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@Tremolat Yes. It is an amplified loop at the moment.
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The antenna is currently a W6LVP loop which is better suited for the home noisy environment. I'll play with some wire when I get back up there tonight and over the weekend. Wanted to get all the drilling, stapling, and other violent stuff done bef…
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Sheez.. got up there last night and had bought some SMA extension cables of Amazon. It's the small RG174 male to female. Went to hook them up and the pins were reversed.... meaning the female threaded end was missing the pin, but the male threaded…
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The receiver is up! Definitely better than home. Will continue to work on improvements through the weekend.... and see what night time brings. http://21185.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/
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@njc Yep... Mild steel test panels that we use for coatings testing. This is a bit big but will get it out past the metal roofing.
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Sheez! I didn't even consider the GPS antenna... luckily I'm at work. Found this, bent it in a vice and am having one of the guys powder coat it black. I'll attach this to the cabin and it will work for now. 😂 https://forum.kiwisdr.com/uploads/42…
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@njc Awesome... I have some binocular cores from my Beverage-on-the-ground project at home.... that I'm not too impressed with BTW. I added a low-noise eBay amplifier and it helped a bit. I think these are 2:6 windings but I have extra parts. Fo…
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@njc Thanks for that info too. I do have a beverage transformer that I tried before I did the loop on ground for HF and spun my own transformer. I need to find the notes on the beverage transformer I have. Believe I got it from DX Engineering. I …
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@Tremolat That is a SERIOUS installation. Very impressive. I took the Kiwi down last night and have everything loaded in my truck. Heading up after work to start the process tonight. It's about a 2-hour drive is all. I do need to come in to wor…
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I do have a big spool of 75ohm. I was thinking it may not work well with my active loop? not sure.... I'd guess being a receive antenna it may not matter. I'm taking the 75ohm with me... I belieive it's about 200' on the spool. I'll try and get …
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Thanks guys! I currently have 100 feet of RG174 +the 25' already attached to the antenna. I'll get going with that and test. Then plan improvements for subsequent trips. Hoping the UPS is quiet.... but we'll see. Thank you both for the info.
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#1148 Got the email from NZ and shortly after from DHL that the Kiwi is on the way! Looks like it's expected to arrive on Monday. Thanks again! 73, KB7RQQ
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Watching excitedly, I'm #1148. Thanks for the hard work getting these going and out. Can't wait to get it in action. 73! KB7RQQ
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Glad I got my order in... I was late to the Kiwi game and thought I missed out forever. Looking forward to remote installing at my quiet place at Lake Merwin here in Washington State. 73 Todd KB7RQQ
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hope it isn't too late. but count me in.