Re: LF: Re: LF Antennas - back to basics

["Mike Dennison" <mike.dennison@ntlworld.com>]

Dave Riley write about loop antennas:
> As for the CONS, well I just don't think of any...  Somebody??
> 
There are two 'cons' that I can think of. One is the weight of the 
low-loss wire required. This would cause a problem in my own case as 
local restrictions lead me to use a fairly fragile mast. The other is 
directivity in the form of two sharp nulls.

I have used a loop in the past and for a short while held the 73kHz 
distance record using it. However, after some comparitive tests, I 
opted for a Marconi which at that frequency had similar 'gain' but 
was almost omnidirectional.

In all other respects you are, of course, right.

Mike, G3XDV
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