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From: rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: VLF antennas
Message-ID: <21120@mgweed.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 13:21:22 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 21 13:21:22 1985
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My favorite antenna for general tuning around on VLF, LF and HF is an active
whip antenna (untuned).  It is basically a J-FET follower direct coupled
into a PNP.  My whip is about 3 feet long (anything much longer and I get
broadcast overload). 

I once tried a large untuned shielded loop by throwing a length of RG-58
coax over the house roof. The ends were brought in a window and properly
connected to the rcvr. This antenna worked quite well, too.

Bob, K9EUI