Re: [IRCA] Would this pre-amp boost signals sufficiently for a Flag or a Loop?

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

At 18:28 12/29/2009, you wrote:
>I had a Sanserino loop that had a small pre-amp that used a single 9v
>battery.  In checking out Ramsey Electronics' catalog, I see an RF
>Preamp.  Would this model be sufficient to amplify signals from a Ewe or
>Flag antenna or a loop as the small amp did on my Sanserino?
>
>http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=
>SA7  I see that its coverage is broadband - 100 KHz to 1000 MHz.
>Thanks.

I don't have one of these, Dave, so this is guess work, but I don't think I would use it for a Ewe or Flag or other untuned antenna if you have any reasonably strong local stations.     They don't talk about signal handling capabilities, just gain and bandwidth, and with that price and power consumption, I suspect signal handling isn't a priority.    Could be wrong however.   Anyone know for sure?

(in many applications, a standard sized Flag or Ewe gets a lot of DX without amplification; I don't recall if you already have this sort of antenna, but if not, try one barefoot first, and see what you think)

best wishes,

Nick
   





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Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada 

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