Return-Path: Received: from mtain-me04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-me04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.140]) by air-de05.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDE051-5eb24d303070c2; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:16:00 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-me04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 6FB8538000088; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:15:59 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PdhcV-00055K-J8 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:15:03 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PdhcV-00055B-3n for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:15:03 +0000 Received: from mail.cz.gmc.net ([77.48.211.230]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PdhcT-0006H2-Cv for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:15:03 +0000 Received: from MALY (77.48.211.231) by mail.cz.gmc.net (192.168.47.18) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.1.436.0; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:14:54 +0100 Message-ID: <4D7062BE2D504CA4A55BDE1C7103CF31@gmc.net> From: Petr Maly To: References: In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:15:35 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3508.1109 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3508.1109 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Re: Mini-Whip Antenna Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-15"; 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=0.1 required=5.0 tests=MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d608c4d30306f3abb X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 Hello Roelof, It is an honour for me to have the answer directly from the author of this little magic thing. I didn't realize that you are on the group as well. How long did it take you to develop it? Or was it just a fluke? Do you think of some further improvements? For example, make it symetrical, or something? In any way, I believe no other thing is currectly so much discussed as your Mini-Whip. Congrats. 73, Petr -----Original Message----- From: Roelof Bakker Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 11:45 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Mini-Whip Antenna Hello Petr, That is a nice photo on a nice location. I am looking forward to hear of your findings. I have been using one for six years now in a suburban environment. Though just 6 meter from the house and five meter up, I have had amazing catches at LF. I have had aural copy from NDB IPA on Easter Island in the Pacific that transmitted on 280 kHz. This station has only been logged by three listeners in Europe. One used a beverage, the other a K9AY and yours truly a mini-whip. And also solid decodes on NAVTEX at 518 kHz from Japan, China and Taiwan. So, yes, the antenna seems to work! 73, Roelof, pa0rdt