Re: [IRCA] Ferrite Sleeve Loop (FSL) Antenna Demonstration Video

[Derek Vincent <eargazimm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Gary... Are you going to the cliffs this weekend?  Where did the time go.





On Jul 11, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yesterday I had the chance to visit fellow Puyallup resident and DXing pal
> Gary DeBock and experience his Ferrite Sleeve Loop antennas on medium wave
> and longwave.
> 
> The results were very impressive. On a whim I decided to pull out my mobile
> phone and take a video of the antenna's performance on distant 610 kHz KONA
> from Pasco, Washington, about 150 miles away. With the small Tecsun PL-380
> some distance from the FSL, only background noise was heard. As the receiver
> approached the antenna, KONA came up from the noise and became clearly
> audible. In fact, an unidentified co-channel station was also heard in the
> background on 610.
> 
> A smaller FSL antenna that Gary built for longwave was even more impressive.
> NDB beacons totally inaudible on the PL-380 blasted in at very strong levels
> when the receiver approached the FSL antenna.
> 
> Here's the link to the Youtube video:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WUUlMgK0qI
> 
> Thanks for showing me your FSL antenna projects, Gary, and good luck with
> the DU reception from the Oregon coast this week!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
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