Re: [IRCA] "Science Fiction PL-380"-- Pest Control Version

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

<<<ÂÂ Once again, congratulations Gary, better nulling 
than the 100mm length one, but somewhat larger 
diameter, is that correct? ÂHow does the weight 
and balance vs. the PL-380 compare?ÂÂ >>> 
 

Thanks for your comments, Nick. 
 
As we discussed earlier, the "short and stubby" antenna design proved to be the keyÂfor breakthrough pest nulling-- as long as everything is kept perfectly symmetrical and isolated. The design of this new 4.25" FSL was simply a mathematicalÂre-designÂof an earlier 3" FSL made with the 62mm ferrite bars-- increasing the diameter but reducing the number of turns. As it turns out the weight and ergonomics of this new "pest control" version is about the same as the "article version" 3" bar FSL-- which is reasonably convenient and suitable for portable DXing as long as suitable care is taken to avoid accidents. The weight of both the PL-380 and attached FSL is still much less than a full-sized portable like the ICF-2010 or ICF-S5W. 
 
This morning it was tough to go to sleep after the all-night session, with semi-locals like 570-KVI, 950-KJR, 1300-KKOL and 1360-KMO all biting the dust completely toÂallow competing stations to be heard right on their own frequencies. Bizarre! 
 
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
 
----- Original Message -----

From: "Nick Hall-Patch" <nhp@xxxxxxxx> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:12:21 AM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] "Science Fiction PL-380"-- Pest Control Version 

Once again, congratulations Gary, better nulling 
than the 100mm length one, but somewhat larger 
diameter, is that correct? ÂHow does the weight 
and balance vs. the PL-380 compare? 

Amazing stuff to be sure. 

best wishes, 

Nick 


At 13:40 23-01-16, Gary wrote: 
>Hello All, ÂThe first of the new hard-wired FSL 
>models specifically designed to have an 
>unusuallyà sharp nulling capability is now a reality. ... 


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