Re: Topband: New 160M high performance receiving antenna at W3LPL

[Rudy Bakalov <r_bakalov@yahoo.com>]

I have been wondering if the antenna element in phased arrays could be a loop 
rather than a vertical. My thinking is that the loop has some level of 
directivity so phasing two of them should result in better side lobe 
suppression compared to a vertical. Is there any merit to this thought? 
Specifically, will I see better RDF numbers if I were to use loop elements in 
any of the active 8 and 4 circle systems (e.g., DX Engineering, Hi-Z Antennas, 
etc.)?

Rudy N2WQ
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