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From ON4DY (RX only).
Hello All,
While listening on, and adjusting a newly built 30 turn
octogonal frame loop of 2,2 meter diameter ( 7 ft ),
center about 3,5 m ( 12 ft) above ground, set in the
middle of an open area in the garden,
I copied following stations :
Thursday Oct. 7th.
15:52 G4GVC qso 569 working M0AYF whom I
regretfully could not hear, neither MM0ALM
By then, I noticed my loop was far off the right direction, certainly for
Aberdeen.
16:57 DL3FDO cq 549
20:34 DJ1RL cq
539 replied by ON7YD 589
Friday Oct. 8 th.
15:50 G3KEV cq
579
16:00 G4GVC cq
569
16:42 G8RW cq
539 improved reception average 1 s-unit compared to my 300 ft
+ Beverage.
17:01 G3YXM cq
56/79
20:18 G3XDV cq
569
Saturday not qrv.
Sunday OCT. 10 th.
06:27 G3LDO 579 calling
G8RW
06:34 G8RW 549 now , cq
06:40 G3LDO in qso with G3BDQ 579
07:00 G4GVC 569 in qso with
DJ5DI 559, and later G3YMC not heard.
07:45 DJ5DI 559
cq.
07:51 G3KEV 579 cq
08:37 DL3FDO 549 cqs replied by G3KEV, but no qso at that
time of listening.
14:20 GB4RS 579 Graham in Windsor working G6NB
19:57 G3YXM 579
Last minute : Monday Oct. 11th
15:14 G8RW 549 in qso with G6NB not heard.
15:28 G3KEV 579 in qso with DJ6FU 229 (Mal gave 569, so
must reconsider my optimism of good RXing !)
The continuous drizzle prevented me from doing more adjustments on the
antenna mounted preamp,
so that some improvement still may and must be possible I think.
Being out in the country in a most of the time quiet rf environment, the
directional effect of the loop
is rather a disadvantage than anything else. I do not know if the height of
a loop is of any importance
on LF, as long as it is not screened by surrounding objects.
In so far, the improvement is very small against the beverage, from which I
started to listen on 136.
Future will tell which way to go....
73, Bob on4dy JO10TX.
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