Dear Mal, Small active antennas do not suffer from Rusty Nails. They have no nails. Small active antennas usually have operational amplifiers offering a dynamic range of some Volts feeding modern swi
LF I would suggest what most are hearing is not the Luxemburg effect but cross modulation, Inter Modulation, Rx front end overload all due to poor antennas or poor Pre amps ahead of the Rx or the RX
Mal, here in central Europe, muffled voices and music are audible on DCF and HGA every night, and often during winter days as well. Yes I'm sure it really is Luxembourg effect, aka ICM for ionospheri
Markus The Luxemburg effect could be in your own back yard, the Rusty Nail syndrome, rectification taking place, dissimilar metals with antennas and plugs/sockets etc Using small active antennas in s