com...
Going cross country at the end of September. Radio will probably be a
degen DE1103. I don't want to risk any of the more expensive RX.

I need some ideas of practicle antennas to bring along. Practicle =
Low cost and preferable homebrew. Will be looking for MW and 160m &
75m am.

73
NEO


Use a SLINKY !


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Default Need some portable antenna ideas.

No slinkeys no tape measure.

I built a loop antenna today out of a 9" cardboard tube like a
sonotube. 24 turns of 16gauge wire and rang it with a 20-450pf
variable I had kicking around. Awsum signals. I'm going to continue
experimenting and put together a larger like 3 foot diameter loop and
maybe build in a preamp and a band switch. It's got to be done by the
end of the month for cross-country AM DXpedition. That and my Kaito
loop and a spool of wire should keep me with some good signals.

73
NEO

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