Hi Tom, The Icom R-75 and the Kenwood TS-440 (transceiver) both work well on LF. I've used the latter rig since 2005 and have been very pleased with it, having logged a few European and UK stations.
If you want to see how well a group can work with one "moderator", check out this link to TheRadioBoard: http://www.theradioboard.com/rb/ 73, J.B., VE3EAR LowFER Beacon "EAR" 188.830 kHz. QRSS30 EN93
Hello everyone, I'm new to the LF list, having subscribed just a few weeks ago, and I've just been "reading the mail" up until now. I've noticed that the bulk of the posts deal with reception reports
Welcome to the reflector. Not only are questions permissible, they they are practically compulsory. We have already made the mistakes you are probably going to make, so put your proposals forward and
Hello LF Group, I've finally finished the construction of my LF loop and I appear to have a problem with it regarding the connection to the receiver. The loop itself is in the form of an octagon, wit
Hello John, LF group, Thanks for your reply. The pickup loop is basically as you described, but with a slight difference. The feedline comes to the bottom of the loop where the shield is exposed, the
Hello Niels, LF group, Yes, it is a rather large loop! I have a few pix of it if anyone would like to see how I've built it. Your guess of the inductance is close, I measured it with my LCR-55 meter
J.B., There is another approach you might want to consider. Skip the single turn link altogether. Rather than the normal parallel tuning, series tune the loop into a transformer wound on a ferrite c
This is probably the best approach for your loop, or any series or parallel arrangment I use a parallel resonating approach on my 80 m perimeter vertical loop and never had a problem. G3KEV Hello Mal
coupling loop, which is only loop. Hi Jim, LF Group, My antenna is based on the successful design by Steve, VE7SL, with only two differences, 1) my pickup loop is shielded, and 2) I used #12 wire ra
Hello Jim, LFers, Thanks for clarifying the issues about my loop...I really am greatful to all who have offered suggestions...you and the gang here are a great bunch of fellows with plenty of experie
J.B. - what rx are you using with the loop? Another thought....could there be a problem with the coax cable? ...old? ...moisture? ....shield open at the connector? Steve / VE7SL Hi Steve, LFers, I'm
Hello Mitch, LFer's, That would be great, thanks very much! I'm home most evenings and every weekend, so you shouldn't have any problem catching me. Contact me on the local repeater, 146.940, PL123,
Hello LFers, A combination of time off and good weather finally let me try out the series tuned into a transformer hookup on my loop. After trying out several ratios, I found that 4:1 seemed to produ
Hi JB, congrats on sorting the loop....it is worth the effort ...LF may stand for Low Frequency but it also stands for Lotsa Frustration, Learning Fast, ( even Lovely Folk) and above all Lotsa Fun..
Hello LFers, Is there anyone on the list who can tell me the identity and location of two signals I copied using QRSS60 at or near to 137.780 as "XXO" and "XGJ" ? It sure was nice to see some activit
Hello LFers, I had a very solid copy of "XES" using DFCW mode here on Lake Huron at 02:00 UTC. It's nice to know my antenna efforts are yielding results! 73, J.B., VE3EAR - VE3WZL @ EN93dr
J.B. Are you copying "XGJ" 0.5 Hz above "XES"? Hello Warren, LFers, Yes, I sure am! I see you pretty much every evening. I'm using a VE7SL style loop with no preamp into a TS-440. 73, J.B.
Hello LFer's, I had a good early morning copy of the DFCW signal from XES today. First time I've seen him during daylight hours in weeks. 73, J.B., VE3EAR - VE3WZL EN93dr
Hello LFer's, The soil at my QTH is composed mostly of gravel, which makes getting a decent ground for RF purposes rather difficult for two reasons, driving in ground rods, and poor soil conductivity
