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The LOWDOWN Latest Issue In the Jul-Aug 2026 edition of the LWCA publication:
"Notes from Headquarters" by Kevin Carey.
"DX Downstairs" Peter Laws presents members' LF and VLF loggings.
"On The Air" Experimenters operating on 160-190kHz and lower bands... and...
"The Top End" MedFER and HiFER beacon activity... compiled by John Davis.
"News From the Old World" Alan Gale delivers latest LF news from the "other side of the pond."
"Natural Radio" by our newest columnist, Bian Lambe KE4QZB.
"LF Low Noise Vertical Antenna Evolution" by Gedas W8BYA. Part 1 shows why even a little impedance matching can make a worthwhile improvement in reception with an electrically short verticaal antenna.
In Coming Issues... Next Time: Mysterious Mystery of the Vanishing Beacon, Part 1... LF LNV AntennaEvolution, Part 2... Soon: How a Loop Antenna Doesn't Work... Why You (Probably) Don't Have An 'E-Field Probe'... more. Interested in subscribing? Click here for contact information.
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