Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2017 invoked from network); 14 Nov 2002 08:03:05 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 14 Nov 2002 08:03:05 -0000 Received: (qmail 21723 invoked from network); 14 Nov 2002 08:05:27 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 14 Nov 2002 08:05:27 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18CEzT-0008NJ-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:04:43 +0000 Received: from [194.73.73.147] (helo=einsteinium) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18CEzT-0008NA-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:04:43 +0000 Received: from host213-123-14-245.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([213.123.14.245] helo=dave) by einsteinium with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #15) id 18CEzS-0005Ol-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:04:43 +0000 From: "Dave Sergeant" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:06:01 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <3DD35969.30941.58250D@localhost> In-reply-to: <003701c28b6d$44f37fe0$08ce28c3@erica> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v4.02) Content-Description: Mail message body Subject: Re: LF: Loop vs Marconi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=IN_REP_TO,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01version=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group As you may remember (but it seems some don't) I have detailed information on my transmit loop on my website and a comparison with the performance of a vertical on the same site. In my case the loop clearly outperformed the vertical by a significant margin. It really is a matter of site characteristics, and it is certainly wrong to dismiss loops out of hand. We are amateurs after all, and experimentation is what we should be doing. My vertical has now been converted back to a Top Band vertical - I was very pleased to work Reino OH1UFO the other night using 5W QRP! 73s Dave G3YMC dsergeant@iee.org dsergeant@btinternet.com http://www.dsergeant.btinternet.co.uk