On Nov 9, 11:04 pm, N9NEO wrote:
I haven't been around lately - been moving west with wife. I have two
new antennas. A pa0rdt and an Amrad. I don't think that they are
available commercial but they are both a fairly easy to homebrew.
Both good from a few kHz to 30MHz. I will mount them both tomorrow and
get back to group after some op time. I am living in Rochester NY now
with a few big MW stations in the area so that I need antennas with
low IM products. Both are supposed to work fb in the city.

I landed a dream job at Harris RF here in town so moved into new QTH
and getting antennas & radios set up for winter. I also have a Hustler
5btv and my very big AM loop. Thinking of putting up a B&W T2FD for
sending 160m on up.

More later
NEO

Congratulations on the new job. I'll bet it's interesting.

I'm curious to hear how you like the pa0rdt mini whip. I have one here
in Brooklyn and find it pretty unremarkable. My LF-Engineering H-800
Skymatch usually beats it and my Wellbrook loop absolutely trounces
it. I currently use both the pa0rdt and the H-800 as noise antennas
along with a Timewave ANC-4. The pa0rdt does make an excellent noise
antenna because it excels at hearing locally generated rfi!

Steve

On Nov 10, 8:29 am, Steve wrote:
On Nov 9, 11:04 wrote:

I haven't been around lately - been moving west with wife. I have two
new antennas. A pa0rdt and an Amrad. I don't think that they are
available commercial but they are both a fairly easy to homebrew.
Both good from a few kHz to 30MHz. I will mount them both tomorrow and
get back to group after some op time. I am living in Rochester NY now
with a few big MW stations in the area so that I need antennas with
low IM products. Both are supposed to work fb in the city.

I landed a dream job at Harris RF here in town so moved into new QTH
and getting antennas & radios set up for winter. I also have a Hustler
5btv and my very big AM loop. Thinking of putting up a B&W T2FD for
sending 160m on up.

More later
NEO

Congratulations on the new job. I'll bet it's interesting.

I'm curious to hear how you like the pa0rdt mini whip. I have one here
in Brooklyn and find it pretty unremarkable. My LF-Engineering H-800
Skymatch usually beats it and my Wellbrook loop absolutely trounces
it. I currently use both the pa0rdt and the H-800 as noise antennas
along with a Timewave ANC-4. The pa0rdt does make an excellent noise
antenna because it excels at hearing locally generated rfi!

Steve

Hey Steve,

I ordered some coax yesterday to get antennas farther away from
house. I'll post more next week. I'm trying my best to take RHF
advice on getting them mounted. Location, ground rod etc. The AmraD
IS UP AND DOING a nice job. Lots of good listening under the BC
band. I'm looking into a Wellbrook loop as well. Thanks for the
congrats on job. Lots of bright engineers to learn from and the
company is very good to us.

73
NEO