Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8469 invoked from network); 23 May 2002 02:59:10 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from unknown (HELO warrior.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by exhibition.plus.net with SMTP; 23 May 2002 02:59:10 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 15579 invoked from network); 23 May 2002 02:58:52 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 23 May 2002 02:58:52 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17AihO-0001q3-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 23 May 2002 03:51:30 +0100 Received: from mail4.messagelabs.com ([212.125.75.12]) by post.thorcom.com with smtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17AihN-0001py-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 23 May 2002 03:51:29 +0100 X-VirusChecked: Checked Received: (qmail 7522 invoked from network); 23 May 2002 02:44:47 -0000 Received: from merimac.us.gases.boc.com (HELO merimac) (204.149.80.4) by server-5.tower-4.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 23 May 2002 02:44:47 -0000 Received: by EXC_WIL04 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Wed, 22 May 2002 22:52:51 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Ashlock,William" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: RE: LF: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: [Lowfer] RE: litz wire Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 22:34:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi Bob, Thanks for the suport This guy is something else! >It was starting to make my head ache too HAR >Any up dates on the time to publish the final chapter on the Loop ?? Yes I finally found some time to get this together over last weekend. Just about done. The hold- up was running enough tests to calculate a good number for the ground loss. >looks like the FCC is going to make it hard fer folks to radiate 1 Watt and the loop is going to be my answer when the time comes to 137 Khz I keep coming up with and am hearing more and more reasons for the loop to become more popular as the result of the coming 137 band. I guess some of the reasons why the European's have not jumped on the loop in a big way is that they: 1)Don't have the width of real estate, 2) Have enough input power to reach a 1w ERP without going to a loop, 3) Or (most likely) don't understand LF loop antennas. Since the height of the antenna is pretty much limited for most guys to 70ft or so due to local codes, and there is only so much additional improvement in using a big top hat, the only way to up the ERP to 1w is to use a loop. I'll calculate how big a loop has to be to radiate 1w with 100w in (IE: 10% efficient). Not small, but possible. Bill _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by UUNET delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit http://www.uk.uu.net/products/security/virus/