From a note posted today on the yahoo Palstar group, the new LA-30 tunable
ferrite loop is now listed on the Palstar webpage.
http://palstar.com/la30.php There's a preliminary manual and schematic you
can download, and some pictures. A MW loop head is standard with extra-cost
optional LW and low-HF loop heads. No length for the ferrite rod is given
but comparing with the 8.25" wide enclosure, the rod looks to be around 5-6"
long. No tilting of the loop head, just the usual horizontal rotation. An
internal picture shows a very large tuning capacitor; the schematic says
it's 1100 pF.
"Only" $329 for this unit with the MW loophead, and $60 each for the two
optional loop heads.
(I wonder how Gary's Slider ferrite rod compares--my bet is on the Slider,
which seems to be a longer (more sensitive) ferrite rod compared to the
Palstar's. With a little effort one could make LW and HF Slider rods as
well.)
Steve
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