There would be little advantage with the loops because once the side/rear
response is 20 or so db down, the RDF is determined by the width of the
forward lobe.
John K9DX
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:00:13 -0800
> From: r_bakalov@yahoo.com
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: New 160M high performance receiving antenna at W3LPL
>
> 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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