[RFI] RFI hunting on 160: TH-F6a?

[Jim Brown]

On Mon,12/29/2014 11:50 AM, Jim Miller wrote:
> I recently purchased a Tecsun -PL380 but overlooked the detail that it
> doesn't cover 1710-2300 at all so it will also soon be sold.

I wouldn't be in a big hurry to do that -- most noise sources that we 
hear on 160M will also be heard both above and below 160M -- they're 
either clocks for microprocessors, switching power supplies, or impulse 
noise from the power system.

> So now I'm looking at the TH-F6a which has a ferrite bar for 10Mhz and
> down.

The TH-F6A does, indeed, have the directivity you would expect from a 
loopstick, but its sensitivity is quite poor. I use it when I get very 
close to sources in that frequency range -- it's great for identifying 
WHICH box or cables are radiating the trash. The Tecsun has FAR better 
sensitivity.

73, Jim K9YC