Re: [IRCA] AM BCB DX?.ELAD Captures?..4 more New Stations Logged??

[Jim B <jim01028@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> Some years back I built a 4' x 4' box loop in my cellar that worked well
> enough to null WTIC 1080 and WBZ 1030. I was able to log 3 or 4 other
> stations at local sunset on those channels, something I had never been able
> to do previously.   Jim
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> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:58:45 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> From: neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Good job, Rob.
>
> Yeah, AM signals should penetrate into most basements. Your outdoor LW
> must really be noisy. Perhaps a hopeless situation? You could try some
> outdoor terminated antenna like a superloop, but I fear too much noise
> especially if the noise comes from all directions and you can't aim the
> cardioid back null at it.
>
> 0800 should be good for a loop, since eastern stuff should be killed by
> daylight, essentially giving you good directivity to the west.
>
> Don't neglect sunset skip this time of the year.
>
> 73 KAZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Robert Ross <va3sw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Oct 26, 2015 12:31 PM
> >To: IRCA AM List <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [IRCA] AM BCB DX?.ELAD Captures?..4 more New Stations Logged??
> >
> >Hi Guys:
> >
> >    Well, I pointed the Box Loop NW/SE last night again and let the ELAD
> record TOH from 1800-0800 EDT.  I have only had time to review about 4 of
> the recordings so far?..but I had 3 New Catches during the night, and 1 New
> One from the 0800 recording from yesterday.  This Crazy Box Loop is hearing
> some pretty good stuff, in spite of not being tuned to each individual
> frequency, and the fact it is just sitting on the basement floor about 7
> feet below ground!! I feel quite confident that this antenna far out
> performs the 100 foot long wire I have been using. It certainly is much
> quieter and allows me to hear signals that are totally covered up by the
> Longwire's noise level.
> >
> >I have almost 200 Recordings on the Hard Drive to review from the month
> of October?.Hope I live long enough to listen to them alll!! HAHAHHAHA??
> >
> >Lots of Lower Powered stuff in this report ???
> >
> >RECEIVER????ELAD FDM-S2 SDR
> >
> >ANTENNA???..2 1/2 Foot Tuned Box Loop (Homebrew)
> >
> >AM LOG TOTALS now????1632 Stations
> >
> >73????ROB VA3SW
> >
> >Robert S. Ross
> >London, Ontario CANADA
> >
>
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