09-03-2016, 09:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-03-2016, 09:40 AM by Radio Fixer.)
Really Trevor its a test feature for radios that I restore, this Den room being part workshop and display area. The options were drill a hole and run another wire down the garden, string a wire around the room or the Mag Loop. Obviously that came out the best. I could have strung a wire around the loft or even built the Loop up there but then there is the problem of getting the wire to here, in a fully boarded loft and limited head height. Overall I'm very happy with the Loop and thanks for your help, links and encouragement.
For the best radio, in the lounge, that is connected to the Wellbrook its very good but maybe not as good as it should be. When the weather warms up I will dismount it and bring it indoors, I know how much gain it had when on a short coax (it folded the eye back on itself on R4, the radio being an HMV 650). This is the radio and setup that I was referring to about the loss possibly being in 50 + ft of coax.
For the Den Loop the coax is only 6 ft long so maybe the matching or lack of it doesn't matter that much. I haven't tried an external transformer with it to the radio but will give that a go.
On LW R4 the station is received crystal clear, a pleasure once again to listen to but it needs some local electronics turned off as said. It picks up 3 or 4 French stations that are all almost noise free but note that the radio is pretty good as well (tuned RF etc) being a Marconi 561.
Most interesting the info on the Philips 141U Geordie, I will look out for a good one. I'm very enthralled by Philips at the moment although I have been a fan for sometime.
Gary
For the best radio, in the lounge, that is connected to the Wellbrook its very good but maybe not as good as it should be. When the weather warms up I will dismount it and bring it indoors, I know how much gain it had when on a short coax (it folded the eye back on itself on R4, the radio being an HMV 650). This is the radio and setup that I was referring to about the loss possibly being in 50 + ft of coax.
For the Den Loop the coax is only 6 ft long so maybe the matching or lack of it doesn't matter that much. I haven't tried an external transformer with it to the radio but will give that a go.
On LW R4 the station is received crystal clear, a pleasure once again to listen to but it needs some local electronics turned off as said. It picks up 3 or 4 French stations that are all almost noise free but note that the radio is pretty good as well (tuned RF etc) being a Marconi 561.
Most interesting the info on the Philips 141U Geordie, I will look out for a good one. I'm very enthralled by Philips at the moment although I have been a fan for sometime.
Gary
