Very nice. I'll take one, in red please. :-)
Bert Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:57 AM, "David McCormick" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow! Gary you've really stooped to your lowest level this time! Nice work, as > usual. > > Dave M. > >> On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:27 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> Portable antenna fanaticism hit a new high (or low, depending upon your >> perspective) this early morning. The photo posted at >> https://app.box.com/s/lxy3b5srx5f66qg4hj6nabxt5gchee3f >> shows the 3" FSL Tecsun PL-380, with a directly connected 3" bar FSL >> composed of 8 lightweight Russian surplus 100mm x 20mm x 3mm ferrite bars. >> The radio's internal Si4734 DSP chip tunes the 300 uH FSL antenna coil >> throughout the MW band, so that the DXer simply needs to tune the radio (and >> get the huge sensitivity boost). Initial indications are that the modified >> portable is the most sensitive one ever tested, with a science-fiction-like >> ability to null even local pest stations. Construction cost is cheap, also-- >> about $95 US. >> >> This is the first portable to have a directly-connected FSL powering its >> operation-- and all indications are that it has the potential to be the >> stand-alone Ultralight of choice for both domestic and transoceanic DXers. >> It outperforms both the 7.5" loopstick PL-380's and CC Skywaves in >> sensitivity and nulling ability by a significant degree. Construction >> information will be forthcoming. >> >> 73 and Good DX, >> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] > _______________________________________________ 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]
