I ran some A/B comparisons with the Inv Vee and determined that they are
very similar in performance!
I was hoping the Loop would blow away the Inv Vee but was disappointed when
this did not occur. Has this been your experience? I have tried to read as
much as possible, but there are varying opinions on loop expectations. >>>>
Ed,
There is essentially no performance difference between a loop antenna and a
dipole antenna, other than matching.
The loop lends itself to multiple bands easier, because it has a low or
modest impedance on all harmonics. It can have a slightly different pattern.
Overall they both "work" about the same, and in your configuration they are
both just ordinary low horizontal antennas.
If I had only one antenna, and I wanted a low or modest feeder SWR on
multiple harmonically related bands, I'd install a full wave loop on the
lowest band. If I wanted the best signal, I'd probably use something else.
This is on quad loops, but much still applies to your horizontal loop.
http://www.w8ji.com/quad_cubical_quad.htm
73 Tom
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