I agree with Steve - use whatever fits your property. Before I erected my tower
in 2001, I had space in my suburban back yard for 3 bidirectional EWE rx
antennas. (See WA2WVL's Feb 95 QST article and his later one on bidirectional
designs.) I was surprised at how well the S/N improved; I did use an ARR preamp
in the line to the rx, with DC power to the feedpoint relays via the coax
feedlines. And I had several hundred feet of RG-59 buried in that small
backyard.
73 de Gene Smar AD3F
Sent from my Radio Shack TRS-80 model 100 laptop
On Thu, Oct 3, 2024 at 12:15 PM, Steve Lawrence via
Topband<topband@contesting.com> wrote: If you're considering a low band loop
RX antenna you should just try anything that your space and circumstances allow.
All loops are just a variation on a theme subject to interactions you likely
have limited ability to control. The same antenna may be amazing one day and a
dud the next. Phased loops are yet another variation.
This article on ground independent loops may prove of interest:
E. Cunningham, K6SE (SK), “Flag, Pennants and Other Ground-Independent Low-Band
Receiving Antennas,” QST, Jul 2000, p 34.
GL & 73 - Steve WB6RSE
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