Hello Walt, Thanks very much for your comments about the large experimental box loops. Quite a few photos and detailed construction information on these monsters is contained in the related 14-page article, which the editors of NRC and MWC have kindly agreed to print in their club bulletins (Nick, with his busy schedule, is still looking it over for the IRCA Technical Column). I think the loop design would be very suitable for hanging from the ceiling of the cottage at Haida Gwaii, assuming that you don't have too much electrical wiring in the vicinity. The PVC frames were specifically designed for light weight, so that even the 9' sided loop weighs only about 16 pounds. The article gives detailed construction steps for building any of ten different-sized tuned passive loops, from 18" to 9'. Actually, John also mentioned about disguising one of these as a chandelier, and hanging it from the ceiling at Orcas :>) 73, Gary In a message dated 9/7/2009 3:40:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
[email protected] wrote: > Hello All, > > The ambitious plan here on this holiday morning was to test out the new 9' > sided PVC box loop here in actual TP DXing, as rotated on a heavy-duty PVC > support base in the back yard. After serious labor in preparation for this > Labor Day test, everything was ready to go at 1200 UTC-- except for the TP > signals. > > The monster box loop was able to provide serious gain for this morning's > anemic TP's, but as John, Walt, Nigel and Dennis have already reported, the > signal levels were dreary at best. No matter what the antenna, if the > propagation is tanking, your DX results will tank along with it. > > At the peak of a very modest dawn enhancement (around 1315), weak audio was > heard on 657-Pyongyang, 666-JOBK, 738-Taiwan (with the buzzing carrier) > and 972-HLCA, with strong audio on 594-JOAK, 747-JOIB and 828-JOBB. After > the lackluster Asian TP's faded at 1330, the monster loop was swung around > for DU's, and weak audio from 738-Tahiti was heard, along with a strong > carrier from 639-Fiji, and a moderate carrier from 648-Rhema-- among other > moderate-carrier Kiwis and Aussies. > > The morning wasn't a total waste, however, as various mechanical > refinements to this largest-sized PVC Loop were tested, and worked well. When TP > conditions finally cooperate, this 9' sided (13' diagonal) tuned passive loop > should fully justify its $52 cost :-) > > 73, Gary DeBock > > Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick) > 9' sided PVC Loop (related article is in DXer.Ca, and in the Yahoo > Ultralightdx file site) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > 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: [email protected] > > Gary, I do hope that someone is recording your efforts (photos) for prosperity! I'd love to try one of these sometime. Vlad Titarev in Ukraine had a large diameter loop at his DX shack which hung from the ceiling and could be rotated by hand. I could do the same at my cottage in Haida Gwaii.........Walt _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] 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: [email protected]
