by murphyv310 » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:16 pm
Hi Steve.
Yes this is one project I've been following for a long time with great interest. Although where I live is quite built up I have an advantage of being at one of the highest points in the town. The view from the roof is quite spectacular so I've been told, the sea is visible in the Irvine direction, you can see to Mauchline, the hills above Darvel and a high point on the M77.
I also have the space to build and erect a Cubical Quad.
I'd also build a low noise, channelised high gain preamp mounted at the aerial to get as much wanted signal to the receiver.
I'm also considering what set or sets to use. I have a rather tatty Pye V4, also the modified TV22 both of course have continuous tuning in Band 1 and the TV22 has now got flywheel sync, so these are a possibility. There is also a Thorn 981 16 inch portable with the added advantage of a high gain tuner, and other sets too. So I'll not be stuck.
Cheers Trevor.