Hi Walt, I have a photo of Kiwa's tropical band loop, from the DXpedition near Seattle when he and I were testing the prototype. I think it was from around 1992 approximately. I'll see if I can get this posted on my file storage space and share a link to it.
I remember the tropical band loop prototype was just as high performing as his medium wave loop. Too bad he never produced a finished version for sale! 73, Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America < > irca@hard-core-dx.com> > Cc: > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:16:07 +0000 > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Kiwa Loop > Yes, all of his products looked beautiful and "space age". I remember > seeing a prototype tropical band antenna (which, unfortunately, was never > produced). Some wonderful spiral looking man sized device. I wonder if > anyone has a picture of this. It was displayed at Grayland many years ago > during the famous "show and tell" Saturday afternoon sessions, chaired by > the late, great Prof. John Bryant. As for the loop, a year or two ago, > they were selling for "insane" amounts of $750 + on eBay. 73, Walt > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. Registration info: http://www.nrcdxas.org 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