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Re: Topband: Low frequency RX antenna

To: "'Wes Stewart'" <n7ws@yahoo.com>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Low frequency RX antenna
From: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr@k3lr.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 20:11:18 -0400
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
Hello Wes;

The VE3DO loop has a much better front to back ratio compared to a K9AY.

The K9AY is easier to erect

 

73

Tim K3LR

 

From: Wes Stewart [mailto:n7ws@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 6:28 PM
To: topband@contesting.com; Tim Duffy
Subject: Re: Topband: Low frequency RX antenna

 

Tim,

 

Why is this preferred over a K9AY?

 

Wes  N7WS

 

On Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 08:10:12 PM MST, Tim Duffy <k3lr@k3lr.com> 
wrote: 

 

 

Greg, W8WWV has done some new work on the VE3DO loop.

 

I use 3 of them here at K3LR.

 

Greg's latest paper is here:

 

http://www.k3lr.com/engineering/VE3DO/OptimizedDOLoop.pdf

 

 

 

73

 

Tim K3LR

 

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