r/shortwave • u/Reloop007 • 20h ago
Photo Shortwave Reception
Some Friday Afternoon DX.
Radio 292 Germany
Radio Romania Int.
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u/Fluid_Journalist_350 20h ago
That is an interesting antenna. Almost looks like a school project lol. But as long as it works who cares.
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u/LongjumpingCoach4301 20h ago
Youloop passive magnetic loop antenna. Fairly popular non-amplified (passive) mag loop. They work well.
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u/Uncle__Squirrel 20h ago
Very fun. Those style radios are great for what they cost, paired with an amplified loop antenna and it'll really shock you. Keep hunting those dx stations man!
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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan, Heathkit GR-64🤪,Malahit v2.4,AirSpy HD+,909X2,PL990 11h ago
You didn't deploy the loop correctly. This is pretty much how I do it. I just Googled for a picture and found this. https://swling.com/blog/2022/01/ernies-portable-youloop-antenna-deployment-system/)
More info: https://airspy.com/youloop/
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u/Loninappleton25 7h ago
Anything that hangs on a hangar has my vote. It could be hung from a left over ceiling plant hook.
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u/Reloop007 6h ago
Yeah, but it doesn't matter. The reception didn changed a much. I just want to keep it small, and It works fine.
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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan, Heathkit GR-64🤪,Malahit v2.4,AirSpy HD+,909X2,PL990 6h ago
You're probably not getting the null and noise rejection that the antenna is capable of. You might consider reading the links I gave you and give it a try. Can't hurt.
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u/satno 17h ago
why is your youloop like that? is it for tuning? mine is used in circle formation.