The Final push to make the Coke can antenna..

Antena....

I have been trying diffrent antennas and have had a go at building a windom for 40m and up this worked quite well.  I follwed the plans from this site. "A winning Antenna" a artical by W5FC.

http://www.w5fc.org/files/how-to/QRP%20Expressions.pdf

The limerick sudden 20m Receiver kit by G-QRP Club

I have not had much time of late to build anything but I am making an effort to find some time..

I have just received my Limerick Sudden 20m Receiver kit by G-QRP Club. This looks to be an excellent kit very well presented and packaged.  I ordered it via the G-QRP website and received the kit the next day ;)

On first opening the package every think was present and correct.  I have read the instructions and have as recommended sorted the components in to order ready for assembly.  The PCB / case design is excellent.

I will post some more updates as I build the receiver.  I have wanted to build one of the Sudden receivers for years now I have most of the bits I need but the temptation to order this very polished and well presented kit was too much to resist.
Well done George Dobbs G3RV, Rex W1REX, Graham G3MFJ and the G-QRP team for putting together what has to be said is a excellent kit.  I would personally like to thank them for their dedication to our hobby,  and as Bill N2CQR puts it true Victims of "The Knack".

Andy

Active 3-30 MHz Hula-Loop Antenna for Shortwave

I found this site a interesting hf loop antenna.

Antennas

Home-made antennas can greatly improve the performance of AM and FM radios,short-wave receivers, and scanners. If you are a talk-radio fan then experiment with the AM band antennas and you will be able to hear shows from all over the country with surprising clarity. Short-wave receivers are always coping with weak signals and they must have a good antenna to perform adequately. Scanners can pick up local police and two-way radio with the little telescoping antenna provided but with good antennas a scanner becomes an amazing ear on the world nearby. No pre-amp, filter or other receiver refinement offers anywhere near the level of performance improvement t that a well-designed antenna offers. The results can be quite satisfying, leaving no doubt that the project was well worth the effort.

http://www.techlib.com/electronics/antennas.html

Good small garden antenna

http://www.g7fek.co.uk/software/G7FEK%20antenna.pdf

The Tone RX from http://www.walfordelectronics.co.uk/

I have just recived the fab little Tone RX kit from Walford electronics this a little 80m superhet.  It was orderd and arrived promptly well packaged. I am just starting to build it I will add more information on how I get on later.

http://www.walfordelectronics.co.uk/