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Re: Topband: RX and TX questions

To: rick darwicki <n6pe@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: RX and TX questions
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:12:15 -0700
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rick darwicki wrote:
> Gents,
> 
> With the start of the the season I once again seek to improve things.
> 
> I plan on taking down my 160 RX loop and making it a full .1 wave single turn 
> with a rotor and bottom corner about 15 ft above ground. Any thoughts as to 
> tuning it or not tuning it with a capacitor? Would tuning result in any 
> better S/N ratio? I have a preamp and have had problems in the past with 
> tuned loops changing with age/weather/spiders etc but could do the varactor 
> thing.

For an example of varactor tuning, see:

http://www.n6rk.com/loopantennas/NCJ_loop_antenna_N6RK.pdf

You shouldn't need a preamp with this loop.

Rick N6RK

> Rick, N6PE
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