Hi.

It's taken me this long to work back through my in-box, so sorry for the 
slow delay.  With the new job, I don't have time to read e-mail during the 
week, and this week it took almost 7 hours to wade through what came in 
last week!

Anyway, I don't really think I can improve on what others on the list have 
suggested.  The commercial ones are pricey, and some of my friends have 
built their own.  I'm probably one of those guys that will go buy one, but 
I'm probably going to look for one similar to the Palomar ones where you 
can plug in different loops for different ranges because I would want to 
snoop on VLF just as much as Medium Wave, especially during the winter time 
when low frequency broadcasts start coming through.

73, de Lou K2LKK

At 08:14 AM 5/14/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>Lou,
>
>Any ideas on who makes a good loop antenna for AM?
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 22:07
>Subject: RE OT FM & AM Antenna Help
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > I don't particularly consider antennas to be off topic, but to each his
> > own.  I concur with the group that amplified antennas don't work.  The
> > amplifier is at best a source of noise and at worst will generate intermod
> > all over the place.  As for dipoles, I have a set of rabbit ears that I
> > bought while vacationing in New Jersey that have served me very well.  One
> > thing I like about them is that each of the "ears can swivel around as
> > well
> > as up and down, and this gives me much more flexibility than the standard
> > rabbit ears that move up and down but don't swivel.
> >
> > My point is that not all indoor rabbit ears are created equal?  By the
> > way,
> > the rabbit ears that I bought were not the most expensive ones out there
> > but they work very well for indoor antennas.  Wish I could remember who
> > made them.
> >
> >
> > When I lived out in the country, I actually used an outdoor Radio Shack
> > directional VHF/UHF TV/FM antenna on a rotator, and it worked better than
> > anything else I've used so far.
> >
> > Are you also looking for a good AM antenna, or is the emphasis here on FM?
> >
> > Well constructed tuned loop antennas are the way to go for AM.  They hear
> > less noise, and the directional characteristics make them worth their
> > weight in gold.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5753
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Louis Kim Kline
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