Hi Roelof, well skywave is not at a minimum at noon, it is at a maximum for the daytime period. However you are right in your timing for another reason this is the most repeatable period of the day,
Hello Alan, Thank you for the hands up. Years ago an old hand told me that it made a lot of difference with the coax inside or outside the mast. But I don't know if the mast was grounded at the botto
Hi Roelof, LF, Roelof, why do you think that this is the case? Interesting Question! "Won't work" means "Won't work properly" it assume. There will be a signal but perhaps it is not optimal. And why
Roelof & All, Just for your information I am using a PA0RDT Mini-Whip antenna for my grabbers, it is connected to 2 receivers via a passive 50 ohm splitter. The antenna size is 30 x 45 mm on the PCB.
Hello Gary, Thank you for your feedback. It is not easy to evaluate the noise situation. Not only varies the noise with frequency, but the bandnoise varies quite a bit from day to day. I always do my
Hi Stefan and Roelof, I would discount that until you have proved it for yourself. Unfortunately there are a lot of "urban myths" about LF aerials propagated by those who dont know how they work. The
Hello Stefan, Yes, a metal mast will introduce unwanted reception of its own. I have seen a professional application where a common mode choke was used over the mast at the bottom to kill unwanted re
