[Lf] [Fwd: LF: Again on the E - Field Antenna.]

[Andre Kesteloot]

Giulio Scaroni wrote:

> Hi to all,i have received by Crystalonics the CP666 High Performance
> FET for the AMRAD E Field Antenna, so in this weekend i have realized
> it.The first impression is that i can't believe that with a 1 meters
> long whip was possible listen from the DC to up 30 MHZ, an outstanding
> design!!!!!!Compared here with my big magnetic loop in 160/80/40 ( 4
> meters dia.) is about the same, a little better is the magloop for
> high angle, on higher band is really better than my little magloop on
> the DX.In LF i can hear signal from 12 Khz, where i listen Omega and
> Alpha also signal i think, in 136 this morning i have recorded I5TGC
> with DF6NM in dfcw, with Amrad antenna DF6NM was T/O, with my ferrite
> antenna with fet pre nothing!!The 2 antenna are at about 8 meters high
> on my roof at a distance one from the other about 10 meters, so for my
> first impression is the antenna work very well, and the Crystalonics
> fet is really very good, no presence of intermodulation at the output
> of the pre with my EKD300 receiver, while with my IC738, there is some
> IMD on 160, the limiting factor is the receiver!!!!So, i agree at 100%
> with all the impression wrote by Derek Atter, G3GRO about this
> antenna.Again, the ferrite antenna is much vulnerable with magnetic
> man made signal, local signal very high on the ferrite disappear on
> the vertical whip, incredible.I have ordered 15 pieces of this FET, 10
> are for I2PHD Alberto, may be that him want to made a 136 khz four
> square array??? hi hi hi.73 to all the IK2DED Giulio Scaroni. Ahh,
> without a good ground connection near the whip the antenna is so noisy
> that a piece of random wire in the shack is better!!



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