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Stuart R · 14th Aug 2020, 8:59 am

Thanks for your kind and helpful comments.

A rotator would be an added luxury - I had rather disappointing reception of Radio Caroline at first, but then realised the tree where version 2 was hung for testing is planted at the wrong angle.

I haven't tried a lower PSU voltage, but will. Some cooler transistors would make me happier.

Maybe the Version 2 that I have kept for myself isn't quite right as the washing line aerial still outperformed the loop on SW (Sobell 516 during daytime), so more investigations required. This was a slightly different build using the Möbius coax loop instead of stranded wire - I only made comparisons of those technologies on MW.

Regards,

SR

14th Aug 2020, 8:59 am	#13
Stuart R Heptode Join Date: May 2011 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 693	Re: Lockdown Loop Aerials Thanks for your kind and helpful comments. A rotator would be an added luxury - I had rather disappointing reception of Radio Caroline at first, but then realised the tree where version 2 was hung for testing is planted at the wrong angle. I haven't tried a lower PSU voltage, but will. Some cooler transistors would make me happier. Maybe the Version 2 that I have kept for myself isn't quite right as the washing line aerial still outperformed the loop on SW (Sobell 516 during daytime), so more investigations required. This was a slightly different build using the Möbius coax loop instead of stranded wire - I only made comparisons of those technologies on MW. Regards, SR