{"id":33555,"date":"2018-08-15T07:05:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T11:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=33555"},"modified":"2018-08-15T07:05:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T11:05:38","slug":"hamcrafters-vlf-converter-to-be-produced-in-fall-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/hamcrafters-vlf-converter-to-be-produced-in-fall-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamcrafters VLF Converter to be produced in Fall 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/VLF_Conv_1-Palomar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33556\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/VLF_Conv_1-Palomar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/VLF_Conv_1-Palomar.jpg 602w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/VLF_Conv_1-Palomar-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Ron, who notes that Hamcrafters appears to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamcrafters2.com\/VLFX.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planning a replacement<\/a> for the Palomar VLF converter.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the product description:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Hamcrafters VLF Converter is based on the original Palomar design and converts 10 KHz &#8211; 500 KHz to 4.010 to 4.5 MHz. This allows use of your HF Receiver or Transceiver and all its filters, noise blankers, DSP, and memories while tuning the VLF band. Modern HF radios have poor sensitivity in the VLF range (by design). Using this converter with a simple wire antenna will allow receiving of navigational beacons, time signals, and other VLF signals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Palomar is well-known among longwave DXers but hasn&#8217;t been in production for some time. Indeed, Ron adds, <em>&#8220;The last two original Palomars went for $343 and $260 on eBay. Is there\u00a0a demand? You bet!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the tip, Ron.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamcrafters2.com\/VLFX.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to check out the Hamcrafters VLF Converter product page.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who notes that Hamcrafters appears to be planning a replacement for the Palomar VLF converter. Here&#8217;s the product description: The Hamcrafters VLF Converter is based on the original Palomar design and converts 10 KHz &#8211; 500 KHz to 4.010 to 4.5 MHz. This allows use of your HF [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4199,2436,3],"tags":[7206,4123,7205,3486,6294],"class_list":["post-33555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessories","category-longwave","category-news","tag-hamcrafters-vlf-converter","tag-longwave","tag-palomar-engineers-vlf-converter","tag-vlf","tag-vlf-converter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8Jd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26842,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/ron-discovers-a-new-vlf-converter\/","url_meta":{"origin":33555,"position":0},"title":"Ron discovers a new VLF converter","author":"Thomas","date":"July 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who writes: A firm in the UK is now offering new VLF converters in built, ready to go form or in kit form. Coverage is 10-500 khz full LW band or 0.1-100 kHz ELF band. Your choice of stock or SO239, BNC or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/VLF-Converter-1024x907.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/VLF-Converter-1024x907.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/VLF-Converter-1024x907.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24462,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/hro-consignment-deal-heros-technology-vlf-lf-up-converter\/","url_meta":{"origin":33555,"position":1},"title":"HRO consignment deal: HEROS technology VLF-LF up-converter","author":"Thomas","date":"March 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who is a fan of longwave DX and notes that HRO has a Heros Technology VLF\/LF up-converter on consignment\/used. Ron mentions that the $140 price tag is quite a bargain for customers in the US market. Ron notes:: Here is a Link to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Heros-Technology-Converter.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20524,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/experience-with-heros-technology-ltd-uk-vlf-up-converter\/","url_meta":{"origin":33555,"position":2},"title":"Experience with Heros Technology Ltd UK VLF Up-Converter?","author":"Thomas","date":"August 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader,\u00a0Michael Vitale, who (several weeks ago--!) asked: Has anyone ever dealt with the equipment from Heros Technology Ltd UK specifically their VLF converters models 350-400? Their claim is these converters will work with any receiver (SW) on the market past or present. https:\/\/youtu.be\/hiWVBEPwfvY Click here\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Accessories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"VLF-LF-Upconverter","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/VLF-LF-Upconverter.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":41883,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/best-portable-radio-for-lw-and-ndb-reception\/","url_meta":{"origin":33555,"position":3},"title":"Best portable radio for LW and NDB reception?","author":"Thomas","date":"February 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Ian Harling (G7HFS), who writes: I have been a SWL for about 50 yrs and also hold an amateur radio license, but here is where I need some advice. Can you recommend a portable radio that performs well longwave and also NDB reception? 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