‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2016 QST PAGE 34 ‰ TUNED LOOP ANTENNA OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, WHICH CAN BE TURNED TO MINIMIZE NOISE PICK UP. A RECEIVE PREAMP MAY BE THOUGHT USEFUL WITH THIS TRANSVERTER ALTHOUGH ADDING GAIN WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS FROM BROADCAST STATIONS, CAUSING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS FOR THESE REASONS THAT THE TRANSVERTER DESIGN HAS NO PREAMP. IF THE EXTERNAL NOISE FLOOR IS LOW AND A PREAMP IS ADDED, A GOOD DYNAMIC RANGE IS IMPORTANT TO AVOID OVERLOAD FROM ADJACENT BROADCAST BAND SIGNALS. MORE INFORMATION I ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚