Re: LF: ANTENNAS

[Chris Wilson <dead.fets@gmail.com>]

Hello Mal,

It  was  me,2E0ILY. Thanks for the info. The Wellbrook loop is a large
aperture  wire loop, but as G0LUJ is a  coastal location I think maybe
that flatters the signals. I guess I should try a long resonated wire first 
then!

Thursday, November 22, 2018, 4:39:13 PM, you wrote:

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> Someone recently mentioned the Wellbrook loop. 
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> I borrowed a Wellbrook loop for antenna comparisons a while back.
> Weak  signals on MF that i could copy with my 1/4 wave inv L on MF
> and also my 160m  inv L also used to RX on MF. I could not even hear these 
> weak signals on the  Loop.
> I could copy stronger signals on the Loop but these were 2 to 3 S
> units  down on the above wire antennas. 
> A vertical loop is not ideal for all round listening except it is 
> rotatable, but could be useful to null out noise at a noisy QTH 
> A resonated length of wire as long as possible would be a better choice for  
> all round listening
> de G3KEV 
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 Chris                            mailto:dead.fets@gmail.com