Hi Michael, <<< So the next steps are going to be to review all the literature on FSL construction, decide how big I want to go, and start assembling materials. I dont know if Guy Atkins ever published anything on making the FSL broadband, but if he did could someone send me a link? And if anyone has one for sale, please let me know as well!
Thanks very much everyone, I'll let you know as things progress. I might be able to help a bit on TA identification once I get going since I will be closer to the source as well! >>> Guy and I did some Broadband FSL experimentation back in 2013, but at least from my perspective (after having been pretty much spoiled by the tuned FSL's high-Q performance advantage) the results seemed pretty dismal. I turned over all my broadband FSL material to Guy at that time. On the other hand there have been a lot of performance improvements to the standard (single-optimized-frequency) FSL antennas, including compact travel models designed to fit inside hand-carry luggage. These FSL's can greatly boost up the DXing performance of any portable radio with a loopstick (including the Tecsun PL-660 and others), but they do require manual tuning to match their frequencies with those of the radio. If one of these "Frequent Flyer" tuned FSL's would help you out in your current situation, Michael, I would be very happy to provide you with one free of charge. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Yule" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 8:07:41 AM Subject: [IRCA] Greetings from Florence Hi everyone - as some of you saw about 4 months ago, my wife and I moved to Florence Italy, which explains the complete absence of loggings from me ever since. We spent the first 3 months in a tourist apartment while we looked for a permanent home, and we found one and moved in thereat the beginning of November. Now we are getting settled, and have some furniture etc I have been assessing DX possibilities from this location and will be unpacking the ELAD and trying to get a sense of RFI levels. We live on the third floor of a 4 floor 15th century palazzo in the Oltrarno district (the 'left bank' of the Arno, so to speak) so I shouldnt really have to contend too much with rebar faraday cages, but I do look into an interior courtyard on the balcony, with no real clear view outward - one story of the building completely surrounds my location, about 25 metres away. The balcony is the full length of the apartment, but is very narrow. It is quite likely that I will find a fair degree of RFI once I get things set up, and that I will want to go out on mini-dxpeditions into the Tuscan countryside (which starts about a 20 minute bus ride away), so I am thinking I will want to do as portable a setup as I can. So this is leading me to believe that what I should do is build (or buy, if possible!) a broadband FSL and be sort of a mini-European Gary DeBock. This will give me the portability I want, and also make it so I dont have to try and erect an antenna either inside (at which thought I shudder, having just come from the realm of the fantastic DKAZ...) or navigate any potential problems with neighbours or the buildings owner when trying to erect one outside on or around the balcony. Just as an aside, the place I live was, as I say, built in the 15th century by the Frescobaldi family and it is still owned by them, the current Marchese (Marquis) living on the floor above me. So the next steps are going to be to review all the literature on FSL construction, decide how big I want to go, and start assembling materials. I dont know if Guy Atkins ever published anything on making the FSL broadband, but if he did could someone send me a link? And if anyone has one for sale, please let me know as well! Thanks very much everyone, I'll let you know as things progress. I might be able to help a bit on TA identification once I get going since I will be closer to the source as well! Kind regards, Michael Yule Firenze, Italia _______________________________________________ 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]
