<<< Question: Is it feasible to couple a Wellbrook ALA1530LNP aerial
with a C Crane Skywave receiver without serious modification? I'd
like try using them together. >>>
The short answer is that this wouldn't work very well, Richard.
The Wellbrook ALA1530LNP is a relatively small broadband loop
designed for a 50 ohm impedance-input table receiver, while since
the CC Skywave is a pocket radio designed for portability, it was
never designed to be directly connected to any external antenna (50
ohm input, or otherwise). Installing such a 50 ohm antenna connector
on the CC Skywave would be a nightmare, and even if you do this,
since the ALA1530LNP is a broadband loop designed to receive all MW
frequencies simultaneously, it's highly unlikely to provide the
single-optimized-frequency performance of an inductively coupled FSL
antenna when used with an Ultralight radio.
This is the flip side of a challenge that has been intriguing the
local Perseus-SDR DXers for about 5 years now-- how to somehow
combine the single-optimized-frequency performance of the FSL's with
the 50-ohm input Perseus-SDR's, and still have spectrum capture
capability. That challenge is equally monumental.
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA)
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From: "Richard N Allen" <richarda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 6:30:01 AM
Subject: [IRCA] Oklahoma TP DX 8/29/17
The only possible signal heard here from across the Pacific was a
significant carrier from the WSW on 702 kHz, most likely from 2BL.
It was first heard as a slight heterodyne against 700-XEGD at 1142
UTC becoming much stronger toward sunrise at 1200. It peaked at 1201
before fading somewhat at 1204, then regaining in strength 1206. The
signal began fading away from 1210 but didn't disappear until around
1225. In the past 2BL has been the most often heard DU carrier
signal here, but only rising above the audio threshold a few times.
No Asian signals were observed. Also, there wasn't the usual trace
of a signal from DU on 612.
Question: Is it feasible to couple a Wellbrook ALA1530LNP aerial
with a C Crane Skywave receiver without serious modification? I'd
like try using them together.
Richard Allen,
near Perry OK USA,
Skywave & 8-inch FSL.
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