SAQ was received quite well this morning in central Canada
(FN15). As an experiment, I compared two antennas: a 100-foot
perimeter single-conductor loop in the trees (vertical plane) about
200' from the house favoring a N/S direction and an e-field probe
(Mini-Whip) about 20 feet high in the clear but closer (30') to the
house. Each antenna's output was processed on a separate computer
using Spectrum Lab. The SL settings in each case were identical with
60-Hz hum reduction filters working nicely. Screens were viewed
side-by-side. Copy was quite good from the loop in the woods but no
trace at all on the Mini-Whip screen. That was a surprise for me -
the Mini-Whip antenna works well for other things. Attached
screenshots are from the loop in the woods. Too blurred to decode
the CW visually but headphone copy was clear with nice crisp
keying. My guess on why the loop so outperformed the E-probe: the
loop's N/S orientation rejected interference from a power line
whereas the E-probe took the full brunt of it.
Bill
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