[600MRG] [Lowfer] MFJ Noise Cancelling unit

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On 10/16/2014 11:59 AM, Dave Riley wrote:
> I had good results with MFJ antenna canceller after mods, but some 
> ultra info on this subject came from the Dallas Lankford files, this 
> is when I started to hear MF/LF sigs for real...
> Am only using a single 600' vertical loop these days made from 
> 'monster dog wire' available from e-bay... Good HV insulation and no 
> insulators necessary, just shoot up into trees with compound bow and 
> it gets easy... 
> http://stores.ebay.com/Dog-Fence-and-Battery-Barn/Dog-Fence-Wire-/_i.html?_fsub=596364017
> My noise antenna is gone for now but I still have the Dallas Lankford 
> 'antenna phaser' which really nulls the noise, geez, I'm getting 
> interested again...
> For instants, there are AM station on the low part of the band that 
> share several stations on the same frequency... It is possible and 
> repeatable to tune ( null ) each one and hear the other with the flip 
> of a switch and hear either station off same antenna at same time...
> Can't speak enuf of Dallas Lankford's efforts on the subject of this 
> and low noise wire antennas...
> eg: https://www.google.com/#q=dallas+lankford+antennas
> http://docs7.chomikuj.pl/1992225697,PL,0,0,Small-Amplified-Vertical-Antenna.pdf 
>
> http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dxing.info%2Fequipment%2Fnew_active_mw_antennas.pdf&ei=Uek_VJ6NPIaYyQTxt4KoBw&usg=AFQjCNFU5PZYQGvdwhZNvLYj6mjBwW4leg&sig2=2Hgji6gYSwnqq1wFliRQMA&bvm=bv.77648437,d.aWw 
>
> http://www.ve1zac.com/Lankford%20Antenna%20References%20.htm
>
> google around, his phasers are documented...
>
> I want to try a 17.2 kc. version as power lines around here kill SAQ 
> to a weak signal...  -90db noise here on 17kc.
>
> Happy sniffing...
>
> 73s from one antenna Dave @ wd2xsh/17
>
>
> On 10/16/2014 12:56 AM, William E. Isakson wrote:
>> I have used the MFJ 1026 Andy and it works great.   I was not impressed
>> with using the little e-probe antenna as the secondary antenna 
>> though.  You
>> want to put up a pair of verticals to use it right.   You can get rid 
>> of a
>> noise or increase a receive antenna basically steering the receive
>> direction.  On 600 meters you might have to modify with larger input
>> capacitors and to get proper spacing of the two antenna (1/4 wave
>> integrals) you would need a bit of land space.   On the regular Ham 
>> bands
>> you will not want to be without it once you have used it.
>> Bill
>> AC6QV    WD2XSH/44
>>
>> --------
>>
>>
>> Bill Isakson     AC6QV
>> Roseburg, Oregon USA
>> bill.isakson at gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:12 PM, KU4XR <ku4xrradio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I would be interested to know if anyone has used the MFJ 1025 / 1026 ,
>>> or a similar unit
>>> with success ? Those things are a bit pricey for my budget, but for
>>> what the advertising
>>> " claims " it will, and can, do;  ...  for my setup, it might be a
>>> worthwhile addition to the
>>> operating position.. Comments appreciated..
>>>
>>> 73 :
>>>
>>> Andy - KU4XR
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