Hi Patrick, Thanks for your suggestion. I do plan to add a few more turns to the 490' of existing wire on the LW box loop frame, and get the coverage down to 150 kHz. Actually, I was pretty lucky to get the coverage where it ended up, on the first attempt. Using only math to plan the LW windings after building the 10' medium wave box loop, it was really a stab in the dark to make this LW version. So I certainly can't complain. Yes, it would be interesting to compare this monster loop with other LW antennas, and I plan to check out some European DX this week. Unfortunately, I'm not a very experienced LW DXer, so I have a lot to learn :>) 73, Gary In a message dated 5/3/2009 9:44:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mwd...@webtv.net writes:
If you could add a couple more wraps to drop it to 150 khz, you would cover the whole LW band, as the broadcasters start at 153 kHz and go up to 279 kHz. It would be interesting to test that loop against other kinds of antennas. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com **************2009 3 Free CREDIT SCORES: See Your 3 Credit Scores from All 3 Bureaus FREE! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221797372x1201397989/aol?redir=https:%2F%2Fwww.freescore.com%2FOffers%2FStart%2FFreeCreditRepor tAndScore.aspx%3FID%3D91831F371F138345B53A153F49D4D872%26siteid%3De927580bf7 ) _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
