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ionburn · 12th Feb 2018, 9:23 pm

I built a frame aerial, which I regularly use. Mine is 32 inches square. Has ten turns with one turn pickup. I am not sure offhand what my tuning capacitor is without looking, but something in the hundreds of Pf. It often works better than the long wire, even though a few feet lower (but not always). It is tricky for me to use it's directionality due to it's size in my small room.

I would recommend them for MW.

12th Feb 2018, 9:23 pm	#8
ionburn Heptode Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 583	Re: My first frame aerial I built a frame aerial, which I regularly use. Mine is 32 inches square. Has ten turns with one turn pickup. I am not sure offhand what my tuning capacitor is without looking, but something in the hundreds of Pf. It often works better than the long wire, even though a few feet lower (but not always). It is tricky for me to use it's directionality due to it's size in my small room. I would recommend them for MW.