Thanks for all the replies guys… I think I will give the mini-whip mentioned in the message below a try. Something to do when the temps are too high for this Seattle area rain lover.
I am printing out the paper linked by the URL at this moment. 73, phil, K7PEH > On Jul 18, 2015, at 1:32 PM, Milverton M. Swire via Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Joe / Don, my ignorance will jump to the forefront here.How would a Beverage > perform in this situation? > ((((73)))) Milverton / W9MMS. > > > From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 3:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Below 500 KHz RX Antenna > > > > Actually, if you want cheap and effective look at the PA0RDT mini-whip > active antenna: > http://dl1dbc.net/SAQ/Mwhip/Article_pa0rdt-Mini-Whip_English.pdf > > The active antenna is relatively small and easy to build with no > particularly expensive or difficult to find parts. Some builders > have even used MPF-102 and 2N3866 or 2N3904 transistors instead of > the U310 and 2N5109. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 2015-07-18 3:08 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> Phil, >> >> Cheapest and easiest and effective do not always go together - pick one >> or two of those properties. Easiest would be a good active antenna, >> like the one available from Clifton Labs. >> Cheapest would be a multi-turn loop on a frame - search the web for >> homebrew designs. - it needs to be rotated, so that may make it a bit >> more complex, but it can have a narrow field of view which is good for >> eliminating noise. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 7/18/2015 2:52 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: >>> What is the cheapest easiest although effective RX antenna for >>> listening to whatever below 500 KHz with a K3 and the new K3SYNA board? >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
