Look for it on YouTube. It’s not commercially available.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 8:36 AM Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. < > walkerbroadcasting@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 <k9ao= >> yahoo.com@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+owner@groups.io >> > Unsubscribe: >> https://groups.io/g/IRCA/leave/3828619/527171/976508909/xyzzy >> > [walkerbroadcasting@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/
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