Tag Archives: amateur-radio

SKY KING – SKY KING / DO NOT ANSWER . . .

I do so want a discone antenna – and THIS is quite a discone antenna . . . Maybe I can talk my CFO aka Blushing Bride into one of these – I’m not holding out hope for a Collins built 70 footer – LOL! Been working on the radio room and just about haveContinue reading “SKY KING – SKY KING / DO NOT ANSWER . . .”

Case in Point . . . The Loop is Directional – But – There are Limits . . .

Adding obscure lower power stations to the list is fun stuff to do – and don’t think I am knocking anybody’s station – if somebody has the wherewithal to put a station together and put a signal and program out there – That is WAY Cool! So at the same time China Radio International isContinue reading “Case in Point . . . The Loop is Directional – But – There are Limits . . .”

Loop vs Random Wire / 10/05/24 – 17.570 @ 1215 UTC

This first one is the loop antenna . . . This second one is the wire antenna . . . Not too shabby – World Adventist Radio / Madagascar – 100KW I believe . . . If conditions are decent – they both perform well – when it’s crap conditions the loop will tend toContinue reading “Loop vs Random Wire / 10/05/24 – 17.570 @ 1215 UTC”

Does All This “Stuff” REALLY Make a Difference? – MFJ-16010??

Working off of my random wire antenna this morning. And it is a good morning for it – very quiet conditions. Here is what your seeing in the video – FEBC – Far East Broadcasting Company – 15620khz – pushing 100 kilowatts – not the brightest flashlight in the room – but a GOOD signalContinue reading “Does All This “Stuff” REALLY Make a Difference? – MFJ-16010??”

Bruce – Does that Loop Antenna Thingy Actually Work?

Yes – Yes it does – and quite well I might add . . . The picture below shows the radiation pattern for a loop antenna – which is also its receive pattern – it has two defined receive “spots” and two defined “null” spots . . . Here is WLS Chicago at about 5AMContinue reading “Bruce – Does that Loop Antenna Thingy Actually Work?”

Progress – Slow – but Progress Regardless

It is actually ridiculous just how trashed out the bench/desk became – but in my defense – I am not a neat “freak” by any stretch and it took 5 months of gathering all of the bits and pieces up and and not losing them – so I stacked everything on the bench. If IContinue reading “Progress – Slow – but Progress Regardless”

“Radio Stuff” / Slight Change in Plans

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 –Continue reading ““Radio Stuff” / Slight Change in Plans”

“Radio Stuff” in the Works . . .

Picked this up from Harbor Freight on sale for about $30 bucks – YAY Me! . . . I just need to fit a couple of more things in it – batteries and another cable or two and a reel type antenna – then it’s no longer wrap radios in towels and jam them inContinue reading ““Radio Stuff” in the Works . . .”

Ham Radio – Do antenna tuners help with shortwave listening?

The short answer is there is no short answer – yes I know that’s not an answer . . . There are so many variables that it is very hard to say “definitively” this will work for you. I used the MFJ 16010 from DXENGINEERING on a long wire app. 60 feet long – noContinue reading “Ham Radio – Do antenna tuners help with shortwave listening?”