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After rereading Dallas' "MW and LW Noise reducing Antennas", on page 4
I see he uses an 8' ground rod. Perhaps for this antenna configuration the ground isn't as critical as I thought or that I have experienced with other antennas, or maybe LA has very good soil conductivity. I have found the variation used by Mark Connellly, WA1ION, "Another Look at Noise-Reducing Antenna Systems (July 1992), to give excellent service. http://www.members.aol.com/WA1ION/nrants.pdf I did not add R1 and R2 in my final configuration as they made no detectable difference here. I have read several complaints of MiniCircuits transformers being easily damaged by transcients, and causing IMD from stong/local MW stations. Since my personal nightmare MW on 770KHz has never caused any issues and since the tree supporting my antenna was blasted and the transformer survived I have my doubts as to MC transformers being all that delicate. Another fun antenna configuration to play with is http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/dipole/short_dipole.htm. While not exactly a MW DX combo it does offer some utility in conjunction with a phaser to cancel local MW stations. Terry |
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