I can give a big "ditto" to Gary's comments. His large PVC loops are impressive and imposing! Only rural DXers can expect to use these monsters without the paranoia of who might be watching / frowning / disapproving.
Nick, if you don't necessarily want to rotate such a large loop for nulling, but can make do with a fixed position, you could greatly lessen the visual impact. Support ropes attaching to two trees or buildings, plus two stakes to the ground, could tension spreaders that keep the loop's turns in alignment and elevated. A single E-W loop could inductively couple to ULRs for both DUs and TPs if you're willing to give up loop rotation for nulling. Gary, do you regularly null local pests when DXing with the giant air core loops, or does this take too much time during the short time frame of dawn enhancement when you're chasing foreign signals? Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA http://fivebelow.squarespace.com > Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 01:19:02 EDT > From: d1028g...@aol.com > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 9-7 > Message-ID: <711be.432d94b2.39b87...@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Hi Nick, > > Before really considering one of these large PVC loops you may wish to give > fair warning to your wife and neighbors, since the fixture is certain to > become a permanent part of your back yard. Perhaps the reason why my sole > neighbor let his house go into foreclosure was because he wasn't thrilled > with the "scenery" across the fence :-) > > 73, Gary > > > > _______________________________________________ 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