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From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:00 PM

Subject: Re: LF: Loops v Verticals

Hmmmm

 

broadcasters want omni coverage so a loop

really wouldnt work in this application

 

Not true. Broadcast stns located in coastal areas do not waste energy beaming out to sea. Likewise the old marine coastal stations working ships at sea tried to direct the RF seawards and not inland.

I never did see any LOOP antennas at these installations.

Loops do have the disadvantage of being bi-directional and not what a radio amateur wants. On LF we want coverage in all directions.

G3KEV

 

 

however for Amateur work they would appear to work

quite well,, The proof is in the pudding where a TX at

1 watt input provides good coverage,,,  if it weren't for TX loops

folk with small lots and shade trees ,,,LF activity would certainly suffer

 

But verticals do work after a fashion

 

HAR

 

Bob  K3DJC

 

 

 

 

 

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:26:21 +0100 "hamilton mal" <[email protected]> writes:

For those that do not know. Research around Europe has shown that VERTICALS are the only antennas suitable for Transmitting on LF. Loops are fine for Receiving, little or large but the bigger the better. Who has ever heard of a LF broadcasting station using loops for TX.  

73 de G3KEV