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- Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LoG antenna trick
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14233
Re: LoG antenna trick
Simple yet effective ideas. I have the needed materials and I am getting ready to assemble this LOG soon, so timely post. If you don't have a 9:1 balun with galvanic isolation, you may pick one of those https://www.nooelec.com/store/balun-one-nine-v2-barebones.html they'll work just fine, by the wa...
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 109665
Re: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
That's a Geloso G4/214 owned one of those in a far past <sigh>
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 109665
Re: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
well, let's see if you like this one some moreKnoxvilleMike wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 4:09 pm Uh, no. Those are rather hideous, in my opinion, especially those in the first link with that nasty green paint!
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 109665
Re: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
Andrew, I can't decide whether the B-40 looks positively agricultural or it's something that came out of a Russian missile silo. It looks like it is designed to survive a "significant event." Cheers, Jock Well, if was designed to be used on UK and AU warships and submarines ... then, as f...
- Tue May 31, 2022 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 109665
Re: What's the best-looking shortwave tabletop receiver?
Regarding the title of this thread only, I've always thought the Hallicrafters SX-28 was gorgeous: Well, if you like the SX-28, then what about the Murphy B-40 :D ? http://www.awasa.org.za/images/stories/com_form2content/p4/f32/15.jpg http://www.awasa.org.za/radios/87-murphy-b40-series-naval-receiv...
- Tue May 31, 2022 2:47 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Generate your personal azimuthal map
- Replies: 8
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Generate your personal azimuthal map
From time to time one may need to have a quick reference to the bearing from his position to a given location, for example to aim an antenna, now a good way to have such a reference is using an azimuthal map centered on the desired location; what follows shows how to generate such a map centered on ...
- Tue May 31, 2022 1:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LoG antenna trick
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14233
Re: LoG antenna trick
I use stakes with short ropes attached to them for that: Yes, ropes will work, although they may tend to "wrap/garble" while nylon tiers will remain a bit more rigid (Sorry, bad pics, didn't mean to picture the stakes that morning and quickly realized that trying to take pics of a LOG is ...
- Tue May 31, 2022 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LoG antenna trick
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14233
LoG antenna trick
What follows is a small trick which allows to maximize the performance of the LoG (Loop on Ground) antenna, I won't add details about the antenna since it has been discussed on SWLing, but if one doesn't know about it, the infos about such an antenna can be found on Matt Roberts' page, here http://w...
- Mon May 30, 2022 5:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PSA to Moderators: Email Notifications
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4777
Re: PSA to Moderators: Email Notifications
the someone is me, guilty as charged, your honor
seriously, wanted to test the function since as you wrote, it's an important one
seriously, wanted to test the function since as you wrote, it's an important one
- Sun May 29, 2022 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: [Test Post] Holy Grail Last Dodo BNC Antenna Switch
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14340
Re: [Test Post] Holy Grail Last Dodo BNC Antenna Switch
what puzzles me is the fact that, if the switch was used in those "field containers" it doesn't (seem to) have some kind of support flange or the like