Drifting the thread slightly: I read an article recently regarding 2 loops of
15ft square separated by 15ft which the author called Loop On Ground, LOG. He
claimed good results on receive over a period of a year. It was very low gain
but had directional properties and was said to be quiet. I can't lay my
hands on the site just now, but it might be of interest.
David G3UNA
>
> On 01 August 2018 at 17:15 donovanf@starpower.net wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> A horizontally polarized loop -- or any other horizontally polarized
> 160 meter antenna -- has extremely poor sensitivity when installed
> less than about 0.1 wavelenght above the ground. Even if you raise
> a horizontally polarized loop to about 0.1 wavelength (50 feet on 160
> meters) it will be a poor antenna for DXing because of its insensitivity
> to low angles of arrival.
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "W0MU Mike Fatchett" <w0mu@w0mu.com>
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 3:40:10 PM
> Subject: Topband: WB6RSE Flag type loop question
>
> Has anyone tried a loop like this in the Horizontal plane? I suppose
> if one had an AZ mount they could try it from horizontal to Vertical.
>
> His flag build was in the July 2015 QST.
>
> W0MU
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