Re: LZ1AQ / Orthogonal Plane / Cooper Loop - Poor Performance
Image of my Loop ( https://ocstuffnz-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/sean_oc-stuff_com/EdedtMJJHoBIiuCwUQpnt4QBFzcmLr0XZp8gRl0aTr6hPA?e=bHKfqz )
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sean@...
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Re: LZ1AQ / Orthogonal Plane / Cooper Loop - Poor Performance
Never looked at my KiwiSDR2 SNR before. It is now 9..10dB,? local evening. I consider my QTH moderately bad. My current antenna is random L wire, 8m vertical + 12m angled to the ground.? There is a
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vbifyz
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Added photo album Orthogonal Loop
#photo-notice
sean@... added the photo album Orthogonal Loop ( /g/loopantennas/album?id=302470 ) : My Orthoganal loop - made from 2 x 15.9mm annealed copper tube connected to an LZ1AQ -
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LZ1AQ / Orthogonal Plane / Cooper Loop - Poor Performance
Hi Everyone, A little background, I have been into SWL for some time and recently got back into the hobby, and went down the slippery slope of SDR ;-) I have a KiwiSDR2, and started with an MLA30+
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sean@...
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SAL-30 wanted
Looking for a SAL-30? (no mast needed) . Nick VK9DX vk9dx@...
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vk2dx
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hello All, Coil and M-521CT tested and added some pictures to https://www.7l4iou.com/2025/04/ag5rt-wideband-90-deg-hybrid-coupler.html about 14.7uH coil rewound from 33uH. Self-resonace, which was a
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hisami dejima
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Dear Whitham, Thank you for your kindness. This wonderful device seems to me, to be of excessive quality. and now I interested in the Hybrid itself and will continue to experiment. Thank you very much
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hisami dejima
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hello Hisami - I have two Anzac JH-6-4 couplers if you're interested. Contact me off-list at whitreeve@... -- Whitham D. Reeve Anchorage, Alaska USA ---
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WReeve
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi All, As I thought, T1 material was #75. replaced it with BN-43-2402 (7 turns tapped at 5 from GND) then the high band loss was resolved. about the 2MHz disturbance. conclusion was a error or noise
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hisami dejima
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Mark, Thank you very much. I remembered a mistake I made in the past. I wanted to use M-521CT as just a choke coil for BIAS-T. I shorted the far end and input/output at the near end, but it did not
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hisami dejima
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Hisami, Yes.? For a transformer, you normally short the secondary and measure the inductance across the primary with an RLC bridge or a VNA.? You can also do this for a common mode choke.
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Mark Whittington AG5RT
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Hisami, The problem when using cores with greater permeability, is that the core loss tangent is likely to be greater, and the temperature stability may also be a problem, so you can easily trade
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Martin - Southwest UK
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Mark, The construction of the M-521CT is a typical bifilar wound choke coil.
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hisami dejima
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Martin, Thank you for the advice. There is certainly that concern. but Iron Powder material requires a lot of turn, more resistance too. I will try other cores and beads, paying attention to the
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hisami dejima
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
You may find that the material used in the 33uH core you rewound for L3 is not best suited at RF frequencies. I have done similar in the past and found the results to be disappointing. Type 2 Iron
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Martin - Southwest UK
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Hisami, Unfortunately, the M-521CT data sheet does not have a leakage inductance spec or a differential impedance plot.? I will order a couple next week, put them in my circuit and see how they
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Mark Whittington AG5RT
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Mark, Many thanks for advices. The 1:1 trans I used is M-521CT, made by TOKIN but sold under the KEMET brand. https://www.mouser.jp/datasheet/2/447/KEM_LF0073_M_500CT-3316882.pdf inductance is
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hisami dejima
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Hisami, Thanks for the report!? Your results look great.? Here is a screen shot of my nanoVNA sweep from 2 MHz to 32 MHz -- your results and mine look very similar:
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Mark Whittington AG5RT
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
Hi Mark, Thank you very much for the ideal values. It was very helpful. I made one immediately. uploaded ?some pictures on my blog.
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hisami dejima
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Re: HYBRID QUADRATURE JH-6-4 or equivalent
It takes a separate phase coherent and stable feedline for each "loop". . . even then, it will require creating a frequency vs phase "map" file and that can be an intersting pursuit. I am pretty sure
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James Redding WA9VEZ
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