"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
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I only had about an hour to play with it but in a word, I would say WOW! I
used my DE-1103 to obtain the results. I tuned from 520-1710 counting all
the stations I could understand. Here are my initial results:

Without the TG-33 I received 45 stations here in San Jose.
Using the TG-33 inductively coupled to the 1103 I received 96 different
stations. That is more than DOUBLE! I haven't done any other kind of
testing yet. I will do more tomorrow.

I have a Radio Shack passive loop that I thought worked pretty well but
this
is MUCH better. With the appx. 15 ft. cable you can get the antenna high
up
in the air. The only thing it lacks is a way to attach it to the radio.
I
used a small stick-on Velcro fastener to accomplish this. Maybe Degen
will
include this later. I don't know how much this unit will cost but I would
suspect that it would be comparable to their shortwave loop antenna but
I'm
only guessing.



Hi there Jim

That sounds almost incredible. You picked an additional 45 brand new
stations with this new loop?? I mean that's extremely incredible. It's
like having a brand new radio! I want one then for sure.

Amazed
Lucky

Hi there Jim

That sounds almost incredible. You picked an additional 45 brand new
stations with this new loop?? I mean that's extremely incredible. It's
like having a brand new radio! I want one then for sure.

Amazed
Lucky
Hi Lucky, tquchina on ebay has them listed for $16.90

"Frank Halaburak" wrote in message
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Hi there Jim

That sounds almost incredible. You picked an additional 45 brand new
stations with this new loop?? I mean that's extremely incredible. It's
like having a brand new radio! I want one then for sure.

Amazed
Lucky
Hi Lucky, tquchina on ebay has them listed for $16.90



Thanks all for reponding. Too bad this is just for the MW band. I might
still still try it.
I going to wait on some more reviews.
I built my own loop too. I used copper tubing for the main loop and heavy
wire for in the 2nd loop. It works OK but it's so big and bulky it's a
hassle to use in the room.

I have to constantly turn it and use the adjust the resistor for each
frequncy. It was fun to build though. I built it when I first got into SW
and had visions of picking up far away planets with it

It's good for when it's raining bad and you still want to pick up certain
stations.

Lucky