Re: [IRCA] Clifton Labs Z10040A / B

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

I haven't used mine in that application Jim, tending to just bite the 
bullet and pay for the FLG-100 which does the job for those antennas 
right out of the box.   Signal handling is good also.  Really nice unit.

For the Clifton, you'd need a matching transformer to get the 50 ohms 
if you haven't already got one, and presumably you already have some 
way to run DC to the amplifier at the antenna.    If you want to use 
the amplifier at the radio  end of things, then you'll need to be 
more concerned about noise pickup on the feed line.

Hope that helps to focus things a bit.   You probably won't easily 
get better signal handling than the Clifton amp, but the FLG100 is 
right up there, and easy to use.

best wishes,

Nick




At 11:39 03-05-15, you wrote:
> Nick, I have a superloop of 20' x 40' and a dkaz of 21' x 84'. I am using a
> homebrew amp now, but it has too much gain and overloads with images from 3
> local stations on some frequencies.. The clifton labs amp gets my interest
> mainly because of the low price vs a wellbrook amp.   Jim
>
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sat, 02 May 2015 13:56:47 +0000
> > From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
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> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Clifton Labs Z10040AClifton Labs Z10040A
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> > I think Clifton Labs sells the Z10040B now Jim.   As amplifiers go, I
> > suspect you won't get much better than this one, very well specified
> > and tested.  But for best results, you'll want to provide it with 50
> > ohm input and 50 ohm output; the latter could be a 50 ohm attenuator
> > pad if you have gain to spare.
> >
> > What is you exact application?   Tuned passive loop antennas for
> > example rarely have a 50 ohm output.
> >
> > best wishes,
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> > At 11:10 02-05-15, you wrote:
> > >I am looking to add an amplifier to some of my mw loop antennas and would
> > >like to know if anyone is using the Clifton Labs Z10040A and how well it
> > >performs.  thanks   Jim
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