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With all the loop talk that has been going on since
before time began has anyone found a design for a near perfect small loop,
suppose its like how long is a piece of string, obviously the bigger the better
but then there is the diminishing returns senario, it there much
noticeable difference between a 2 meter side square loop and a 4meter.
Which is better a single turn loop, several turns
in series, several turns in parallel and the best method of feed and matching at
the loop.
I have a lot of information about all of these
loops little and large but never used a very small loop and might try but there
is a lot of conflicting info about the various configurations and I do not want
to re invent the wheel so if someone has had good practical results it would be
useful.
I have been watching QRS activity lately while in
the shack doing other things and notice a lot of CQ'S from various amateurs
around the UK and Europe and sometimes all going at once, the screen is getting
cluttered, but only a few result in QSO'S so it would appear obvious to me that
the majority are not seeing each other, and that would indicate poor receiving
capabilities.
I appear to be receiving all of the activity
but my 90 meter perimiter loop is reasonably large and is doing well
on receive but not as good as my vertical, however I would like to try a
very small loop and compare results, but I dont want to build several
small loops varying in design, if someone has already done this and knows
which ones to forget about.
I know location is also important, good ground,
reasonable and poor ground etc under the loop and some use loops to null
out qrm but I am not concerned about qrm, this location is rural
and as qrm free as one can get, this is why my vertical is also good on
receive.
Please dont tell me to read the Comic, I
need todays technology.
73 de Mal/G3KEV
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