Envelope-to: dave@picks.force9.co.uk Delivery-date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:07:02 +0000 Received: by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with spam-scanned (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1EuSxP-0003f5-LT for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:07:02 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with esmtp (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1EuSxP-0003eu-IU for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:06:59 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1EuSwu-0002pY-83 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:06:28 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1EuSwt-0002pP-N4 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:06:27 +0000 Received: from smtp-1.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.29]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1EuTRT-0006l0-BP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:38:05 +0000 Received: from [84.13.21.36] (helo=[84.13.21.36]) by smtp-1.opaltelecom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1EuSwo-0003c3-DA for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:06:22 +0000 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.1.371 [267.14.12/220]); Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:06:23 +0000 Message-ID: <00b401c611e8$10956970$24150d54@traceydlqceh0p> From: "Tracey Gardner" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <380-2200614593251613@M2W037.mail2web.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 11:06:23 -0000 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: LF: Re: ferrite rods Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed 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-PN-SpamFiltered: by PlusNet MXCore (v2.00) Take a look at the Long Wave Club of America's web site and try their message board.. ISTR that one of their members built a monster ferrite rod antenna some years ago, http://www.lwca.org/ 73s Tracey I have been thinking about trying to make them into one larger antenna rod for receiving only. Would I get any advantage over a normal short single rod, or do the advantages from one aspect get cancelled out by other aspects. I'm sure this must have been tried out before any advice would be appreciated. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.12/220 - Release Date: 03/01/2006