Hi Norman,
Yes it is a VLF antenna for WWVB. I get pretty good reception at
this distance and things lock up pretty quickly. It is odd- this
antenna is very broad banded, which is unusual for a ferrite antenna.
I am going to look into it more. Thanks for the help.
Doug
Oops!..
I tought it was a GPS antenna...
For WWVB reception, you better wait at nighttime...
I have here a Radio Shack "Atomic" radio controlled
clock and during daytime, i have zero reception, but
at night i'd say, 4 days out of 5, my clock syncs.
I live in Montreal, Canada, so quite far away
Hi Norman,
Thanks for you very complete check out information. It
worked! The antenna is an active type with a preamp. I also hooked
it up to a VLF receiver and found it receives very well from near DC
to 100khz. No obvious peak at 60khz.
Thanks again,
Doug K
You could do a simple test:
With an ohmmeter, on Diode test and with reversed
polarity (Red on shield, black on center pin), measure
the DC resistance on the RF connector. If it's a short
(< 1 ohm) DO NOT APPLY ANY VOLTAGE ON IT! Your antenna
is passive and conducting.
If the ohmmeter indicates a
Hello,
Hope the New Year is going well. I recently got the above antenna to
use on another receiver, but no data. Does anyone have a description
of the interface? Is it just a simple ferrite antenna, or does it
have a preamp and need bias, or "other" ? Any info
