Re: Aziloop
Understand, Simon. In retirement, US $$$$ are not an option for me.
That's why, whenever possible, I build my own.
Dave - W?LEV
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W0LEV
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#21173
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Re: Aziloop
Hi Bill
( and Dave) Bill has paid a good few bucks for the Azi-loop if its from UK, so wants it to work as advertised.( if not a knock off.)
It should av a better f/b than that. But Bill remember
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Simon
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#21172
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Re: Aziloop
If you are searching for nulls, I find a "shielded" 0.5-meter loop made of
0.5-inch copper tubing hard to beat. Five internal turns, the center of
which is cut and brought out to a home brew and
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W0LEV
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#21171
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Re: Aziloop
363 930 1030 610 khz.
73,
Bill, WA2DVUCape May, NJ
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Bill Riches
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#21170
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Re: Aziloop
Hi Bill
On what frequencies?
Simon g0zen
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Simon
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#21169
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi Martin, Thank you very much for the explanation, it all makes sense. Yes I was thinking flat plate antenna.
Mikek
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Mikek
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#21168
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
A tour de force by Chris Trask!!
Re my previous suggestion of using constant current sources replacing R1 and R2 in Everett's great circuit, I leave the following quote by Chris....
lower (Q1). This
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Paul V Birke
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#21167
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi Hisami,
This is the paper the design was taken from.
http://www.kiwisdr.com/docs/Complementary%20Push-Pull%20Amplifiers.pdf
Regards,
Martin
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Martin - Southwest UK
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#21166
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Re: Aziloop
Hi Bill,
I suggest you model your exact antenna and radial dimensions in eznec and check f/b at 2 degrees. Try optimising the f/b with a resistor 100-600 ohms in series with insulated radials on their
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JohnG3PQA
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#21165
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi Martin,
Thanks for the infomation and advices.
Thanks also for the recommend on "Chris Trask (fig.5)".
I will look for the FETs.
I have several pairs, but they all seem to have large Ciss.
tnx &
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hisami dejima
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#21164
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Aziloop
I have just installed an Aziloop and I do not get good nulls - 10 -15 dB on 50 -100-mile ground wave signals,
Loop is 13' on long side, 8' on short side and PVC mast is 15 feet. Radials are on the
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Bill Riches
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#21163
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi ?Mikek,
The better IMD performance of the Trask circuit, means that it can be used with a larger antenna (one having greater self capacitance) such as a 1m whip.
The coax transmission line forms
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Martin - Southwest UK
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#21162
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
I have a question about the Trask push-pull amplifier. Doesn't it have a rather low input impedance to be connected to a probe antenna?
Mikek
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Mikek
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#21161
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi Hisami,
The PA0RDT https://owenduffy.net/antenna/PA0RDT-MiniWhip/
PA3FWM http://www.pa3fwm.nl/projects/miniwhip/
PA0NHC dual fet https://www.pa0nhc.nl/Miniwhip_20180416/index.htm
Are probably the
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Martin - Southwest UK
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#21160
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi
I have uploaded some pictures to my blog.
https://www.7l4iou.com/2025/03/kp901b.html
I will add circuits and descriptions. If I get enough results to introduce them.
73, Hisami 7L4IOU
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hisami dejima
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#21159
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
The AMRAD active antenna is based on Burhan's circuit. https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/0109031.pdf
W1VD also has a version using a common J310 jfet.
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Steve Ratzlaff
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#21158
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Two pictures are attached.
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hisami dejima
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#21157
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi Dave,
Yes, You are right!
There is no need to invest for old devices.
tnx & 73, Hisami 7L4IOU
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hisami dejima
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#21156
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi Fred,
Thanks for the advice.
I had gotten a Soviet KP901B about 20 years ago.
I remembered it and tried to improvise.
The radiater is a Jpanese brass coin with a hole.
Indeed, it worked as an
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hisami dejima
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#21155
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Re: "active antenna preamplifiers" in ham radio May 1986
Hi Martin,
Thanks for the advice.
I have some low noise audio FETs (2SK170 etc) that I got a long time ago.
I thought could not use them for RF because of large Ciss.
However, LTSPICE simulation to
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hisami dejima
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#21154
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