--- In loopantennas@..., "Michael Stevenson"
<portstevos@...> wrote:
Yes, a different diameter wire will affect the frequency range but a
similiar diameter should give a similiar coverage range, the thing to
watch out for is if Degen designed the active element to compensate
for that metal telescopic rod support that goes horizontal through
it's midway point, getting rid of that metal support and then using
stiffer motor rewind wire means a support is no longer necessary but
it may change the tuning for the same diameter loop without the metal
support!
Will be an interesting experiment that I hope to carry out this
coming weekend!
Best wishes!
I untied the knots, desoldered one connector and slipped off that
telescoping element when I got my DE31, so I have no baseline, [I've
never seen a quadratic element with such a diagonal across it before
and assumed the telescope to be an engineering/marketing compromise]
I'm using #4 straws with a broken fishing rod tip inside... what I do
notice is directivity when the ant is a few feet within the window,
this is most evident when adjusting/rotating the ant to best receive
DRM signals... perhaps you may decide to check out the directivity of
the antenna with the metal telescoping element installed then compare
with your non-metallic spacer solution.
Best regards, Steve
