Return-Path: Received: from rly-ma06.mx.aol.com (rly-ma06.mail.aol.com [172.20.116.50]) by air-ma10.mail.aol.com (v121_r5.5) with ESMTP id MAILINMA103-8b349773262b6; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:34:23 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-ma06.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMA065-8b349773262b6; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:34:14 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LPe99-0007ig-B9 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:33:35 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LPe96-0007iX-QM for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:33:32 +0000 Received: from smtp-out-3.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.233] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LPe95-0008UW-JS for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:33:32 +0000 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAGfBdklOlpbf/2dsb2JhbACEV8gRhXM Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.150.150.223]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 21 Jan 2009 14:33:25 +0000 Message-ID: <005101c97bd5$3849a210$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <002501c97bbd$52274330$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <1232539941.49771125b6279@imp.netikka.net> <2D0E89772460432D8D4DBA90EC6BBD8E@DR2> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:33:25 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.250 Subject: Re: LF: 137 NIL Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 Dave Although the smaller antennas work I have found the signals are well down compared to the larger wire antennas. My 40 metre resonated loop on 500 Kcs is not as good as the 1/4 wave inv L, also I have noticed small loops in the target direction are well down on the bigger wire antennas. I am talking about weak signal detection. de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "dave.riley3" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:47 PM Subject: Re: LF: 137 NIL > Noticed same thing here, Paul with e-antennas, so tried this and it serves > well from 17.2 kc. to 6 meters. > Pulled down all the other wire antennas, no more ground radials or top > load > wires needed, plus is more quiet on RX. > Gets out well on 600M too. 160M, 80M, 30M, it doesn't care where it > tunes... > Mostly no de-tuning with snow and wet... ( maybe 2 kc. ) > > TNX de Dave @ WD2XSH/17 > > ref: www.radiocom.net/600M/LOOP1107.jpg > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul-Henrik" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:12 AM > Subject: Re: LF: 137 NIL > > > Hello Mal, LF > > > In my case it is still snowing here, no way to keep the antenna tuned atm. > Short > high impedance antennas are tricky to keep happy. Just like me they prefer > dry > weather and clear skies :) > > 73's > > Paul-Henrik > > Quoting mal hamilton : > >> This band seems to have gone vy quiet again after a burst of recent acty. >> Not >> even a grabber active. >> >> de mal/g3kev > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.10/1905 - Release Date: 1/20/2009 2:34 PM