fjockey replied to the topic Crossed Field Antenna in the forum Antennas 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Don’t waste your time even thinking about these contraptions. The ownership of WGFP in Webster, MA was foolish enough to dismantle their perfectly functional unipole so that the company who makes this gimmick could use their facility for an experiment. The signal is a pale shadow of what it once was and can barely reach Worcester, let alone…[Read more]
fjockey replied to the topic Designing the Perfect Part 15 Transmitter in the forum Transmitter Talk 3 months, 1 week ago
Are you powering your ASMAX2’s at 12 volts or at 24 volts? If you have experimented with both, was there any noticeable difference in range? What do you use for antenna tuning? I built the classic vertical antenna setup for the SSTran AMT3000/5000 and used it with the ASMAX2. For tuning I used a home brewed field strength box connected to a DDM…[Read more]
fjockey replied to the topic Procaster: Warbling sound when other stations appear on the frequency in the forum Transmitter Talk 1 year, 7 months ago
Again… how many times do I have to repeat myself?.. this problem has NOTHING to do with carrier frequency and how far apart two or more signals are in frequency. From what I can see, the Procaster has great frequency stability that rivals licensed transmitters. There is no “beating” or “wavering” problem caused by two or more signals being a few…[Read more]
