Something was in the back of my head about the “Chameleon” antenna – just before ordering I read the specs/reviews/YouTube etc. again – and I changed my order to the DX Engineering RF-PRO-1B® Active Magnetic Loop Antennas DXE-RF-PRO-1B – which should better serve the purpose – a LOT more ( mucho more ) pricey – but in all the “stuff” I could find? – overall a LOT better performer – noise vs signal and such – we shall see . . .
Oh my dog daddy – you get the neatest stuff – it smells like it’s been everywhere!
i help open daddy! – Thanks Oliver . . . LMAO!
Curtis be like – the smells just keep getting better daddy!
come on over here oliver and get a snoot full – it’s wonderful . . .
Comes with everything ( except mast and coax ) you need to get it going . . .
With a yardstick to give you an idea of the size . . .
Now I need to do it all one step at a time – mount the antenna and amplifier on a 2 foot piece of 1 1/4 inch mast – mount the rotator on the 4×4 mast – mount the long wire “stuff” on the 4×4 mast – mount the loop assembly on the rotator – mount the 4×4 mast on the deck – pound a ground rod in – run rotator control cable and coax cables and ground wires – and start listening on it – Oh Boy!
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Meanwhile back at the ranch bench I just about have a decent build completed on a portable mount for the MLA 30+ – added washers to the bolts and still want to use nylock nuts instead of acorn nuts . . .
( GE Super Radios are like potato chips – bet you can’t eat just one! – LOL! )
Now I just need to fine tune the length of the “arms” and figure out a base for it – and there you go – a portable AND small set up for your MLA 30+. Going to the campsite? Set it up and put your feet up and enjoy some listening to some GOOD radio . . .
When I get it done I will post everything for you folks and you can stick one together yourself – I may even be willing to build these and peddle them if all y’all don’t want to screw with building one and just want one done and sent to your humble abode – I would have to figure out labor/parts/shipping etc. but it should be fairly reasonable depending on what I come up with for a base – a short camera tripod or something along those lines – it could be done with a nut in the end of the bottom arm and you supply the tripod as an option – any ideas out there?
Hope to get the loop/long wire thing put together and running in the next 1 to 2 weeks – I’ll take some pics and get that install up here for you folks . . .
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