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Old 31st Mar 2018, 10:21 am   #22
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Default Re: My long awaited outdoor AM aerial

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Originally Posted by MrBungle View Post
Hash is terrible. Is it better out in the sticks? I'm right in the middle of London and it's awful.
We're out in the sticks, the main house has all the usual modern noise, out in the 'escape room' it's a lot better, the only 'noisy' electrical item being the cordless phone charger & striplights, which soon gets switch off for serious listening or set alignment. I have since installed a standard 'pendant' light, with an authentic green enamel shade, of 1950's vintage ...

I have toyed with the idea of making one of these:-

http://bovan.net/gmweb2/The%20FS%20Loop.htm

Graham Maynard (sadly no longer with us), & I had email tennis a few years back regarding his phono stage, works a treat, the loop antenna on his site looks an interesting project.

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