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7' SHIELDED LOOP
Thought some here, in between political rants, might like to see some
pix of my 7' shielded loop. This has replaced the 3' version- a picture of which is included. Although the summer QRN is high, the new loop is proving itself with NDB's that I have never copied before. The Burhans amp was modified to allow reception up through 17 MHz. Local power line noise, TV switches etc are gone. http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010023.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010024.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010025.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010026.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010028.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010027.JPG Main loop is from 5/8" CATV hardline and CATV connectors. The vertical support mast is thin wall fiberglass with aluminum inserts at each end to allow clamping- the entire support weights less than 1 pound. Now, to get it on the rotator/tower. 73, Dale W4OP |
Impressive Dale, very impressive. I was considering a 4-foot loop to replace
my 3-foot (also hunting for NDBs) but I backed off because I thought it was too much of a challenge. Now after seeing your 7-foot loop, I'm getting my courage back to try again. Nice job. Al KA5JGV "Dale Parfitt" wrote in message ... Thought some here, in between political rants, might like to see some pix of my 7' shielded loop. Dale W4OP |
Looks great Dale.... BUT Nortons says you have a 'Malicious Script' embedded
in '10024'. "Dale Parfitt" wrote in message ... Thought some here, in between political rants, might like to see some pix of my 7' shielded loop. This has replaced the 3' version- a picture of which is included. Although the summer QRN is high, the new loop is proving itself with NDB's that I have never copied before. The Burhans amp was modified to allow reception up through 17 MHz. Local power line noise, TV switches etc are gone. http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010023.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010024.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010025.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010026.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010028.JPG http://www.parelectronics.com/pics_new/P1010027.JPG Main loop is from 5/8" CATV hardline and CATV connectors. The vertical support mast is thin wall fiberglass with aluminum inserts at each end to allow clamping- the entire support weights less than 1 pound. Now, to get it on the rotator/tower. 73, Dale W4OP |
Al wrote: Impressive Dale, very impressive. I was considering a 4-foot loop to replace my 3-foot (also hunting for NDBs) but I backed off because I thought it was too much of a challenge. Now after seeing your 7-foot loop, I'm getting my courage back to try again. Nice job. Al KA5JGV Hi Al, I would try the 4' loop. My 1 meter loop was very impressive- I have never heard MW as well- and as quiet. All the local power line noise, TV switching supply garbage etc disappeared. I did direct comparisons with my active whip- the loop won 100% of the time. The only reason I grew it was for the 136 and 185 KHz experimental beacons. I have a nice machine shop and great junk box- but total cost was only a couple of bucks for the oddball toroids I did not have in stock. Dale W4OP |
Main loop is from 5/8" CATV hardline and CATV connectors. The vertical support mast is thin wall fiberglass with aluminum inserts at each end to allow clamping- the entire support weights less than 1 pound. Now, to get it on the rotator/tower. 73, Dale W4OP Classy looking loop! Cheers Beaker |
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