Pete.
The recent modeling I did in evaluating the effects of soil type for the
Folded Counter Poise as a ground plane was a real eye opener as to how
much soil conductivity affects the performance of any given antenna.
QUESTIONS:
1) What Kind of soil are you working with (conductivity, dielectric
constant )
2) Tell us more about the radials that you have laid down? for both the
K9AY and your Inverted L
3) What is the proximity to other antennas? in particular the 160 M Inv-L
Dave
NR1DX
On 1/31/2022 9:10 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
My K9AY loop (the commercial version from Array Solutions) seems to be
kind of an indifferent performer. I believe it is set up properly.
and I've laid down a radial under each side of the loops, but while it
shows some directivity on high-end broadcast stations, 160M
directivity is limited to nil, signal strengths are rarely better than
my inverted-L, and the adjusting the termination seems to make very
little difference. Any hints?
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