[RFI] HF DF Antenna recommendations

[Cortland Richmond]

Frank, the Palomar loop antenna may be what you need, with a 160-75 meter
loopstick.  Don't know if they made a higher frequency one, but I've used a
stiff solid electrical wire one-turn loop ~ 1 ft diameter (on a 1/4 inch
phone plug)  that worked up to about 15 meters or so in that tuner. I
shielded it with copper tape from the plug barrel up to the center from
both sides, leaving a gap.

While hunting down 3520 KHz AT&T cable TV "modem extenders" some years back
I used am AOR AR-8000 handheld receiver with a HB shielded loop about 3
inches in diameter; those were so strong there was plenty of signal with
the BFO on to zero in on a dwelling and room.  

Cortland
KA5S


> [Original Message]
> From: Frank  N. Haas KB4T <kb4t at arrl.net>
> To: <rfi at contesting.com>
> Date: 1/17/2011 9:17:40 PM
> Subject: [RFI] HF DF Antenna recommendations
>
>... find something better suited to my needs. 
>
> I'm curious if anyone on this list has any experience with HF DF antennas
of
> any sort. For the last several years I've been using the G4TPH magloop
for 3
> to 21 MHz searching. The loop works well but it is large and a nuisance
with
> which to work. When I have to take multiple readings/bearings in a fairly
> short period, the big magloop is too much trouble. There has to be a
better
> way.