[RFI] Nice $11 Preamp for loop antenna

Pete Smith N4ZR pete.n4zr at gmail.com
Mon Feb 19 09:38:53 EST 2024


I hope this person has been banned from the reflector.  Happily, a 
lookup of his name on QRZ found no callsign.

73, Pete N4ZR

On 2/19/2024 3:01 AM, martin glazer via RFI wrote:
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> On Thursday, February 8, 2024, 9:30 AM, David Hachadorian<k6ll.dave at gmail.com>  wrote:
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> I have a WD8DSB Loop that I use as a noise sensing antenna for my MFJ
> 1026 Noise Cancellation unit.  I had an ARR P1-30 20 dB preamp on the
> loop before, but gain was inadequate, so I thought I would try one of
> these 30 dB preamps from Amazon
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N2NJSGV?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
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> I installed the preamp in a 4" NEMA Box out at the loop yesterday, and
> powered it with an old 6VDC wall wart that puts out 9 VDC with the amp's
> minimal load.  Customer reviews say 9 VDC is the sweet spot for this
> amp.  The preamp is  giving me a ton more gain than the old ARR unit,
> and now I have plenty of noise signal to work with, even with the MFJ's
> internal preamp turned off!  The loop is located about 12 feet from the
> source of the noise (my neighbor's house), and the noise cancellation
> with the MFJ unit is spectacular!
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> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
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