Laurence,
Rain doesn't bother the tuning on a TX loop like it does on a vertical.
Only wind will make the tuning move around but still not too bad. Nice
to hear another fellow looper. Try #8 THHN wire for your loop as it will
increase the current quite a bit over #14 wire. Still with 5a of loop
current, you should get a signal all over NA. I ran .7a of loop current
and could get over 1000 miles with QRSS-30 on a #12 loop.
--
Mike
WE0H
WD2XGI
Laurence KL1X wrote:
Part 5 WD2XDW is testing as XDW qrss 30 with CW ID at beginning at 6
wpm on 137.7750. Tx power is 80 W input with about 5A Aerial current
into the E/W loop for the moment. The loop is I think 14 gauge
stranded with a circum of around 300 ft - so we can improve there I
think.
Tx is G0MRF 300Watter driven by W@G PS30 at twice Fo using On7YD QRSS
software
Conditions started more poorly and I havent seen dcf39 yet...
Ill leave the tx up all night and hope it doesnt rain!
Laurence
em26aq
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