Return-Path: Received: from rly-de04.mx.aol.com (rly-de04.mail.aol.com [172.19.170.140]) by air-de05.mail.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDE053-4d04a2f737173; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:49:01 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-de04.mx.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDE047-4d04a2f737173; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:48:51 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1MEJTR-0005Ko-CL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:47:57 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1MEJTQ-0005Kf-Vr for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:47:57 +0100 Received: from mk-outboundfilter-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com ([212.74.114.37]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MEJTP-0001ay-05 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:47:57 +0100 X-Trace: 255883844/mk-outboundfilter-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com/PIPEX/$PIPEX-ACCEPTED/pipex-temporary-group/79.65.165.150/None/m0afj@dsl.pipex.com X-SBRS: None X-RemoteIP: 79.65.165.150 X-IP-MAIL-FROM: m0afj@dsl.pipex.com X-SMTP-AUTH: X-MUA: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) X-IP-BHB: Once X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AikCAOMPL0pPQaWW/2dsb2JhbAAIzUiEDAU X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.41,339,1241391600"; d="scan'208";a="255883844" X-IP-Direction: IN Received: from 79-65-165-150.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com (HELO [10.0.0.5]) ([79.65.165.150]) by smtp.pipex.tiscali.co.uk with ESMTP; 10 Jun 2009 09:47:49 +0100 Message-ID: <4A2F7334.6070308@dsl.pipex.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:47:48 +0100 From: tim hague User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <4A2F5A93.8000509@dsl.pipex.com> <8bf118410906100033l34d6ef68uaf7e36386e8636b2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8bf118410906100033l34d6ef68uaf7e36386e8636b2@mail.gmail.com> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re Welbrook Loops Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed 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 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Dave Pick wrote: > Tim > > Yes, I use one all the time. The problem is usually the receiver, the > Wellbrook will easily overload even the best receivers with broadcast > signals as most don't have any front-end selectivity below 1.6MHz. Try > a 500kHz tuned circuit between the loop and the RX. > > Dave. > > 2009/6/10 tim hague > > > I've got a ALA 1530 Wellbrook Loop, is anyone using one of these > for 500kHz monitoring?, although I can hear NDB's nothing on 500kHz. > > Tim M0AFJ > > > > > -- > G3YXM IO92BK Birmingham UK Thanks Dave, I'll have a go, just for interest, how have you got yours mounted?, do you find you need a rotator? Best Regards Tim M0AFJ