Re: [HCDX] [irca] AM Radio In Alaska
I have not heard of the FSL antenna up till now. Is there a site somewhere with construction details? What kind of ferrite rod? (What is the best type of material? 61? 77?). Will these work in the LF range? (down to 100 kHz)? Zack W9SZ On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 1:48 PM Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have 2 5" FSL antennas and they do just that.. one can do reception and > one can null. The 5" FSL's out perform box loops 3-4 feet in size. > > I didnt want to totally null things out in this case, to show an example of > what I heard as I heard it > > Paul > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 10:40 AM Rick Kunath via groups.io yahoo@groups.io> wrote: > > > Paul, > > > > I wonder if a 4-foot box loop (box not spiral, i.e. the NRC design) > > would let you null that offending station? You should be able to do that > > using a combination of rotation in azimuth and tilting in elevation, > > then back and forth to get the null deep enough to take them out. Back > > when I had strong locals I was able to do that using that loop. You ahve > > to be careful to get the loop balance just right. That's not hard to do > > if you follow the directions. And then you get a good really deep null. > > > > It might be worth a try and you'd have another tool. > > > > Have you tried tilting and rotating the FSL at all? Assuming the > > internal loopstick on the portable doesn't get any of the offending > > station. Otherwise nulling is harder. I would think that would work the > > same way an air-core loop does. I know the ferrite bar loops I built > > back in the day worked that way. > > > > Rick Kunath, K9AO > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#24786): https://groups.io/g/IRCA/message/24786 > > Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/88728025/527171 > > -=-=- > > 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 > > -=-=- > > Group Owner: irca+ow...@groups.io > > Unsubscribe: > https://groups.io/g/IRCA/leave/3828619/527171/976508909/xyzzy > > [walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com] > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > > > > _ > Hard-Core-DX mailing list > Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ > ___ > > THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed > and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License > published by Michael Stutz at > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html > _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
Re: [HCDX] [irca] AM Radio In Alaska
Paul, I wonder if a 4-foot box loop (box not spiral, i.e. the NRC design) would let you null that offending station? You should be able to do that using a combination of rotation in azimuth and tilting in elevation, then back and forth to get the null deep enough to take them out. Back when I had strong locals I was able to do that using that loop. You ahve to be careful to get the loop balance just right. That's not hard to do if you follow the directions. And then you get a good really deep null. It might be worth a try and you'd have another tool. Have you tried tilting and rotating the FSL at all? Assuming the internal loopstick on the portable doesn't get any of the offending station. Otherwise nulling is harder. I would think that would work the same way an air-core loop does. I know the ferrite bar loops I built back in the day worked that way. Rick Kunath, K9AO _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
Re: [HCDX] [irca] AM Radio In Alaska
I have 2 5" FSL antennas and they do just that.. one can do reception and one can null. The 5" FSL's out perform box loops 3-4 feet in size. I didnt want to totally null things out in this case, to show an example of what I heard as I heard it Paul On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 10:40 AM Rick Kunath via groups.io wrote: > Paul, > > I wonder if a 4-foot box loop (box not spiral, i.e. the NRC design) > would let you null that offending station? You should be able to do that > using a combination of rotation in azimuth and tilting in elevation, > then back and forth to get the null deep enough to take them out. Back > when I had strong locals I was able to do that using that loop. You ahve > to be careful to get the loop balance just right. That's not hard to do > if you follow the directions. And then you get a good really deep null. > > It might be worth a try and you'd have another tool. > > Have you tried tilting and rotating the FSL at all? Assuming the > internal loopstick on the portable doesn't get any of the offending > station. Otherwise nulling is harder. I would think that would work the > same way an air-core loop does. I know the ferrite bar loops I built > back in the day worked that way. > > Rick Kunath, K9AO > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. > View/Reply Online (#24786): https://groups.io/g/IRCA/message/24786 > Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/88728025/527171 > -=-=- > 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 > -=-=- > Group Owner: irca+ow...@groups.io > Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/IRCA/leave/3828619/527171/976508909/xyzzy > [walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com] > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
