Return-Path: Received: from mtain-md01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-md01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.85]) by air-me10.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINME103-8bc74c0ab0e4236; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:17:40 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-md01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id C28A7380000AD; Sat, 5 Jun 2010 16:17:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1OKznJ-0005ul-Fe for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:16:37 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1OKznJ-0005uc-4V for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:16:37 +0100 Received: from mailout-us.gmx.com ([74.208.5.67]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OKznH-0002E7-85 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:16:37 +0100 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 05 Jun 2010 20:16:28 -0000 Received: from 75-168-143-142.mpls.qwest.net (EHLO [192.168.1.100]) [75.168.143.142] by mail.gmx.com (mp-us002) with SMTP; 05 Jun 2010 16:16:28 -0400 X-Authenticated: #60769621 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19x0ERwK5ZxgFGIAKXN97AyUEAcca3EDI6t6P2h+r 6+RIAjgdWzdp5G Message-ID: <4C0AB09E.3000402@gmx.com> Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:16:30 -0500 From: "Mike.WE0H" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100317) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <657E7065AC4C454AB63F6C7C2FF043F6@Black> <85A6EDF74C464FF09E93E97F768BA81F@JimPC> <724A67D7EAD24FB9B7E0AAF6C9AA12B3@df2py> <0027B092A29B4BE4A4D14F40C51B19B6@df2py> <38A51B74B884D74083D7950AD0DD85E82A1C21@File-Server-HST.hst.e-technik.tu-darmstadt.de> <33963F1884DF41FDBE5F804D00FABFE0@df2py> <4C0A94FA.6030000@gmx.com> <0BD818797B554567971BA74E25D4B8C2@AGB> In-Reply-To: <0BD818797B554567971BA74E25D4B8C2@AGB> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: VLF: Receiving antenna 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60554c0ab0e228f6 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Has anyone else tried using a spool of wire as a receive antenna on the VLF bands? I just tried a ~500' spool of 22g wire on a plastic spool and it hears pretty darn good using WinRad. It is very directional. I will try series caps to see if I can resonate it. Mike WE0H